Clinical Care Coordinator - Mental Health and Addictions Service

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Hamilton with some possible travel across the district
• 80 hours per fortnight. Part time hours will be considered
• 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 are seeking four registered health care professionals (Registered Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker) to join two new mental health community teams.

The primary purpose of the roles is:

• Facilitating tāngata hāpori/ tāngata whaiora transitions throughout the service system.
• Improving the flow of information amongst everyone identified in the tāngata hāpori/ tāngata whaiora’s circle of support.
• Monitoring the systems and processes that underpin the provision of good quality care and support.

Key responsibilities of the roles include:

• Conducting an initial assessment of needs in partnership tāngata hāpori/ tāngata.
• Working with tāngata hāpori/ tāngata whaiora, their whaanau and providers to produce plans together, to best meet their needs and preferences.
• Coordinating the tāngata hāpori/ tāngata whaiora’s plan to direct, enable and evaluate a range of interventions, from a range of providers to meet goals identified.
• Developing and building strong interagency relationship across Iwi, Māori NGO providers, Government organisations, Non-Governmental Organisations and the Mental Health and Addictions Sector.

There are two new services being established with Te Whatu Ora’s Mental Health and Addictions Services:

Te Whakawhitinga

 Nurture the people “Ahakoa kowai, ahakoa noo whea me whangai I te tangata”

Te Whakawhitinga is a Te Whatu Ora, Waikato co-ordinated primary social service aligned to the Te Whatu Ora Waiora vision and underpinned by kotahitanga. The kotahitanga values of unity, togetherness, shared vision, working together, trust, relationships, collaboration and integrations are fundamental to the service model of Te Whakawhitinga.

Te Whakawhitinga is a tāngata hāpori/ tāngata whaiora led service that will identify and support access to community resources and services to achieve their goals and aspirations. It will enhance the service provision of primary and secondary health and social service organisations, by working across the housing and social care continuum to ensure partner agencies interventions for the tāngata hāpori/ tāngata whaiora ‘My Plan’ are shared, transparent and coordinated to achieve mauri ora.

Oranga Rangatira

 The service has been named Oranga Rangatira to reflect the mana-enhancing intention.  Note that ‘oranga’ in the general sense covers wellbeing, welfare, survival, health and living.  The main description for a Rangatira is a first born or high ranking of a senior family in an iwi.  However, the characteristics of a Rangatira includes utilising te reo Māori, tikanga, accessing marae, wahi tapu and access to whānau, hapu and iwi. These are all skills that will be offered to whānau under Te Ao Māori, to lift and build their identities, confidence and skills.

This will be an integrated service that is offered to tāngata whaiora in the community and within a residential unit. 

You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team (clinical and non-clinical roles) that fosters a culture of mutual respect, safe practice and acknowledges contributions from both cultural and clinical perspectives. 

Part of your role will be to support mana whenua to exercise their kaitiakitanga and manākitanga obligations within the context of the service. 

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.
• Whanau centred, collaborative and partnership approach.
• Experience working in a mental health, community health or primary care setting.
• Experience working with Māori and Pasifika groups.
• Highly developed interpersonal communication and negotiation skills including demonstrated ability to build productive working relationships with colleagues to achieve required outcomes.
• Ability to take a proactive role with other organisations to achieve sustainable outcomes for tāngata whaiora.
• Registration with the applicable registration board with a current annual practicing certificate.

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 Registered Nurse click here, Occupational Therapist click here or Social Worker click here.

To view the Te Whakawhitinga - Bridging the Gap | Waikato Annexure click here 

To view the Oranga Rangatira Service Annexure click here

Please indicate in your cover letter which service you would be interested in joining.

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 31 December 2024. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Alex Luka at Alex.Luka@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.