Community Mental Health Nurse - CAF South / Ashburton

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• 0.8 FTE Community Mental Health Nurse
  
• Monday to Friday.
• Experience working in a Mental health setting is essential.
• Travel will be required to other clinic sites in Selwyn and Mid Canterbury

Mō te tūnga | About the role

Bring your mental health experience and interest in psychological health to this position.

CAFSouth (Child, Adolescent & Family Mental Health Service- South Community & Outreach Team) is a specialist mental health team that provides assessment and treatment of young people up to 17 years of age who present with serious mental health problems, and their families/whanau. CAFSouth catchment area is Christchurch to Ashburton, with our base in Christchurch and clinics in Rolleston and Ashburton.

Young people can have a challenging time - imagine childhood/adolescence and mental health combined. Our mahi can be immensely satisfying helping them and their family/whanau to see change and positive future possibilities. Our multidisciplinary teams are focused on supporting our staff to develop the skills necessary to work effectively in this demanding area of healthcare and to work collaboratively with external agencies to meet the needs of young people and their family/whanau. There are several different clinical pathways and trainings that can provide support for staff new to this child and adolescent specialty. It - s a great professional development opportunity. You will bring your professional experience to add to our team - s collective knowledge base.

Pehea | About You

Be part of a team that helps young people with their wellness.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• clinical case management with assessment, formulation and treatment
• providing focused interventions with young people for improving functioning and enabling transition to community supports
• adhering to guidelines of Cultural Safety and the Treaty of Waitangi
• developing and regularly reviewing a job plan and caseload with the Clinical Manager and clinical lead
• working collaboratively with external agencies striving for better health outcomes in our community
• participating in rostered working hour duties including responding to crisis / emergency presentations through assessment and developing risk management plans;

Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience

• An experienced Registered Nurse with a recent mental health background, with a current NZ practicing certificate
  
• Whakawhanaungatanga (ability to forge and foster relationships)
• Whakamanaakitanga (ability to treat others with respect, encouragement and support)
• Whakakotahitanga (ability to work in your role and actively participate and align this to our organisational values and goals)
  

Mō mātou | About Us

Specialist Mental Health Services are an interdisciplinary team that forms part of Health NZ | Te Whatu Ora - Canterbury | Waitaha. We are committed to working and partnering with tāngata whaiora and their whanau. Constantly striving to work within our philosophy; we develop therapeutic, supportive and empowering relationships with our consumers, enabling them to achieve their personal goals and aspirations.

Tono ināianei | Apply Now

Please submit your most recent resume along with a cover letter stating why you believe that you are the ideal candidate for the role highlighting any skills you have gained along the way.

Applications are only accepted online so please visit our website at www.cdhbcareers.co.nz complete an application.

For additional information about this role please contact Shannon Le Roux - Recruitment Partner Shannon.LeRoux@cdhb.health.nz

Applicants will be progressed as they apply, so if this sounds like you, please apply now!