Earlier Mental Health Response Clinician - Crisis Team

Are you an experienced registered Mental Health Clinician looking for a work from home opportunity

We have just the job! Utilise your skills from the comfort of your own space no more travel time no more rush hour traffic and transport costs. This is the perfect work life balance opportunity for you!

EMHR (Earlier Mental Health Response Team) is a 24/7 mental health triage service having many differing contracts with differing Te Whatu Ora localities across the motu along with Police and Ambulance Services.

You will be welcomed into a dynamic and specialist team where you will receive access to paid external monthly supervision.

We recognise that if we embrace and strengthen our cultural identity we strengthen our own wellbeing and happiness of those around us. The role allows greater flexibility and the chance to plan your life around your 4week roster. All the necessary IT equipment is provided to enable you to deliver your mental health triage expertise across New Zealand.

Although you may be working from wherever you are in New Zealand you are not alone! You will be welcomed to a team of 40 dedicated and experienced Mental Health Clinicians all with the same goals and focus to offer immediate mental health tele triagesupport to our community.

M tnei tranga  About the role

This is a permanent position; we will consider both full time and part time.

This is an exciting role where no two calls are the same! You will be triaging incoming calls using the UK Triage tool gathering and providing mental health information and advice to service users where deemed clinically necessary you will also be liaising with stakeholders such as local crisis teams and Police and Ambulance to ensure that emergency mental health support gets to the right person at the right time.

More specifically your role will involve: 

• Putting the Service Users needs first and respecting their confidentiality and privacy 
• Working closely with stakeholders like DHBs Police and Ambulance 
• Following our clinical guidelines and using clinical support software 
• Giving advice that respects cultural needs and demonstrates cultural awareness 
• Escalating issues and referring calls to other staff or health service providers where required
• Experience in undertaking risk assessments MSE and formulating safe clear risk management plans based on collaboration with the client

Qualifications :

Mu ake  About you

u wheako u mtauranga hoki  Qualifications and experience

• Registered professional with current NZ practicing certificate ideally with a post graduate certificate with no limitations in working in mental health
• Minimum 3 years experience working in an Acute Mental Health setting i.e. Crisis team liaison Psychiatry Inpatient Mental Health or Triage team
• Experience of delivering mental health triage and communicating plans
• Experience in undertaking risk assessments and formulating safe clear risk management plans based on collaboration with the client

u heitanga u pkenga hoki  Skills and competence

• Able to build rapport with callers and deliver a recovery orientated person centred approach to working with people in distress
• Utilises collaborative support planning and promotion of the caller living as autonomously as possible in the community
• Sound clinical judgement in the assessment and management of suicide and other risk
• Experience in the use of recognised therapeutic models and intervention strategies
• Ability to effectively deliver triage assessment and interventions create support plans provide referrals and follow up via the telephone
• Good level of IT and telecommunication skills ability to use and navigate multiple health applications quickly and effectively and access to highspeed internet at home.
• Ability to effectively navigate the health sector and complete referrals to DHB NGO and Primary Care services
• Connecting in with our priority communities is essential and a high degree of cultural awareness and empathy is required. Korero Mori or talanoa in Pasifika languages is also highly desirable

If your excited about this role and think you have what it takes but your experience doesnt align 100 we still want to hear from you and would encourage you to apply.

Additional Information :

mtou uara Our values

E kimi ana mtou i tahi tangata e kaha whakanui i nei uara We are looking for people who align naturally with these values and will champion them

• Mahia te mea tika / Do the right thing
• Hihiri e te kounga / Motivated by quality
• Ngkau nui ki te pai ake / Passion for better
• Pokohiwi ki Pokohiwi / Shoulder to shoulder

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Parttime