Registered Nurse - Forensic Service, Te Whare Hohou Roko
Are you a Registered Mental Health Nurse able to provide ethical, flexible and optimistic nursing care in our Canterbury Forensic Service?
Summary about this job
Government
Company: Canterbury District Health Board
Location: Canterbury
Work type: Part Time
Salary: n\a
Phone: +64-9-938-9901
Fax: +64-9-224-2569
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Detail information about job Registered Nurse - Forensic Service, Te Whare Hohou Roko. Terms and conditions vacancy
- Do you have experience working in the Mental Health industry?
- Utilise your excellent time management and organisational skills
- Enjoy access to a fantastic benefits scheme
Our Purpose: What We're Here For
When you work with the Canterbury District Health Board, you're part of something very special. We're world leaders in the delivery of integrated health care, and we're always striving to Make It Better. From the carers on the front line working directly with patients and communities, to our talented support teams who enable that care, we plan, fund and deliver health services to the almost 600,000 New Zealanders that live in the Canterbury region. And we're all about putting people at the heart of everything we do.
Our Culture: What Matters To Us
Ko Te Whatu Manawa Tangata
Putting people at the heart of all we do
For us to continue to putting our communities at the centre of our health system, we're putting our own people at the centre of everything we do. Because health is ultimately all about people. What's important around here is the way we care for and respect others, the responsibility that all our people take for delivering outcomes, and that we go about our work with integrity in all we do.
What matters to us is doing the right thing, valuing everyone, and being and staying well ourselves so we can care for our community.
The Role: What This Opportunity's All About
Te Whare Hohou Roko, is based within the Regional Forensic Psychiatric Service, CDHB Specialist Mental Health Services. It is a 9 bedded 24 hour extended rehabilitative service that integrates security and the development of individual goals. We value therapeutic relationships and individualised care that supports people with a mental illness to live a meaningful life. We are seeking a Registered Nurse to join this team, ideally with experience working in a Forensic Mental Health although we would certainly consider those new to the service setting.
Working:
- Rostered Shifts to suit service requirements(4:2)
Skills & Experience:
- Current Registration with the NZNC and APC, that includes a scope of practice for Mental Health
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Enjoy working as part of a team
- A clear understanding of Specialist Mental Health Service care with a commitment to quality patient care.
- Forensic or acute specialist mental health nursing experience preferred but not essential
Belonging Here: Becoming Part Of Our Story
Our people enjoy access to a fantastic benefits scheme, flexible working arrangements and a genuine and ongoing focus on career development.
We hope you'll seriously consider joining us, but if this isn't a good fit for you, please share the opportunity with your personal networks and help us find our next rock star!
If this particular role isn't for you we do have other similar opportunities please look on careers page or give us a call to discuss.
Apply online, or to find out more information, please contact Jessica Massey
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (03) 3377923
Applicants will be progressed as they apply, so if this sounds like you, please apply now!