Community Mental Health Professional – Kainga Tiaki Centre (…

Community Mental Health Professional – Kainga Tiaki Centre (formally St Lukes CMHC) Community Acute Service (CAS)
Nurse/Occupational Therapist/Social Worker
Permanent Positions
Expressions of Interest
Well established team based in Eden Terrace, Auckland
Innovative service
Ongoing staff education and support
Kainga Tiaki Centre provides a range of assessment and recovery focused treatment options for adults experiencing serious mental illness and psychological disorders. The Community Acute Service (CAS) provides short term therapeutic treatment options for service users and their families / whanau. As a key member of this dedicated multidisciplinary team, you will carry out assessments and clinical interventions with service users presenting with acute mental health needs and increased risks. We are seeking someone with strong clinical competencies with excellent communication and decision making skills. This role would suit a clinician with experience in a community mental health setting and an interest in acute community mental health work. You will need to be a Duly Authorised Officer or willing to undertake training to fulfil this requirement within the first year of employment. This is arostered position (Monday to Sunday)including morning, afternoon and night shifts. The primary team base is in Eden Terracewith some shifts based at Greenlane Clinical Centre and Auckland City Hospital.You must be a NZ registered mental health professional with a current APC.ADHB is committed to support staff professional development.Afull and clean NZ driver licenceis essential in this community based role.Click here for a position description.If you have any queries about this opportunity or accessibility or technical issues with the online process, please contact (Jimmy Mathews), Recruitment Consultant at ********** or Ph (+64 (0) 9 307 4949 ,Ext: 26064 ) to discuss how we can best support your application. For any clinical realated queries around this role, please contact Clinical Team Leader Rebeca Flatters on **********r the biggest health sector job board in New Zealand, visit kiwihealthjobs.com.Apply Now