Social Worker for Mental Health Needs Assessment Service Coordination

Location: Based Porirua but covering Wellington Regional Hospital/Kenepuru Hospital/Hutt Valley Hospital

Contract: Permanent, Full time

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

Mental Health Needs Assessment Service Coordination is a dynamic and responsive specialist mental health service that keep tangata whaiora at the centre of what we do. We are part of the Mental Health Addictions and Intellectual Disability Service Operations Centre that covers the Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley district.

The role is to comprehensively assess mental health and addictions support needs, for people aged 18 and over and refer them on to services to work alongside them to enhance their recovery.  These services may include community based supports, home based supports and housing and recovery residential support. 

If you enjoy the challenge of meaningful work that makes an impact on people’s lives, then this is the role for you.

About the Team/Service/ Location

MHNASC is a friendly, supportive and hardworking team who:

• Believe that caring for each other is an essential part of working in the mental health field.
• Are passionate about finding solutions for the people that we work with.
• Will support you to extend your knowledge and expertise as a clinician.

The MHNASC office is located in Porirua. We assess individuals within Hutt Valley and Capital coast areas.

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About you

Skills and experience that would be helpful for the role include:

• Registration with Nursing Council of New Zealand (NCNZ);
• A current Annual Practicing Certificate (APC) and scope appropriate to place of work.
• Completion of an undergraduate (leading to registration) or post graduate programme in mental health or intellectual disability nursing.
• Minimum of 3 years clinical experience.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the significance of and obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, including how to apply Te Tiriti principles in a meaningful way in the nursing role.
• A commitment to achieving equitable outcomes for Māori.
• A personal commitment to on-going learning and development including attainment/maintenance of PDRP.
• Full driver’s licence.
• Strong and successful experience in leading and delivering comprehensive assessments, and working in collaboration with people and their whānau to ensure best possible health and wellbeing outcomes.
• Record of working successfully within complex systems to collaborate and facilitate positive outcomes.
• Having advanced knowledge of how systems work, and what resources are available.
• Experience in using critical thinking and judgement on how best to allocate resources to support the recommendations from the assessment.
• Advanced knowledge relevant to MHNASC (desirable).
• Proficiency in using technology within the workplace.
• A high standard of written and spoken English.

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities. 

How to Apply

To apply please click “apply now.”  All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal by 18th May. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Marianne.Lovgren@tewhatuora.govt.nz

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.