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Community Mental Health Nurse or Social Worker - ICAMHS - Thames

- Manaaki Centre, Thames hospital covering the Hauraki / Coromandel area
- 80 hours per fortnight
- Permanent
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.
About the Role
We have an exciting opportunity for a talented Community Mental Health Nurse or Social worker in the Rural North (Hauraki) Infant Child Adolescent Mental Health Service (ICAMHS team). This position is based in Thames, with the opportunity to travel to Paeroa, Whitianga, Waihi and Coromandel to support team members based in those locations.
This is a stimulating opportunity for a registered nurse or social worker to apply their skills, knowledge and understanding to a varied caseload; coordinating care and providing therapeutic interventions, solutions and advocacy. You will be conducting comprehensive mental health assessments, risk assessments and developing collaborative recovery plans utilizing your skills and knowledge to support your work with Tamariki and Rangitahi.
Key responsibilities of the role:
- Organise prioritise and manage a caseload including the documentation associated with this.
- Demonstrated skills in comprehensive mental health assessment and risk management, interventions, including formulation
- The ability to be highly organised, self-motivated and able to work autonomously and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Clear communication with MDT wider team and community partners.
- Practice with a tangata whaiora and whanau centred approach and be a strong advocate for best practice.
- Foster a culture of openness and quality improvement, with tāngata whaiora and whānau at the centre.
- Encourage and lead innovation and continuous improvement as part of the way we work.
About our Service
Mental Health and Addictions Services at Waikato delivers a full range of specialty services across the district. We are committed to making a difference with tāngata whai ora and their whānau through working in partnership to create kotahitanga.
We believe in delivering services with a strong recovery focus and a sensitivity to cultural aspects of mental health through applying the Treaty of Waitangi principles into practice
About you
- Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth.
- Experience in upholding Te Tiriti principals and frameworks, and the application of Mātauranga Māori and Kaupapa Māori approaches, particularly as they apply in healthcare settings.
- Have a passion for making a difference to the lives of our tāngata whaiora and whanau.
- Applicants must have registration, or be eligible for registration, with the appropriate registration body.
- Have experience working within the ICAMHS sector.
- Ability to successfully engage and empathise with families/whanau in a positive manner.
- Full clean driver’s license.
- Ability to implement Te Tiriti O Waitangi in daily work.
Working for Health New Zealand
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
- We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.
- We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.
To view the position description for Community Mental Health Nurse click here or for Social Worker click here.
How to Apply
Please click ‘Apply online’ or apply via our Waikato Careers Website by clicking here All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on 9 February 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Ursula Carstens, Team Leader on 027 214 5484 or Ursula.Carstens@waikatodhb.health.nz
Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

Job details
Job Reference: | THA00840 | |
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Job type: | Permanent Full time | |
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Closes: | 09-Feb-2025 | |
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