Earlier Mental Health Response Clinician - Crisis Team - New Zealand Jobs Opening

October 22, 2024

Whakarongorau Aotearoa

Auckland City

FULL TIME

Earlier Mental Health Response Clinician - Crisis Team

Company Description
To tatou tikanga | Our Culture
Our staff are passionate people, each driven to contribute to better health outcomes, with a focus on high priority populations. We are focused on hiring kaimahi who live and work in the communities they serve.
Whakarongorau Aotearoa is committed to understanding and improving mana taurite (equal status) starts with the understanding of self and how we, as health professionals, think and behave each minute of each day to serve the health needs for Aotearoa.
We are committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the community we support.
Ko wai mātou | About us
Whakarongorau Aotearoa (Whakarongorau), a social enterprise, is a digital health and social services organisation with a proven record of connecting people seamlessly with care when they need it.
Whakarongorau has the privilege of running free to the public, virtual health, mental health, and social services for the people of Aotearoa. We want to give everyone in Aotearoa the opportunity for wellness. We focus on the connected world of digital care, where we can help join all the dots, and select the right services, advice, support and help for the right need.
We use our healthy imagination to solve big problems by understanding the tiny ways that people are blocked from getting the care they deserve. Our imagination comes from our people and our partners and their drive to never give up.

Job Description
Are you an experienced registered Mental Health Clinician looking for a ‘work from home’ opportunity?
EMHR (Earlier Mental Health Response Team), a 24/7 mental health triage service with various contracts across Te Whatu Ora localities, Police, and Ambulance Services, seeks experienced mental health clinicians. Work from home, avoid the commute, and enjoy a balanced life with our 4-week roster. You’ll be part of a team of 40 mental health professionals, receive paid monthly supervision, and have all IT equipment provided.
Make this opportunity your best yet by delivering mental health support across Aotearoa.
Mō tēnei tūranga | About the role
This is a permanent position; we will consider both full time and part time.
This dynamic role ensures that every call is unique! You will be responsible for triaging incoming calls with the UK Triage tool, collecting and dispensing mental health information and advice to tangata whai ora. When clinically required, you will also coordinate with stakeholders like local crisis teams, the Police and Ambulance services, to guarantee that emergency mental health support is delivered promptly.
More specifically your role will involve:

Putting the tangata whai ora needs first and respecting their confidentiality and privacy
Following our clinical guidelines and using clinical support software
Giving advice that respects cultural needs and demonstrates cultural awareness
Escalating issues and referring calls to other staff or health service providers where required
Experience in undertaking risk assessments, MSE and formulating safe, clear risk management plans based on collaboration with the client

Qualifications
Mōu ake | About you
Ōu wheako ōu mātauranga hoki - Qualifications and experience

Registered mental health professional with current NZ practicing certificate ideally with a post graduate certificate with no limitations in working in mental health
A minimum of three years' experience in an acute mental health setting is required, such as working with a crisis team, liaison psychiatry, community mental health team as a key worker/case manager, triage team, a current or former Duly Authorised Officer
Primary nurse experience in in-patient mental health
Confident in delivering mental health triage and communicating plans
Experience in undertaking risk assessments and formulating safe, clear risk management plans based on collaboration with the client

Ōu āheitanga ōu pūkenga hoki - Skills and competence

Able to build rapport with callers and deliver a recovery orientated, person centred approach to working with people in distress
Utilises collaborative support planning and promotion of the caller living as autonomously as possible in the community
Sound clinical judgement in the assessment and management of suicide and other risk
Ability to implement plans to keep someone safe until they are assessed via the telephone
Experience in the use of recognised therapeutic models and intervention strategies
Good level of IT and telecommunication skills, ability to use and navigate multiple health applications quickly and effectively
Ability to effectively navigate the health sector and complete referrals to DHB, NGO and Primary Care services
Connecting in with our priority communities is essential and a high degree of cultural awareness and empathy is required. Korero Māori or talanoa in Pasifika languages is also highly desirable
Whakarongorau Aotearoa acknowledges Mana Māori and mātauranga Māori as a professional skill set

If you're excited about this role and think you have what it takes, but your experience doesn't align 100%, we still want to hear from you and would encourage you to apply.

Additional Information
Ō mātou uara | Our values
E kimi ana mātou i ētahi tangata e kaha whakanui i ēnei uara - We are looking for people who align naturally with these values and will champion them