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Registered Nurse - Maternal Mental Health

- Full time position
- Based at North Shore Hospital
Are you a qualified, registered Mental Health Nurse? The maternal mental health team is looking for you to join our specialist team clinician.
The Maternal Mental Health Service provides a comprehensive specialist multi-disciplinary mental health service to pregnant and post-partum women who experience moderate to severe mental health related issues during this period. Our community-based service has a well-developed continuum of care, offering a range of treatment options that include in-home support, a purpose-built mother and baby respite unit, plus access to a regional mother and baby inpatient unit should the need arise.
The role is a key worker position to contact clients who are referred to maternal mental health. The role will involved triaging referrals, engaging clients who are coming into the service and/or finding appropriate avenue of care for those who do not meet criteria. The role will involve considerable consult and liaison with all our stakeholders.
We are seeking an experienced clinician with a good understanding of adult mental health needs who have an interest in the complexity of perinatal period that includes the mother baby relationship. Good assessment skills and engagement skills are a key requirement. You will have excellent communications skills for consultation, networking and liaison and will perform well under pressure.
To be considered for this position, you would need New Zealand registration as well as a current APC.
If this sounds like your next career move, then this could be the opportunity for you.
Please apply by visiting our website on www.wdhbcareers.com quoting reference number WDHB16272 or click on the “apply now” button on this page.
For a copy of the position description, please click here
For more information about this position, please contact Gill Graham, Team Manager on 021 941 246 and for more information about our recruitment process, please contact Anna Tiaiho, Recruitment Consultant on (09) 442 7248.
Position number: WDHB16272
Closing date: 8th June 2023

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Job Reference: | WDHB16272 | |
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Job type: | Permanent Full time | |
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Posted: | 29-Mar-2023 | |
Closes: | 08-Jun-2023 | |
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