Registered Nurse - Marinoto West, CYFMH
Registered Nurse - Marinoto West, Child and Youth Family Mental Health Services (CYFMH)
Permanent, Part-time
0.8 FTE (32 hrs per week)
Based in Henderson
Do you want to work with young people to help bring positive changes to their life?
Do you need a change of pace and hours?
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.
About the Role
Working with children and young people alongside their families/whanau is a rewarding calling. Our goal is to provide a strength focused, evidence-based approach to support this client group. We do this through, face to face assessment and therapy, parenting management and groups, via zoom when needed. The government requires us to see the top 3% of severe mental illness that impacts on the psychological wellbeing and functioning of young people aged 4-18 years. Our service delivery model is CAPA (Choice and Partnership Approach) which incorporates the concepts of choice into our appointments and is based on collaboration with young people and their whanau. We are able to support our children and families with, face to face, group, telehealth and family workgroups
About You
Please apply if:
- Your strengths include providing empathy, a sense of humour, a team player, excellent communication skills verbal and written.
- Your values align with Te Whatu Ora Waitemata of connected, everyone matters, compassion, better, best brilliant
- Your knowledge and skills include risk assessment and management, brief intervention, distress tolerance
- You enjoy working with young people and their families.
We can offer you a supportive environment, working alongside experienced staff with a lot of variety of work experience and training opportunities. West Auckland is well resourced with agencies also that can be accessed and we have close links with.
If you have a desire to make a positive difference in the lives of our youth, please apply for this role by visiting our website on HealthNZ Careers quoting reference number WDHB21713
We are able to consider part-time and full time positions, with some flexibility of hours to fit in with your commitments within the business hours framework. If you are interested in having a conversation, please contact Petra Musekiwa.
For more information on the recruitment process, please contact Abigail Sana Matic, Recruitment Consultant via email.
We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process before the closing date of this advert.
Position number: WDHB21713
Closing date: 28 September 2026