Posted 01 August, 2026
Registered Nurse - Invercargill Community Mental Health Team
Health New Zealand
Invercargill, STL, NZ
Full Time
Reference: 9b39bcfc3314476f
Job Description
Registered Nurse - Invercargill Community Mental Health Team Registered Nurse – Invercargill Community Mental Health Team Southland Hospital, Permanent 1.0 FTE(40hours per week) Salary Band – $75,773 to $106,739 p.a Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders. About the Role Registered Nurse – Invercargill Community Mental Health Team will collaborate with amulti-disciplinary team of Psychiatrists, Clinical Psychologists,Registered Nurses and Social Workers, to manage a broad-based generic caseload, utilising your mental health experience. This role provides good resources and the opportunity to work and develop professionally within a progressive and friendly team that is well supported by management. Successful candidate will: Commit to the MDT approach with a focus on excellent service delivery Manage cases across the adult age range, assessing, maintaining and managing clinical risk, Build relationships withconsumers, family/whanau and support agencies. About the Team/Service/ Location Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora - Southern has the largest geographical coverage of all the New Zealand regions, providing services to 350,000 people in diverse communities. We take pride in all the services we provide, and our aim is to improve, promote and protect the health of our region. We believe that our dedicated and passionate staff are a significant driving force behind the achievement of these standards, and we need more like-minded people to help us continue providing for our community. About you To be successful in this role you will: Be New Zealand Registered Nurse, with current APC Have proven community and / or recent mental health acute inpatient experience. Hold a strong sense of ‘self', a positive ‘can do' attitude and a commitment to working cohesively in a multidisciplinary team environment. Demonstrate a commitment to best practice standards and your model of practice will be inclusive of the seven Real Skills of Let's get real (www.tepou.co.nz ) Hold a full NZ drivers' licence. Working at Health New Zealand Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities. We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert. #J-18808-Ljbffr