Location: Hawkes Bay Forensic Team
Contract: Permanent, Full Time (1 FTE)
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
We have an exciting opportunity for a Youth Community and Justice Liaison Nurse to join our Hawkes Bay Forensics team within Central Region Forensics Rehabilitation and Inpatient services. This is a unique opportunity where you can utilise your experience, skills and knowledge in the Youth Justice system. The salary range for this role is $75, 773 - $106,739 depending on experience.
About the Team/Service/ Location
The forensic community teams are multidisciplinary based with their principal role as providing mental health services to all prisons (there are 6 prisons and a third of New Zealand’s total prison population in the Central Region) and courts (there are 17 court systems) in the region. These teams also follow up in the community certain tangata whaiora/consumers that transition from the inpatient units. The Central Regional Forensic Service also is involved with the Youth Court providing a Court Liaison Service and completing specialist psychological or psychiatric assessments ordered by the Court through Children Young Persons & Family Act, 1989 (Section 333).
About you
- Must have a current Annual Practicing Certificate (APC) and scope appropriate place of work.
- Demonstrates an understanding of the significance of and obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, including how to apply Te Tiriti principles in a meaningful way in the nursing role.
- Completion of an undergraduate or Post Graduate program in mental health or intellectual disability nursing.
- Personal commitment to on-going learning and development including attainment/maintenance of PDRP.
- Living the district values.
Working at 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.
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. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.
How to Apply
” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal by 2nd July. If you have any questions about the role, please contact [email protected]
We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advertisement.
