Full time permanent position available!

Rotating Rostered Shifts

We currently have a vacancy for Registered Nurse within our MHSOP Inpatient Unit.

Ward 43 is an acute inpatient mental health assessment ward for people aged 65 years and over and is located in Tiaho Mai at Middlemore Hospital. People present with a range of functional and / or organic problems and often have co-existing medical conditions. We work closely with the MHSOP community team aiming to deliver comprehensive and integrated care.
As a registered nurse on Ward 43 you will be contributing to the development of Mental Health Services for Older People. The successful candidate will be an integral part of the multidisciplinary team assisting to deliver high quality care to our patients.
Ward 43 is a teaching environment and within this all staff work with student nurses, additionally there are at times allied health and medical students. The ward also supports new graduate staff.
We are looking for NZ registered... mental health nurses with an interest in mental health, depth of experience and strong nursing skills to provide effective acute inpatient treatment. If you have good communication skills, can work rostered duties and have the ability to work under pressure within a team environment we would love to hear from you.
Experience in the area of acute mental health care or older adults with mental illness will be an advantage.

Essential
• New Zealand Registered Nurse
• Current Annual Practicing Certificate
• Minimum 1 years post registration experience in Mental Health
• Full and clean NZ Driver's licence

For more information please call Amon Iva in the Recruitment Centre on 09 277 3461.

Job Number: CMH202310202

Applications close: Until all Roles are filled

Our highest priority is the safety and welfare of our patients and our people. We have strict Health & Safety measures to keep our people safe. All new employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us. We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community. To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind –Manaakitanga, Together –Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today.

Additional Information
• Job Field: Clinical-Nursing-Mental Health
• Organization: Counties Manukau District
Auckland New Zealand

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