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Join a multi-disciplinary team providing quality Mental Health nursing care.Develop your skills in a unique environment.

Summary about this job

Nursing - Psych, Forensic & Correctional Health

Company: Medacs Healthcare New Zealand

Location: Wellington

Work type: Full Time

Salary: Competitive salary on offer

Phone: +64-9-833-9284

Fax: +64-6-507-2391

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The Role

Working as part of a specialist unit, this role will require you to provide a comprehensive range of mental health nursing services including triage, assessment and treatment. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team which takes a holistic, long-term approach to treatment.

This is a unique environment which requires self-motivated, resilient registered nurses. The focus is on providing best practice, quality care to people with complex mental health issues who are vulnerable to self-harm behaviours or suicide. The key duties will include:

  • Providing quality mental health care to patients, including triage, assessment and treatment
  • The provision of mental health services which are integrated with primary health providers and tertiary mental health providers (e.g., Regional Forensic Mental Health Services).
  • Develop patient care plans from a nursing perspective.
  • Contributing to the development and implementation of individual care plans for the health of identified people
  • Contributing to initiatives to enhance the mental health care provision
  • Providing emergency mental health assessment and treatment for people in the Intervention and Support Unit

This role includes rostered shifts and weekend work however there is no requirement to work night shifts.

Skills/Experience

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:

  • Mental health nursing experience in a secondary or tertiary mental health service.
  • Knowledge and understanding of the relevant legislation, standards and guidelines.
  • NZNC Registration and a current Annual Practising Certificate with no restrictions to work in Mental Health
  • A post graduate qualification in mental health or working towards this.

To Apply

If you are interested in this opportunity and would like to know more apply now or contact Hilary Cater (Senior Consultant) on 09 623 8052 for further information and/or a confidential discussion. Alternatively, please click ‘Apply Now’ and follow the prompts. We look forward to speaking with you.

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About Medacs

Medacs Healthcare is a leading staffing and services company providing temp, locum and contract recruitment expertise to public, private & commercial healthcare sectors. With more than 15 years of experience in NZ healthcare market we offer a local service through our offices in Auckland and Christchurch.

Medacs Healthcare is committed to ensuring that vulnerable adults, young people and children are safe from harm and abuse. As part of our commitment to these individuals and in line with the Crimes Act 2011 & the Vulnerable Childrens Act 2014, all appointments to positions (whether temporary or permanent) will include worker safety checks. These checks are in addition to the requirement to have a satisfactory Police Vetting Check. This will be explained to all shortlisted candidates at phone screen and interview.

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