After Hours Clinical Coordinator

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Mental Health Addiction and Intellectual Disability Services

Based at Wakari Hospital (Dunedin)

• Salary band - $114,025 to $121,444 p.a prorata and Kiwisaver
• Competitive salary, paid overtime and free carparking
• Opportunity to advance your leadership skills
• Great Nursing professional development and the opportunity to make a difference
• Permanent up to 0.9 FTE (36 hours per week)
• (Predominately working afternoons) - District wide

Are you a Registered Nurse with Mental Health experience looking to take the next step in your career?

Mō te tūranga - About the role

We have an established District wide role for an experienced Registered Nurse who will provide nursing advice and leadership afterhours.

The successful candidate will be expected to role model specialist mental health nursing care based on substantial theoretical knowledge in a mental health setting and work with nursing staff to continually develop practice. You will support inpatient units and crisis teams across the District by providing advice around managing challenging clients, assisting with bed management and supporting staff after hours.

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Mōu ake - About you

You will demonstrate sound professional judgement, strong leadership skills and a clear commitment to high quality care and the development of the Service. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate relevant experience and knowledge of patient safety, staff management, Trendcare and the ability to think outside the square.

Our ideal candidate will have:

• previous experience working within the Mental Health sector
• strong leadership skills
• up to date knowledge on the strategic documents that currently influence service improvements and be able to articulate this to the MHAID workforce.

Key accountabilities of this role include but are not limited to the following:

• Clinical Leadership of the service: fostering a culture that strives for excellence in clinical service provision within allocated resources
• Assisting with Staff Management and Recruitment: Developing a cohesive and productive team
• Assisting with the Financial Management of the service.
• Quality and Risk Management of the service

Mō mātou - About us

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora - Southern has the largest geographical coverage of all the New Zealand regions, providing services to 350,000 people in diverse communities. We take pride in all the services we provide, and our aim is to improve, promote and protect the health of our region. We believe that our dedicated and passionate staff are a significant driving force behind the achievement of these standards, and we need more like-minded people to help us continue providing for our community.

Our successful candidate will:

• be a Registered Nurse with a current APC
• have completed a relevant post graduate qualification
• have provensuccess in leadership in a health related environment, which will complement your experience in and knowledge of clinical quality, safety and best practice
• have a minimum of five years' experience in working in Mental Health.

Utu whānui - Salary range

This role belongs to NZNO / Te Whatu Ora Collective Agreement and falls between Step 1 ($110,704 p.a) and Step 2 ($117,907 p.a prorata) of the Designated Senior Nurse Scale.

Rā mōnehu - Closing date: Tuesday, 21 May 2024.

Due to the fast-paced nature of what we do, our vacancy close dates may be subject to change. Don't delay, make sure you apply as soon as possible.

Tono ināianei - Apply now

For further information please contact Mikayla Hamilton, Recruitment Advisor, mikayla.hamilton@southerndhb.govt.nz

Pre-employment checks

In the interests of protecting our people and our patients, all appointments will be subject to the following:

• Occupational health assessment
• Police Vetting / Ministry of Justice safety checks
• Serious misconduct checks (previous Public Service departments and statutory Crown entities only).

To apply

We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website: https://careers.southernhealth.nz/