22 Oct
Kiwi Health Jobs
Lower Hutt
Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District
Location: Working across Wellington, Hutt Valley and Kapiti Region
Service: Crisis Resolution Service
Contract: Permanent, full-time 1FTE
Salary: PSA $84,523 - $99,630 based on skills and experience
Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role
Join a service that provides rapid response to people in need of urgent intervention from specialist mental health and addiction services. This is an opportunity to be part of a supportive environment that offers many training opportunities to up skill and enhance your career pathway. Every day presents new challenges - no two will be the same. Rostered and rotating 24/7,
shift work allows you to make the most of the summer and a chance to ski in the winter.
Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our team
The Crisis Resolution Service (CRS) provides community based urgent mental health and addiction response to the Hutt Valley and Wellington Regions 24/7. The service is evolving from a centralised response to a more Rapid Response locality based service we provide acute assessment/risk formulation and treatment for those requiring acute mental health interventions by working in partnership with people, wh nau and community agencies.
We are a front-line service and work closely with Emergency Departments, social services, GPs, the Police and tertiary education providers. We assess all people of all ages and refer on to secondary services or back to primary care.
The team is Multi-Disciplinary, comprising of Nurses, Doctors, Allied professional and administrators
Moū - About you
- You will be an integral part of Multi-Disciplinary Team
- Train to become a Duly Authorised Officer (Mental Health Act (C&T;) Act 1992,
within 6 months
- Work towards your PDRP within a year
- Become a preceptor to students
- Have a good sense of humour and be able to work within a team
Skills & Experience -
- Registered Nurse with at least 3 years' experience working in a mental health setting
- Full Driver's License essential
- Skilled in risk assessments and risk formulations
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 ***********@ccdhb.org.nz and indicate the job title and vacancy number in the subject line.
Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai
By joining together we will succeed
▶️ Registered Nurse - Crisis Response Service
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