Clinical Nurse Specialist - Whitiki Maurea, Community Mental Health and Addiction Services

Clinical Nurse Specialist - Whitiki Maurea, Community Mental Health and Addiction Services

Clinical Nurse Specialist - Whitiki Maurea, Community Mental Health and Addiction Services

• Permanent, Full-time role
• Based at 33 Paramount Drive, Henderson

Nau mai, haere mai ki te whānau o Whītiki Maurea.

About Us

Whītiki Maurea is a Māori mental health and addictions service within the Specialist Mental Health and Addiction Services of the Waitematā District. We provide clinical care grounded in tikanga Māori, ensuring cultural safety and integrity in our engagement with tāngata whai i te ora and their whānau who are living in the Waitematā catchment area.

About you

We are looking for a nurse at a senior or expert portfolio level with community experience. A candidate with knowledge of working with tangāta whenua would be ideal. The Specialty Nurse role will support our team to develop and concentrate on providing quality community based services to adult tangāta whai i te ora in West Auckland and North Shore.

In this role you will be responsible for contributing advanced mental health nursing knowledge and skills in the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of care provided to tangata whai i te ora. You will support practice development of clinicians in the team by mentoring, coaching and role modelling expert competency in community mental health nursing.

Knowledge of te reo Māori me o ngā tikangā advantageous but not essential as this may be learnt while practicing alongside kaumātua and taurawhiri (cultural advisors).

The preferred candidate will be committed to improving Māori health outcomes and demonstrate an awareness of current issues in relation to health and health equity.