- Seeking an experienced Coordinator to work with our Director of Mental Health and Addictions ('DAMHS')
- Experience of working in a hospital and an understanding of the Mental Health Act is preferred
- Monday to Friday, Permanent, Full-time based on the North Shore
Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
This role offers a special opportunity for someone with a range of skills and knowledge to work in a challenging and stimulating environment. You need to be able to see the big picture as well as have good attention to detail.
The remuneration for the role reflects the need for you to actively use your critical thinking and leadership skills, and ability to manage complex systems to ensure risk and compliance management, in support of the Director of Mental Health and Addictions.
The role includes providing oversight and support to other administration staff across the mental health directorate who perform this function as part of their duties. This includes including ensuring compliance around the application of the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992.
In your typical week you will deal with a wide variety of professionals including mental health staff, visiting Judges, the Coroner’s office, the Health and Disability Commissioners Office and the Privacy Commission. Therefore a high standard of verbal and written communication skills are essential including excellent report writing. There is also the potential to take on projects related to the role and within the mental health directorate.
You will be based within one of the Specialist Mental Health and Addiction sites, situated on the North Shore. However your role will require you to visit services on other mental health sites.
Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills
You will have:
- Experience of working in a hospital, it would be preferable for you to have an understanding of the Mental Health Act.
- Strong organisational skills and an eye for detail
- A high level of computer literacy
- Confidence in dealing with people across all levels
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- An ability to create a pleasant, professional and efficient working team environment
We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to deliver the best health outcomes for our total population. To do this we are working hard to develop a robust and capable workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds with the necessary capability and who share our values to apply and would greatly value seeing more applicants from our Māori & Pacific communities. Our organisation values diversity, inclusivity and empathy, if you do too, apply now and join us to make a positive difference and to “do your life’s best work at Health New Zealand.
This is a full time role working 40 hours per week Monday to Friday.
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He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here
We recognise there is more to life than mahi | work, and we encourage and provide access to all our staff several services and benefits to support themselves whilst they are employed within Specialist Mental Health and Addiction Services.
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Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply
Please submit your application online, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role. Please attach a Cover Letter and your latest CV.
This role is covered by the PSA National Health Administration Workers Collective Agreement and is mapped to role profile 6B