Adult Forensic Inpatient Unit - Rangipapa

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

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

Location:    Ratonga Rua o Porirua Campus, Porirua

Service:      Adult Forensic Inpatient Unit - Rangipapa 

Contract:    Rostered and rotating permanent full time  position (1 FTE )

 Salary:       NZNO or PSA MH Nursing MECA based on skills and experience 

                    Step 1 to step 7 - Pro Rata for part time 

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

We are looking for enthusiastic, innovative and committed registered nurses with a passion or desire to work in a specialised area of Mental Health to join the Forensic team.

We aim to facilitate assessment, treatment and recovery by employing a holistic array of interventions to help people. We are guided by relational security aspects of care to promote safety and protection for all. We offer an MDT approach to specialised assessment and care for adults who are admitted through the courts or prisons.  We work within a framework of clinical governance and are a progressive service committed to providing a culture of ongoing professional development for staff through regular supervision, an excellent professional development and recognition programme (PDRP), regular in-service training and support towards external training. 

Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our team

Forensic inpatient units is a regional service with 19 male beds in Purehurehu and 24 mixed gender beds at Rangipapa. Operating as a 24hour service at Ratonga Rua o Porirua Hospital Campus.  Forensic inpatient services provides treatment, assessment and rehabilitation for patients who are required to undergo psychiatric assessment prior to a court hearing and also for those committed to a mental health facility under the Criminal Procedures (Mentally Impaired Persons) Act 2003 or Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992. 

Moū - About you

We are looking for an innovative and committed Registered Nurse who has a genuine interest or passion for Forensic Mental Health Nursing. 

Essential Professional Qualification/Accreditation's/Registrations:

• Registration with the NCNZ as an RN
• A current practising certificate
• Successful completion of the NESP (Nurse Entry to Specialised Practice) 
• Active involvement and progression with PDRP.

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, ethnicity, 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 Deb.Brodie@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz and indicate the job title and vacancy number in the subject line.

Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai

By joining together we will succeed