Mental Health Service Coordinator For Mental Health Needs Assessment Service Coordination
Capital & Coast District Health Board
- New Zealand
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provide professional (discipline specific) services as a member of the mental health Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT).
- Provide professional discipline specific services and care management for tangata whaiora/clients, their families whānau and caregivers.
- Liaise and consult with tangata whaiora, consumers, their families, whānau and caregivers.
- Support people with mental health problems to access appropriate supports and resources in the community.
- Provide clinical mental health services in accordance with policies.
- Review and screen referrals received from regional NASCs.
- Facilitate meetings with referrers and the prioritisation panel to support decision-making.
- Conduct quarterly reviews of all individuals on the facility's waitlist.
- Deliver comprehensive assessments and collaboratively develop support plans with the individual, their whānau, clinical providers, and Non-Government Organisation (NGO) services.
- Support individuals and their whānau in achieving optimal health, well-being, and safety through tailored assessment, education, and planning.
- Actively participate in professional development activities to maintain and enhance nursing practice.
- Role model best practice, including cultural responsiveness, within the multidisciplinary team environment.
- Engage with community agencies to help achieve outcomes identified through the multidisciplinary team process.
- Coordinate and facilitate services across districts and agencies to ensure seamless support.
- Report operationally to the MHNASC team leader and maintain professional accountability to the relevant professional leader, MHAIDS.
- Believe that caring for each other is an essential part of working in the mental health field.
- Are passionate about finding solutions for the people that we work with.
- Will support you to extend your knowledge and expertise as a clinician.
- Registered mental health professional with current practising certificate and a minimum of 3 years clinical experience.
- Demonstrates an understanding of the significance of and obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, including how to apply Te Tiriti principles in a meaningful way in the service coordinator role with a commitment to achieving equitable outcomes for Māori.
- A personal commitment to on-going learning and development.
- Full driver's licence.
- Strong and successful experience in leading and delivering comprehensive assessments, and working in collaboration with people and their whānau to ensure best possible health and wellbeing outcomes.
- Record of working successfully within complex systems to collaborate and facilitate positive outcomes.
- Experience in using critical thinking and judgement on how best to allocate resources to support the recommendations from the assessment.
- Proficiency in using technology within the workplace.
- A high standard of written and spoken English.