Permanent

Part Time 0.8FTE

Remuneration as per MECA guidelines

We have an exciting role for a skilled and experienced Social Worker to join our multi-disciplinary team at Ward 43 MHSOP Inpatients in Tiaho Mai.

MHSOP offers community and inpatient mental health services for older people (65 years +). People accessing the service present with functional disorders or dementia with behavioural and psychological symptoms (BPSD). People under the age of 65 years of age are considered if they have an age related disorder, e.g. early onset dementia with BPSD.

The vacancy is based on our inpatient ward at Middlemore Hospital which provides acute assessment and management of this service user group and assists in enabling a successful return to the service user’s home with family / whanau or admission to residential care.

In this role, you will be required to conduct ongoing psychosocial assessments, treatment and support interventions to service users on the ward, as well as guide families and service users through legal processes, such as the PPPR Act. It is essential to work in partnership with service users and whaanau to identify the patient’s health goals and coordinate services to meet those goals. You will be supported by your Charge Nurse Manager, Social Worker peers and the wider MHSOP team.

Essential:

New Zealand Registration with the Social Worker Registration Board

Current Annual Practising Certificate

Experience as a mental health clinician and in care coordination

Knowledge of mental health and working with older people

Full clean drivers licence required

Please apply online at www.countieshealthjobs.com.

If you have further questions, please contact Amy Lin in the Recruitment Centre on 09 276 0044 ext 58680 or amy.lin@middlemore.co.nz.

Applications Close: 10 February 2022

Job Number: CMH20227150

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 under the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021.

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.