Team Leader - Intellectual Disability

Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora – Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District

Location: Porirua

Service:    Intellectual Disability

Contract:  Permanent Full time

Salary:  $118,530 - $134,036

Kōrero mō te tūranga – About the role

Intellectual Disability (ID) Forensic Services is part of the Mental Health Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service Directorate (MHAIDS).  It has adult, youth and community services.

We currently have a vacancy for a Team Leader for the Intellectual Disability Service, working across our inpatient Service.

We are a progressive service committed to providing a culture of ongoing professional development for staff through regular clinical supervision, excellent professional development and recognition programme (PDRP) for nursing, regular in-service training and support towards external education

Mō tō mātou rōpū – About our team

The Intellectual Disability Secure Services has regional and National services: 

• Haumietiketike is a regional intellectual disability adult secure forensic unit which has eleven beds. 
• The Step-Down Rehabilitative Cottages include two separate houses providing four adult beds in each cottage. 
• Hikitia Te Wairua is the National intellectual disability secure forensic unit for young people with six beds. This building is co-located with the Rangatahi (Youth Acute Mental Health Inpatient Unit) and Nga Taiohi (National Secure Youth Forensic Unit).
• Manawai Individualised Service Units (ISU) is a six bed National facility for adults with an intellectual disability and/or mental illness who have conditions of such severity that they have been subject to long-term hospital level care compromising their quality of life.

We have a Model of Care, which incorporates all the features of current best practice within forensic secure services including Positive Behaviour Support, nuanced risk assessment, and psychological formulation. All staff receive training on Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) as this is the basis for our philosophy of care within the service.

Moū – About you

The purpose of the role is to ensure that the adult inpatient Intellectual Disability service delivers an effective and efficient service that facilitates clinical and cultural excellence and desired rehabilitation outcomes. 

Skills & Experience

To be considered in this role the candidate is requested to have:

• Be a registered health professional
• Experience in leading a team of clinicians and administration staff.
• Experience in negotiation and networking across several disciplines
• Experience in taking ownership, accountability and responsibility for the role
• Experience in anticipating, identifying, resolving clinical and administrative/management problems to the desired goals
• Experience in managing change.
• A high level of flexibility, self-motivation, responsiveness and clinical judgement
• Commitment to personal and professional development
• Commitment to equity, equal employment and educational opportunities

E pā ana ki a tatou – About us

Here at Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District we embrace diversity and welcome applications from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disability and religions. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and serve our community.

Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

To find out more about us click on the following links:

Capital and Coast

Hutt Valley

Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service

Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply

Click the apply now button to send your application directly to us. For further information on this role please email Amy.Annandale-Stone@mhaids.health.nz and indicate the job title and vacancy number in the subject line.

Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai

By joining together we will succeed