Registered Nurse - Community Alcohol & Drug Service

• Te Kuuwaha o te Waiora, 135C Silverdale Road, Hillcrest, Hamilton
• 64 to 80 hours per fortnight
• 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

We are looking for an experienced mental health nurse with addiction speciality knowledge and skills to join our dedicated and skilled Hamilton based interdisciplinary team. We are looking for experienced registered nurses but are prepared to support the right candidate in Addiction specialty nursing training. If you are a registered nurse, with experience working with tāngata whaiora and their whānau suffering from the impact of mental health and addictions, have relevant post graduate study and are dedicated to upholding Te Tiriti O Waitangi, come and join a team where your skills and experience will be valued and utilised.

Are you ready to be part of a team committed to achieving equity for Māori, Pasifika, LGBTQIA+, and disabled whānau? Do you thrive in a learning environment where diversity is celebrated? Is a whānau-centric approach your way of working?

About the Team

Community Alcohol and other Drugs Service (CADS) provides support and services for Tāngata whaiora and whānau with complex alcohol and other drug concerns, often with mental and/or physical health co-morbidty. We are focused on achieving equitable outcomes, supporting connections and strengthening families.

About you

• 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.
• Experience in upholding Te Tiriti principals and frameworks, and the application of Mātauranga Māori and Kaupapa Māori approaches, particularly as they apply in healthcare settings.

Our Community Alcohol and other Drugs Service team works collaboratively with our Te Whatu Ora Waikato colleagues and across the Rohe to achieve results for our Tāngata whaiora, while continuously learning and developing our own skills.

We look forward to hearing from you if you enjoy working with people with complexity, have a non-judgemental attitude, excellent engagement and communication skills, and are able to work independently as well as within a great interdisciplinary team.

Ideally, we would recruit for both 0.8 and 1.0 FTE positions but will consider other options for the right person.

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.

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How to Apply

Please click ‘Apply online’ or apply via our Waikato Careers Website by clicking here All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on 9 March 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Robyn Payne at Robyn.Payne@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz