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Intake & Assessment Clinician - Wellington Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)

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Location: Wellington CAMHS
Service: Wellington Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS)
Contract: Permanent, Full Time Intake & Assessment Clinician (Social Worker, Nurse, Occupational Therapist)
Salary: As Per MECA determined by experience Allied $77087 - $107,600K / Nursing $75773-$106,739K
Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role
The Intake and Assessment Clinician - s role is pivotal in working collaboratively with the CAMHS team, MHAIDS teams and other service providers to access the most appropriate service and support for the young person and their whanau based on their needs. CAMHS is committed to the use of the CAPA model which is a continuous service improvement model that combines personalised care and collaborative practice when partnering with service users and their family/whanau.
You will be triaging referrals from a variety of sources in the community, liaising with relevant services to ensure young people receive safe, high quality and equitable care.
Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our team
We are a passionate and enthusiastic team with a commitment to providing excellent services in assessment and intervention with children and young people alongside their whanau/ family with moderate to severe mental health concerns. We have a diverse population in wellington and co work alongside other teams in mental health & the Community. We are dedicated as a team to improving access for young people of all ages and working together with whanau; to achieve this we operate within a Choice and Partnership Approach (CAPA).
We are keen to be innovative and have a passionate cohesive team. We value a strong team culture of collaborative practice, openness, support, humour, warmth, valuing peoples experience and ideas, caring and connecting together, integrity and respect across all disciplines.
Moū - About you
You will be an experienced registered mental health professional (Allied Health or Nursing) with at least 3 years of recent work experience in a DHB mental health service, an up to date annual practicing certificate, and experience in mental health triage and risk assessment.
This role is open to a Registered Mental Health Professional: Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, who has skills and expertise in assessment, ideally has worked with children, adolescents and their families, bi-cultural and multi-cultural work practices, and community liaison.
You will be confident in reviewing referral content, completing triage assessments and providing tangible outcomes. You will enjoy independent clinical work, while being adept at collaborating with the wider team/services. The person best suited for this role will also have excellent clinical knowledge in working with children, families and understanding how to assess and treat complex needs. They will be confident and effective communicators and have strong organisational skills.
Skills
- Ability to provide high quality triaging in a fast paced environment.
- Experience in completing mental health assessments and providing therapeutic interventions.
- Experience in risk identification and management.
- Strong ability to make independent safe clinical decisions.
- Developmental knowledge and screening/assessment experience.
- Understanding of working with trauma, neurodiversity, challenging family systems.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with internal and external providers.
- Previous experience in child and adolescent mental health.
- Understanding of co-existing diagnosis relevant to children.
- Hold New Zealand registration and/or current practicing certificate (Nurses must hold Mental health nursing registration).
- Have the ability to work autonomously and also as an integral part of a dedicated, innovative and friendly multi-disciplinary team.
- The ability to establish and maintain excellent working relationships within the team, service, the DHB, the wider mental health services, and community agencies is integral to this role.
- Previous experience using DHB clinical systems.
- Knowledge of the CAPA system would be an advantage.
- Knowledge of local primary providers would be an advantage.
E pā ana ki a tatou - About Our Organisation
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.
The Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service (MHAIDS) spans three Districts - Wairarapa, Hutt Valley and Capital and Coast and includes local, regional, and national services. The local MHAIDS services are provided from multiple sites within the districts - greater Wellington, Hutt Valley and Wairarapa.
To find out more about us click on the following links:
Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service
Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply
Please note we do not accept email applications. Click the "apply now" button to send your application directly to us. Please ensure your uploaded CV and cover letter is in either Word or PDF format.
If you have questions about working in the Wellington CAMHS Team please contact Andrea Broadhurst, Team Leader on andrea.broadhurst@mhaids.health.nz
Please note we will be reviewing applications when received and will progress through the recruitment process until the position is filled.
Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai
By joining together we will succeed

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Job type: | Permanent Full time, Permanent Part time | |||||
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Closes: | 11-Mar-2025 | |||||
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