Palmerston North Locality – Crisis Resolution Service -Mental Health & Addictions Services
Te Uru Rauhi, Mental Health and Addiction Services at MidCentral DHB have exciting opportunities for experienced and enthusiastic Registered Nurses within the Crisis Resolution Service.
Mental Health and Addiction services are moving towards a wellness and recovery-focused approach that encourages interconnectedness socially, spiritually, physically and environmentally and encompasses the aspirations to achieve ‘WAIORA’ flourishing individuals, whānau, and communities. This new service model delivery approach will support the achievement of whānau whaiora. These roles will be pivotal in ensuring in the delivery of safe, efficient, and comprehensive contemporary high quality, person and whānau centred clinical services.
The successful candidate will:
- Be a Registered Nurse with a current Annual Practising Certificate who can demonstrate an understanding of delivering a person and whānau first service delivery model
- Have excellent communication skills, including willingness to develop, maintain and enhance our relationships with our community partners such as iwi, primary health care organisations and others.
- Be a Duly Authorised Officer under the MHA, or willingness to engage in this training.
- Be recognised as a proficient or expert clinician.
The successful candidate will be offered the ability to contribute to the vision of providing Te Mātāpuna o te Ora – connected care for Mental Health and Addiction Services for whānau to ensure flourishing resilient hapori/communities and have the opportunity to join an organisation that is committed and focused on contributing to equity of health outcomes. We are looking for a candidate who is excited by change, who is committed to ensuring quality culturally responsive care that will influence the way in which we lead transformational service design and delivery.
MidCentral District Health Board is committed to ensuring that children and young people are safe from abuse and harm. As part of our commitment to children and young people, and in line with the Vulnerable Children Act 2014, appointment to positions that involve regular or overnight contact with children will include worker safety checks. These checks are in addition to the requirement to have a satisfactory police clearance. Further information will be provided to shortlisted candidates. More information about the Vulnerable Children Act 2014 is available from the Ministry of Vulnerable Children website.