Working within a multi-disciplinary team, your role as Clinical Nurse Specialist Mental Health, based at Arohata Prison will be to provide a comprehensive range of specialist mental health nursing services to enhance mental health care for the people in our management.  Effective clinical caseload management will include triage, assessment and evidence informed treatments that are aligned to, and integrated with primary health and tertiary mental health provision, as well as overall promoting the delivery of holistic and recovery-oriented health services across the wider prison environment.

This opportunity will suit a clinical professional who demonstrates a strong commitment to culturally safe practice and partnership.  Our teams are committed to modelling expert clinical practice and ensure a strong focus on Humanising and Healing - respecting the human dignity and inherent mana of all people in our care, and their whānau.

Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience

We invite applications from suitably qualified candidates who demonstrate strong alignment to our kaupapa and who can evidence in a written application how they meet the below essential requirements:

• Registered Nurse who holds a current Nursing Council of NZ Annual Practising Certificate;
• Post-grad qualification in mental health or working towards, or equivalent learning;
• Strong cultural competence - understands the Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its application, and has cultural knowledge and experience of working with and for Māori, whānau and iwi;
• Specialist mental health nursing experience in a primary/community, secondary or tertiary setting;
• Demonstrable relevant experience including working with people presenting with acute and complex mental health and/or addictions issues; and
• A proven understanding of the professional, ethical and legislative requirements of providing mental health service care and treatment within a prison context