Mental Health Assistant - Resource Team

Mental Health Assistant – Resource Team
Wakari Hospital, Dunedin
Casual “as and when required”
Enjoy variety in your work?

Do you have an interest in making a real difference in the lives of people within the mental health sector?

About you / About the role
You will be working across the Mental Health and Intellectual Disability inpatient wards by supporting the provision of care in a range of areas. We seek an enthusiastic Mental Health Assistant to join our team on a casual “as and when required basis”.

Our Mental Health Assistants are key team members who assist our nursing and allied health staff to ensure an effective and efficient service. As an Assistant working in mental health, you’ll need to have a positive attitude and good communication skills, be able to take direction and work well as part of the team.
We need Mental Health Assistants to support inpatient staff, working predominately night shifts but maybe required to work other shifts from time to time.
Applicants should also note that a full driver licence is a requirement for this position.
Our ideal applicant will be confident in providing support and assisting patients; display initiative; be patient focussed at all times; be able to adapt to a changing environment and have computer literacy.
We look forward to hearing from you if you feel that this is a role in which you would shine.
The Location
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About the Southern DHB
Our catchment area encompasses Invercargill City, Queenstown - Lakes District, Gore, rural Southland, Clutha, Central Otago, Maniototo, Waitaki District and Dunedin City. This means Southern DHB serves the largest geographic region of all New Zealand's health boards.