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

Location:  Porirua

Service:    MHAIDS Operations Centre

Contract:  PSA Nursing/NZNO Nursing/PSA Allied Health

Salary:  Grade 5 Senior Nurse, or equivalent Allied Health scale with penal allowances due to roster/after hours work

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

This is an exciting opportunity for a Mental Health Professional to join the Mental Health Addictions & Intellectual Service (MHAIDS) Operations Centre as an MHAIDS Duty Manager.  The Duty Manager is part of a team of highly skilled and experienced mental health professionals who provide direction and support to the wider acute MHAIDs services across Wellington, Hutt Valley and the Wairarapa regions. 

The MHAIDS Duty Manager works closely with mental health teams to coordinate a person - s access to acute mental health inpatient units and crisis respite facilities in the community and to allocate resources where needed.  You will have a key role in working with the general hospital and manage acute flow, demand and capacity and work in partnership with the wider community including NZ Police and non-government agencies.  The role also has some responsibility working alongside our senior managers, and your leadership skills will be vital in ensuring people are looked after and that staff are supported

Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our team

You will enjoy working for a tight-knit, professional and experienced team in a modern office environment.  Our sector places a strong emphasis on training and development and you will receive peer and formal supervision as part of your role.   The role is challenging, so we strive to encourage/support each other and the people we look after.

Moū - About you

For this role you will be a highly experienced registered mental health professional with an ability to lead clinical and resource decision making.  The ideal candidate will have 7 years plus experience working in mental health and hold a recognised qualification in either nursing or specific allied health.   

Requirements

• Recognised NZ qualification as above
• Registration with relevant professional board and a current annual practising certificate (APC)
• Post Graduate certificate in Mental Health 
• Demonstrated competence in communicating with a wide range of people, leading meetings and documenting outcomes and plans
• Full NZ Drivers Licence
• Able to consent to a full Police Vetting Check under the Vulnerable Children - s Act 2014
• Must be eligible to work in New Zealand

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 recruitment@ccdhb.org.nz and indicate the job title and vacancy number (AH277-22) in the subject line.

Your safety and that of our patients is important to us. It is our expectation that you will be fully vaccinated against COVID 19, having received two doses of an approved COVID 19 vaccination.

Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai
By joining together we will succeed