Community Mental Health Nurse (Tupu Ora & Residential)

Tupu Ora (regional eating disorders service) – Community Mental Health Nurse – Referrals & Liaison

Ko wai mātou | Our Organization

At Te Whatu Ora I Te Toka Tumai we are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngāti Whātua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

 Tupu Ora is the community-based regional eating disorders service providing assessment and evidence-based treatment for children, young people, and adults with acute and complex eating disorders in the metro Auckland region. The service also provides consultation and liaison to both Auckland and Northland and receives and manages referrals to the supra-regional beds at the Eating Disorders Unit (EDU).

This specific role is at the front end of our service, and we are looking for an experienced mental health nurse to manage our referrals, provide assessments and liaise appropriately. You will be responsible for facilitating and coordinating service user access to the range of clinical services that we provide. This includes managing and triaging all referrals, dealing with enquiries from GPs, the public, referrers, and hospitals. The role will also include working alongside our specialist clinicians in completing assessments and liaising with other services e.g. community mental health centers and hospitals

Work is Monday to Friday.

Preference is for full time, but 0.8fte may be considered for the right candidate.

For further details, please refer to the position description here.

Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills

This is an opportunity to be a part of a team that will support excellent clinical care into the future, as well as offering the chance to develop your existing mental health knowledge and clinical skills in an established and multidisciplinary work environment.  You will have an ability to work collaboratively across a wide spectrum of clinical and cultural services, the NGO and community sector, and provide input and support to other members of the service.

This role will suit someone who has worked in an eating disorder setting & is dedicated to empowering and enabling service users.  You’re a confident communicator and decision maker with strong clinical competencies and a high level of time management and organizational skills. Preferably, you will have some acute mental health experience or knowledge.

You will be a registered mental health professional with a full and clean NZ driver's license as this is a community-based role. We would support a registered nurse to work towards a Level 4 PDRP within the first year. This role is not suitable for new graduate applications.

He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here

We recognize there is more to life than mahi | work, and we encourage and provide access to all our staff several services and benefits to support themselves whilst they are employed within Te Whatu Ora I Te Toka Tumai

For more information on what we offer, please click here.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Please submit your application online, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role.

If you have any queries about accessibility, or technical issues with the online process, please contact Reshma Amin - Recruitment Consultant at Reshma.Amin@TeWhatuOra.govt,nz or 021 574042 to discuss how we can best support your application

We will consider applications from registered nurses with at least 2 years of experience in mental health.  If you’re interested in one of our positions, please click on the link below and let us know your preferred location of work.