Registered Nurse - Regional Rangatahi Adolescent Inpatient Service

Registered Nurse - Regional Rangatahi Adolescent Inpatient Service ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FROM CURRENT HEALTH NEW ZEALAND EMPLOYEES ONLY Contract: Permanent, Full-Time 1.0 FTE Rostered and Rotating Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we're building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence. About the Role This is an exciting opportunity for a Registered nurse to join our multi-disciplinary team at the Regional Rangatahi Adolescent Inpatient Service (RRAIS), based at Kenepuru Hospital. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your clinical skills on a shift-by-shift basis. The focus is on delivering individualised, evidence based and multi-disciplinary interventions within an inpatient setting, that are holistic, recovery focused, culturally respectful and promote wellbeing and independence. About the Team/Service/ Location The Rangatahi Unit is a 12 bedded mental health acute unit that provides a service for adolescents who are experiencing an acute episode of mental illness. RRAIS is one of three adolescent inpatient services in New Zealand. It is a regional service for the lower North island providing for adolescents from the Wellington region up to and including Gisborne. We are a dynamic and enthusiastic team with a passion for providing specialist assessment and treatment to rangatahi aged 13 to 17 years inclusive and their whanau. You will fit into a strong team culture of collaborative practice openness, humour, fun and respect across all our disciplines. You will be joining a service that is committed to high standards of practice and supports on-going professional development for staff through regular supervision, an excellent professional development and recognition programme (PDRP), regular in-service training and support towards external education. The young person will be requiring intensive treatment, investigation or observation (24 hours per day) that cannot safely or adequately be provided in a community setting. RRAIS is one of three adolescent inpatient services in New Zealand. It is a regional service for the lower North Island providing for adolescents from the Wellington region up to and including Gisborne. The Rangatahi Unit provides a Therapeutic Day Programme for Inpatients designed to meet the needs of the Rangatahi experiencing an acute episode of mental illness. Whanau are an important element in the work we do, as such we work collaboratively with whanau and young people to build resilience to enable young people and whanau to live their best lives and realise their potential. The team has a bi-cultural focus and is supported by a Kaumatua and a Kuia, the team uses a Māori health model to guide their practice with emphasis on whanaungatanga, tikanga. The team is committed to workforce development, continuous learning and service improvement About you You will hold relevant registration and qualifications: (Registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand as an RN and a current practicing certificate with current APC and scope appropriate to place of work Place high value on upholding Te Whatu Ora and RRAIS values and initiatives of health and wellbeing. Passionate on working with adolescents in promoting recovery and independence. You will have experience in mental health nursing and working with adolescents. Working at Health New Zealand Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is 'the weaving of wellness'. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community. #J-18808-Ljbffr