Casual Mental Health Nurse

Do you enjoy working on a casual basis to fit around your family, study commitments or lifestyle? Here is a great opportunity to work flexible working hours and make a difference to the life of our service user and their whānau

We have a number of casual positions available for you to join our Community Mental Health and Inpatient teams where you can be a part of a service that will support excellent clinical care into the future, as well as offering the chance for you to develop your existing mental health knowledge in an established and multidisciplinary work environment.

There are opportunities in Buchanan Rehabilitation Centre, Fraser McDonald Unit, Te Whetu Tawera, Tupu Ora and Child and Family Unit and across a range of community settings

This position is suitable for candidates who:

• Are a Registered Nurse with a scope of practice including Mental Health with a current Annual Practicing Certificate
• Have a minimum of two years’ experience within Mental Health sector
• Have a full and clean New Zealand driver’s licence
• Are able to demonstrate excellent people skills and communication skills including the ability to relate to people of differing ages and cultural backgrounds
• Will be able to develop positive working relationships with patients and team them respectfully

In return, we will be able to offer:

• Professional development opportunity
• Flexibility to work around your own availability
• Supportive work environment where life balance is encouraged and people are valued

This is a casual position - on and when required basis with no guaranteed hours of work 

If you’re an existing employee within ADHB Mental Health services and wanting to work additional hours, please talk to your manager as you may be eligible to work overtime without any additional casual contract.

Due to mandatory statutory declaration and pre-screening questions, please submit an online with your latest CV. For assistance with online application, please contact a Candida Hall Recruitment Coordinator CandidaH@adhb.govt.nz

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