• Permanent full time roles based in Westport.  
• NZ Registered Health professional with a Mental Health Scope of Practice & current Annual Practicing Certificate. 
• 2 years experience within specialist mental health

Ehara taku I toa takitahi engari, he toa takitini

My strength, is not the strength  of one, it is the strength of many

What you-ll do with your time

• Undertakes all components of case management, including: comprehensive assessment, risk assessment and management, recovery, and treatment planning
• Provides client-centred care, utilising evidence-based treatment strategies including, where appropriate, talking therapies
• Take part in the local crisis response service roster.

We are looking for a Registered Health professional with either a Nursing or Allied Health background, who has the clinical skills required to assist people with current or ongoing mental health problems and to maintain their place in the community.  This role will be working within the community and within our integrated model of care.

We are looking for someone with the following traits

• Excellent assessment and communication skills
• Flexibility to work autonomously as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Understanding and application of the principles of the treaty of Waitangi, with a culturally safe and appropriate approach to practice
• Commitment to ongoing professional development

• A strong understanding of Māori health inequity and Māori population need
• Understanding of contemporary approaches to mental health and wellbeing

What we are about

We are unique and like no other in New Zealand with a close-knit community where your work will make a real difference.

We will help you grow as a leader in rural health with a continued focus on your career development

We continue to break new ground and shape our health system to wrap care around patients in their communities.

Why us

This isn-t a job for just anyone, joining us means sharing our goals and values and being dedicated to this community and our team as we seek to become a centre of excellence in rural health care. We offer competitive benefits, flexible working arrangements and a relocation scheme to candidates who will join us in this.

What-s Next

Please apply online via our careers website or for further questions or a copy of the relevant job description, please contact: Tracey Sutherland

Email: Tracey.Sutherland@cdhb.health.nz 

Applicants will be progressed as they apply, so if this sounds like you, please apply now! 

The role that you are applying for is one that may only be performed by a person who has been vaccinated against Covid-19.  It is therefore a condition of this application that you are vaccinated againstCovid-19.  As a person working in the health and disability sector you will come into contact with a large number of people, some of whom may be vulnerable.  Without a vaccine, there is the risk that you may contract Covid-19.  The requirement to be vaccinated is to keep you safe and also to endeavour to protect others against the potential transmission ofCovid-19 as a result of you contracting it in the course of your employment.