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
Your role in the Hutt North Community Mental Health Team will involve contributing your discipline specific knowledge to the MDT and within assessment and treatment plans. We are looking for a registered social worker that can provide specific key work that contributes to tangata whaiora recovery and wellness. You will be required to work autonomously and as part of the team. There is opportunity to develop and utilise therapy modalities.
We are seeking a motivated and compassionate registered Social Worker to join our Hutt North Community Mental Health Team. In this role, you will contribute your discipline-specific expertise to a dynamic multidisciplinary team (MDT), supporting the assessment, planning, and delivery of care for tangata whaiora.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a keen interest in developing their skills and knowledge in Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) treatment. You will play a key role in providing care coordination and recovery-focused interventions that promote wellness and positive outcomes for our service users.
About the Team/Service Location
Our service has a strong, dedicated and supportive team culture, and an established Learning and Development Centre to tautoko your career development. We also pride ourselves on having fun and celebrating ourselves and our professional milestones.
Our base is located in Upper Hutt City. We have a good working relationship with other services in the local community, and we routinely work closely with NGOs and primary care.
The Local Adult Specialist Mental Health and Addiction Service represents a change in the way we deliver services, and it is an exciting time to join us and help shape the way we work.
Our vision is for an integrated mental health and addiction service, with a focus on local delivery across the district.
Our Local Adult Specialist Mental Health and Addiction Service principles:
- Principle 1: Grounded in Te Tiriti ō Waitangi | Whakapapa ki Te Tiriti ō Waitangi
- Principle 2: Informed by peers and those with lived experience | Ka whakamōhio e nga hoa me te hunga whai wheako ora
- Principle 3: A welcoming, person and whānau-led approach | He huarahi manaaki, tāngata me te whānau
- Principle 4: Timely access to services in the community | Te whai waahi ki nga ratonga i roto i te hapori
- Principle 5: A strengths-based, trauma-informed and recovery focused approach, using advanced therapy and evidence based holistic interventions | Mā te mōhio ka whai whakaaro
Over the next 12-18 months, we are moving to a locality development model. Each locality contains one or more - home bases - , staffed by clinicians and support staff who provide a range of clinical and non-clinical services, contributing to functions that align with their capabilities, training, and expertise.
These functions include:
- Primary Care and Community Transitions, focusing on working with local GPs and nurse practitioners to meet the needs of our tāngata whaiora and whānau from service entry to exit.
- First Response, including intake/assessment and providing a rapid response for tāngata whaiora and whānau experiencing acute mental health distress.
- Local Mental Health and Addiction, which consists of long-term case management using a tailored model to the community (e.g., the Flexible Assertive Community Team model/FACT) and other functions specific to the locality/home bases, including Focused Intervention and Advanced Therapies.
About you
- You are a registered Social Worker with a current APC (Annual Practising Certificate).
- You are passionate about working in mental health and addiction services.
- You value collaboration, cultural responsiveness, and recovery-oriented care.
- You are eager to learn and contribute meaningfully to our community-focused team.
- You understand the importance of cultural competence and equity, providing practice that is consistent with the spirit and intent of Te Tiriti ō Waitangi.
- You understand the importance of person-directed care and intentional peer support.
- You are mindful of the needs of our diverse population, for instance, Pacific peoples, refugee and migrant communities, disabled people/tāngata whaikaha, rainbow communities, and those living in rural areas/isolated from health services.
- You must have a full and clean Driver's License and the ability to consent and complete NZ or international Police vetting (Vulnerable Children's Act 2015).
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
To apply please click - apply now. - All applications must be submitted through our online careers - portal by 20th August. 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.
