Gateway Assessment Coordinator

Gateway Assessment Coordinator: Taranaki Base Hospital: Permanent Part-time (16 hours per week) Make a difference to outcomes for children and young people through coordination of a health and wellbeing assessment. 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 The Gateway Assessment Coordinator receives and manages referrals for a comprehensive health and developmental assessment for children and young people connected to Oranga Tamariki. The coordinator is responsible for gathering birth and health information from primary and secondary care providers as well as a learning profile from early childhood centres, kindergartens and schools. Scheduling of appointments to facilitate timely assessment is an important part of the role and provision of a summary/report with any recommendations for health or learning is made available to Oranga Tamariki staff working with the child, young person and family. About the Team/Service/ Location The Gateway Assessment Coordinator is part of the community child health team based at the Child and Adolescent Community Centre at Taranaki Base Hospital. The coordinator works closely with the hospital liaison social worker, the clinic coordinator, and paediatricians that participate in the gateway assessment process. For more information on living and working in Taranaki click here About you The Gateway Assessment Coordinator can be a registered nurse or allied health professional with the following skills and experience. An understanding of health systems Experience of scheduling and coordination Good knowledge of community and government agencies The ability to collaborate with a range of personnel to achieve identified goals Provision of continuous quality improvement 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. Whilst Health New Zealand is undergoing change, affected employees will be given preference and priority for this position. Job details Job Reference: Job Reference: TAR06867 Location: North Island - Taranaki - New Plymouth Job type: Expertise: Clinical - Allied Health - Social Worker #J-18808-Ljbffr