Registered Nurse - Southern Rivers Community Mental Health

Registered Nurse - Southern Rivers Community Mental Health Team

Gore

Salary Band – $81,683- $106,739 p.a pro-rata + KiwiSaver

• Opportunity to make a difference in the community
• Permanent positions – full or part-time 
• Great Nursing Professional Development + exceptional MDT

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the Role

This role is an opportunity to work with patients who have a mental illness in a community setting. The successful candidate may be required to contribute to the on-call roster supporting the Southern Rivers Community Mental Health Team crisis service should the need arise. You will receive specialist Duly Authorised Officer (Mental Health Act 1992 and amendments) training. Remuneration for these duties is in addition to your salary as a Registered Nurse.

About the Team/Service/ Location

Health New Zealand - Southern has the largest geographical coverage of all the New Zealand regions, providing services to 350,000 people in diverse communities. We take pride in all the services we provide, and our aim is to improve, promote and protect the health of our region. We believe that our dedicated and passionate staff are a significant driving force behind the achievement of these standards, and we need more like-minded people to help us continue providing for our community.

About you

Our ideal candidate will:

• Previously demonstrated a commitment to best practice standards and your model of practice.
• Be inclusive of the seven Real Skills of Let’s get real (www.tepou.co.nz).
• Have a strong sense of ‘self’, a positive ‘can do’ attitude, along with a commitment to working cohesively in a large and dynamic multidisciplinary team
• Be a Registered Nurse with a current APC and a scope for practice in Mental Health
• Hold a current full New Zealand drivers licence
• Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth
• Experience in projects / initiatives which give effect to Te Tiriti principals and frameworks, and the application of Mātauranga Māori and Kaupapa Māori approaches, particularly as they apply in healthcare settings

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Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

• We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.
• We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

Salary Range

This role is covered by the terms and conditions of the NZNO/Te Whatu Ora and the salary will be in accordance with the Registered Nurse Scale, between Step 2 - $81,683 p.a and Step 7 - $106,739 p.a dependant on relevant experience.

How to Apply

To view the position description and/or apply for the role please click “apply now.”  All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on 24 March 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Mikayla Hamilton at mikayla.hamilton@southerndhb.govt.nz

Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.