Charge Nurse Manager - Community Forensics

Charge Nurse Manager - Community Forensics

Charge Nurse Manager (CNM) roles are essential in creating partnerships with Māori across all levels including tāngata whaiora, whānau, Māori staff and the Takawenga team. This CNM position provides clinical and operational leadership for three community mental health teams team (clinical and non-clinical roles) based at Clarence Street, Hamilton. The role is a fixed term Mon-Fri position to cover a secondment until October 2027.

Responsibilities of the role:

• Build and maintain high performing teams that uphold the culture, values, mission and vision of the service.
• Engage and work collaboratively with all stakeholders, particularly tāngata whaiora and whānau.
• Foster a culture of openness and quality improvement, with tāngata whaiora and whānau at the centre.
• Manage the systems, processes and resources that enable staff to meet the needs of the tāngata whaiora in an efficient and effective manner.

The three community teams, this CNM position is responsible for are part of the wider Puawai Forensic Psychiatric service.

The Forensic Community Mental Health team is a medium sized multidisciplinary team providing community care and treatment for tāngata whaiora who are progressing from an inpatient forensic pathway to the community. The primary focus is on supporting individuals to remain well, develop independence and their sense of belonging in their community. There is a strong focus on legal and legislative frameworks which are integrated into the tāngata whaiora journey.

The Forensic Intellectual Disability Service supports individuals with intellectual disability who have been involved in the criminal justice system and may be subject to legal orders. This caseload is managed by one registered nurse clinician.

The Intellectual Disability Mental Health Dual Diagnosis Service is a small team comprising of registered nurses, clinical nurse specialists and a psychiatrist. This team provides specialist community mental health treatment for individuals with co-existing intellectual disability and mental illness.

About you:

• A registered health professional with a current annual practicing certificate.
• A minimum of 5 years post graduate experience in a mental health setting.
• An understanding of clinical governance and evidence-based practice.
• Highly developed interpersonal communication and negotiation skills including demonstrated ability to build productive working relationships with colleagues to achieve required outcomes.
• Ability to take a proactive role with other organisations to achieve sustainable outcomes for tāngata whaiora.
• A current full drivers licence.
• Ability to display initiative and resourcefulness that will allow you to navigate the variety of challenges you could face
• Experience in leadership roles is an advantage

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.