Community Mental Health Nurse – Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Service (CAFS)

• Christchurch - Hillmorton Health Campus -Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Service (CAFS)
• Permanent fulltime opportunity ( Monday to Friday)
• Experience working in a Mental health setting is preferable.
• Travel may be required across Canterbury Region

Looking for a challenge and to make a meaningful difference in the lives of young people and their whanau and supporting them through periods of significant mental health challenge? We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and skilled Registered Nurse to join our Early Intervention Psychosis Team within our Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Service (CAFS) – based at Kahurangi CAF North Team.  This is an opportunity to be part of a small dedicated multidisciplinary team providing timely, evidence-informed and recovery-focused care to young people experiencing, or at risk of developing, early psychosis.

The Team: What we do

Working within an outpatient community service as a Case Manager, you will contribute to the early identification, assessment and treatment of young people experience severe mental health difficulties and emerging or first-episode psychosis. You will work collaboratively with young people, their families and whanau, and other health, education and community services to promote recovery, strengthen resilience and support positive long-term outcomes.  The role offers variety, autonomy and the opportunity to develop strong therapeutic relationships with young people at a pivotal stage in their lives. 

Key responsibilities

• Undertake comprehensive mental health assessments, formulation and collaborative care planning.
• Provide therapeutic interventions and ongoing support tailored to the developmental needs and goals of young people.
• Support early identification and intervention, with a focus on reducing the impact of psychosis and promoting recovery.
• Work in partnership with tangata whaiora Māori .
• Work in partnership with families and whānau, recognising their important role in the young person's recovery journey.
• Collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary team and with external agencies to coordinate holistic care.
• Monitor mental state, functioning, risk and progress, responding proactively to changing needs.
• Risk management and safety planning
• Promote youth participation, shared decision-making, strengths-based practice and culturally responsive care.
• Participating in rostered working hour duties such as covering the services duty role including responding to crisis / emergency presentations.

The Role: Where you fit in

You will bring:

• A genuine commitment to working alongside young people and their whānau.
• Excellent communication and clinical reasoning skills.
• An understanding of early psychosis, or a willingness to develop specialist knowledge in this area.
• The ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team while exercising sound professional judgement.
• A recovery-oriented, trauma-informed and culturally safe approach to care.
• Flexibility, initiative, and an ability to prioritise competing demands
• Experience in early psychosis, youth mental health or community-based mental health services would be an advantage.

Your skills will include:

• Experience as an Registered Nurse in a mental health setting with a current APC
• Whakawhanaungatanga (ability to forge and foster relationships)
• Whakamanaakitanga (ability to treat others with respect, encouragement and support)
• Whakakotahitanga (ability to work in your role and actively participate and align this to our organisational values and goals)

Please ensure you include a covering letter to highlight your relevant skillset and experience.

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities. 

How to Apply

To apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Kerri McCarthy at Kerri.McCarthy@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert

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