Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Upoko me Te Karu o Te Ika.
An opportunity has arisen to practise and enhance your Occupational Therapy skills at theRegional Rangatahi Adolescent Inpatient ServiceRRAIS, part of the Mental Health, Addictions & Intellectual Disability Service. RRAIS is a 13 bed unit serving the Central Region DHBs. We are a bicultural service based on kaupapa Maori frameworks combined with mainstream researched based psychiatry approaches.
We have a belief that adolescents sometimes need a space where they can feel safe and be helped to make some sense of their chaotic world. We believe it is essential that youth can have a voice and feel that they have been heard.
Requirements:
Passionate about working with Whanau and rangatahi.
Able to bring your skills to an inpatient setting.
Motivated, thoughtful and professional.
Have an understanding of a Maori World View.
A team player.
Have a least 2 years mental health experience as a Registered Occupational Therapist and/or completed the NESP.
Current Practising Certificate.
ABOUT OUR ORGANISATION
Capital and Coast DHB (CCDHB) is located centrally in Wellington and has over 6,000 full-time equivalent staff, making us one of the major employers in the Wellington region. CCDHB operates two hospitals – Wellington Regional Hospital in Newtown and Kenepuru Hospital in Porirua – as well as the Kapiti Health Centre at Paraparaumu.
The Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service (MHAIDS) spans three DHBs - Wairarapa, Hutt Valley and Capital and Coast DHB’s and includes local, regional, and national services. The local MHAIDS services are provided from multiple sites within the 3DHB sub-region – greater Wellington, Hutt Valley and Wairarapa.
Here at CCDHB we embrace diversity and welcome applications from people of all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disability and religions. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and serve our community.
CCDHB is a pro-equity Health Organisation, with a particular focus on Maori and Pacific Peoples.
CCDHB provides a range of specialist services including neurosurgery, oncology, neonatal intensive care and community-based services including district nursing, rehabilitation services, social work, alcohol and drug services, and home support services to a population of around 900,000 people.
Applicationswill only be accepted via our careers portal and Seek. All candidates applying for any of our current vacancies must complete an online application form by clicking the 'Apply Now' button. Please submit your CV and cover letter in Word or PDF format. If you have queries, please email: **********
Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai
By joining together we will succeed
