Registered Mental Health Professional | TAM

The Emerge Aotearoa Group is a large and diverse group of entities united by our values and vision. We provide support and seek to improve the wellbeing of people who are homeless, live in poverty, experience addictions challenges, are unemployed, have physical/intellectual disabilities and/or experience mental distress.

We are committed to strengthening whānau together so that communities thrive and we do this by providing innovative and diverse services that are culturally responsive and appropriate.

Due to expansion and internal promotions, we are looking for a registered Mental Health Professional to work in our forensic rehabilitation service. Working in this small, cohesive team of other Mental Health Professionals, Support Workers and your Manager, you will be well supported and exposed to challenging but rewarding work. 

Our service is a 24/7 residential forensic rehabilitation service with the capacity to house 5 x clients. This role offers the opportunity to work with clients from a forensic perspective, taking the clinical lead and supporting them to rehabilitate and reintegrate back into the community. This role also includes providing coaching and mentoring to Support Workers in order to achieve great health outcomes for our clients.

You'll bring your relevant clinical knowledge and post qualifying experiences from the nursing/mental health sector and apply and expand them with the main goal of improving the services for our Tangata Whaiora. You will do this through the following:

• Integrating clinical and rehabilitation knowledge and competencies with recovery approaches to provide quality services to clients and their family/whanau.
• Facilitating clients to work towards their personal goals and aspirations.
• Providing dedicated key support to clients.
• Conducting assessments and reviews.

The shifts are rostered for morning (7.00am to 3.30pm) and afternoon (3.00pm to 11.30pm). This role will include working weekends.

You'll be a 'glass half full' type of person, with a positive outlook on an ever changing, evolving organisation full of opportunity. A flexible approach to work, strong work ethic and professional boundaries is important. Your assertiveness, accountability and compassion for people will serve you well here. You will be a team player.

You will have a passion for forensic mental health and and supporting people through their recovery and relevant qualification in nursing

• Current registration with a professional body covered by HPCA 2003 Act, Social Work Registration, Nursing, Occupational Therapist or DAAPANZ
• 2 or more years' experience in working within the mental health sector
• Full New Zealand driver Licence

• Although we are a residential service, we are set up so Kaimahi can maintain to better work life balance
• Additional paid leave allowances including, 3 wellbeing days, 5 days study leave and long service leave
• Supportive team and manager with the opportunity for group supervision, co-reflection and we pay for maintenance of annual registration.
• Wellbeing subsidies and access to the use of our other services such as counselling, budgeting, and mental health workshops
• Opportunity for professional development through learning grants, training opportunities and growth within a national organisation
• Fun events and activities with the team and the residents

To apply for this role please visit our careers site careers.emergeaotearoa.org.nz and register your details - This role will be advertised until filled.

Please note: In response to the Covid-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021 as well as the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, you will be required to provide proof of vaccination, including booster dose(s) if eligible, for this role. For more information, please see Covid-19 information site.