Clinical Leader (Acute Mental Health Inpatient After Hours)

Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora - Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District

Location : Wellington District

Service : Acute Mental Health Inpatient after Hours, District and Hospital Services

Contract : Permanent, Part Time (0.5FTE / 20 hours per week)

Salary : $138,000 - $160,000 pro rata

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

Are you ready to make a difference for our local district specialist mental health and addiction services?

Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service (MHAIDS) is undertaking a change in the way we deliver mental health and addiction services across the district.

We are looking for people who are innovative and passionate about leading people and have a strong grounding in mental health and addiction services in a New Zealand context.

As part of this change, we are looking for a Clinical Leader for the Acute Mental Health Inpatient After Hours, District and Hospital Service.

The ideal candidate / s will be comfortable working in a changing environment, believes in integrated care, and can demonstrate experience in working closely with tāngata whaiora and whānau to deliver person-directed specialised mental health and addiction services.

Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our team / service

The Local Adult Specialist Mental Health and Addiction Service is implementing a vision, principles and future model of care that is integrated, culturally responsive, equitable across the district and aligned with national and local directions.

Our focus is on local delivery across the district - - one system, one service, locally delivered - . - -

Our principles

Principle 1 : Grounded in Te Tiriti ō Waitangi Whakapapa ki Te Tiriti ō Waitangi

• Tino rangatiratanga
• Equity
• Active protection
• Options
• Partnership

Other key principles underpinning our model of care

Principle 2 : Informed by peers and those with lived experience Ka whakamōhio e nga hoa me te hunga whai wheako ora

Principle 3 : A welcoming, person and whānau-led approach He huarahi manaaki, tāngata me te whānau

Principle 4 : Timely access to services in the community Te whai waahi ki nga ratonga i roto i te hapori

Principle 5 : A strengths-based, trauma-informed and recovery focussed approach, using advanced therapy and evidence based holistic interventions Mā te mōhio ka whai whakaaro

This position is responsible for the operational management of acute inpatient mental health hospital and clinical hospital based services across the Local Adult Specialist Mental Health and Addiction Service.

These services include :

• Te Whare o Matairangi
• Te Whare Ahuru
• Health of Older Persons (Te Whare Ra Uta)
• Consultation Liaison (Capital and Coast and Hutt Valley)

The Clinical Leader, Acute Mental Health Inpatient After Hours, District and Hospital Services, in partnership with the Operations Manager, is responsible for calmly and astutely leading their teams while maintaining day-to-day service operations.

This includes championing the organisations vision, values and model of care and developing a committed and passionate team. - -

Moū - About you

You will have :

• Relevant tertiary level qualification or equivalent in health leadership
• A clinical qualification
• Professional registration and current APC
• Able to use clinical expertise to support and lead others
• Committed to achieving equitable outcomes for Māori whānau
• held a senior role of this nature in the health sector, preferably in the mental health and addiction sector
• Extensive knowledge and perspective of Mental Health, Addiction and / or Intellectual Disability service delivery
• Successful experience in leading staff during times of change and change management

E pā ana ki a tatou - About us

You will enjoy a wide range of benefits including :

• Partnering with us to realise the vision of change with a team who are committed and passionate about the vision principles and model of care
• Working in partnership with tangata whaiora and whānau, to build stronger connections both across the mental health and addiction system in the communities that they live
• The ability to work more closely with your colleagues across the district, and across the distinct functions and specialities within the service
• Opportunities for greater flexibility of both work hours and locations across the district
• Greater opportunities for career progression and the development of specialisms in key areas of practice
• Access to further training and development
• Support from a dedicated project team including project and change management.

Here at Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District we embrace diversity and welcome applications from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disability and religions.

A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and serve our community.

Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.