Community Mental Health Professional - CAF Access Team [New Zealand]

 

• 0.8FTE permanent position available in the CAF Access team * Current APC with experience in mental health and MH scope of practice. * Ability

to work both autonomously and as part of a cohesive Multi-Disciplinary

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Team.Mō te tūnga | About the role
Our Child, Adolescent and Family (CAF) Access Team
receives enquiries and referrals for our CAF specialist mental health services
and provides an emergency response with short term follow-up for young people
with an acute mental health concern.
Currently based at The Princess Margaret Hospital
we are a small but growing multi-disciplinary team who work closely together.
Your role will involve time in the referral area, including phone triaging, as
well as in the emergency function where you will be completing phone triaging,
face to face emergency comprehensive psychiatric assessments and if required
some brief term follow up. Clinicians have a range of skills and expertise
working with young people 0 up to 18 years of age (older if still at school).
This is a part-time 0.8FTE permanent position available for a Registered Nurse - there is a potential for this to be extended for the right person. The team works Monday to Friday
during business hours.
Pehea | About You

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Phone triaging of young

people in crisis in conjunction with their family/whanau; * Providing comprehensive
psychiatric assessments and interventions to young people in psychiatric
crisis and brief case management if felt necessary by multi-disciplinary
team; * Triaging routine referrals
into our CAF services; * Working collaboratively with
external agencies striving for better health outcomes in our community.Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience:

• The ability to effectively

communicate and work collaboratively with young people, family/whanau,
within the team and with other agencies; * A minimum of 2 years mental
health experience along with knowledge of general mental health assessment
or risk; * Experience within a Child
and Adolescent setting and an understanding of child and adolescent
development is advantageous; * As some travel is required
in this position, a current NZ driver - s license is essential. * Must be registered with Nursing Council of New Zealand
with current APC and must have mental health scope. Mō mātou | About Us
Specialist Mental Health Services are an interdisciplinary team that forms part of Te Whatu Ora - Waitaha Canterbury. We are committed to working and partnering with tāngata whaiora and their whānau. Constantly striving to work within our philosophy; we develop therapeutic, supportive and empowering relationships with our consumers, enabling them to achieve their personal goals and aspirations.
Tono ināianei | Apply Now
Please submit your most recent resume along with a cover letter stating why you believe that you are the ideal candidate for the role highlighting any skills you have gained along the way.
Applications are only accepted online so please visit our website at www.cdhbcareers.co.nz complete an application.
Contact us on shannon.leroux@cdhb.health.nz for additional information
Applicants will be progressed as they apply, so if this sounds like you, please apply now!

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