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Registered Health Practitioner
Posted on Feb. 8, 2025
- Hastings, New Zealand
- No Salary information.
- Part Time
- Hastings Fallen Soldier’s Hospital, Te Ara Manapou Pregnancy and Parenting Support
- 56 hour’s per fortnight, (0.7 FTE)
- Part-Time, Permanent
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
Do you have a strong sense of social justice and want to make a difference in people’s lives? Be an integral part of an innovative service for the Hawkes Bay
Te Ara Manapou Pregnancy and Parenting Support (PPS) works with pregnant woman and whānau of children under three years of age who have alcohol and drug issues and are poorly connected to health and social services.
About the Team/Service/ Location
Te Ara Manapou has a multi-disciplinary team working with a range of specialist services such as Mental Health, Lead Maternity Carers, Oranga Tamariki and Non-Government Organisations. We work from a client focused perspective to support whānau to reach their potential and in turn improve outcomes for children.
About you
As one of our Registered Practitioners you will be an experienced practitioner and may have trained in AOD, nursing, social work, counselling, psychology, occupational therapy or related fields. You will be seeking an opportunity to work in a cohesive well supported team and develop your AOD expertise specific to pregnant women, fathers, their children and their whānau.
A sense of social justice and enjoying working with a vulnerable, challenging and complex client group is essential. Excellent engagement and communication skills, a non-judgmental attitude and an ability to work autonomously within a team are vital.
Te Ara Manapou offers the opportunity to work with a small caseload of clients in an intensive strength-based approach. Knowledge and passion of working with complex families is a must as is a resilience in your professional practice.
You will also need the following key attributes and skills:
- Current New Zealand Registration
- Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth (mandatory)
- Experience in projects / initiatives which give effect to Te Tiriti principals and frameworks, and the application of Mātauranga Māori and Kaupapa Māori approaches, particularly as they apply in healthcare settings. (mandatory)
Working for 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. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.
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.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
- We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.
- We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.
How to Apply
To view the position description, click on the links below and/or apply for the role please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Julie Oliver-Bell via email on Julie.Oliver-Bell@hbdhb.govt.nz
- Position Profile Registered Nurse
- Position Profile Social Worker
Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.
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