Registered Nurse/Social Worker/Occupational Therapist - CAFS

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• CAFS (Child, Adolescent and Family)
• Central/Lakes - Dunstan Hospital
• Salary band - $77,087 - $107,600 p.a. pro-rata and KiwiSaver
• Permanent, full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hours per week) opportunity

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 position will have you working as a case manager providing assessment, treatment and coordination
• Apply evidenced based and best practice principles to underpin social work practice
• Undertake appropriate mental health assessments (including psychosocial and risk assessments) of the consumers and their family's needs and situation
• Exhibit effective assessment and counselling skills and be clinically competent
• Understands the impact of family harm upon consumers and their family especially children and to work to reduce the risk of further harm
• Function as a member of a multidisciplinary team and liaise appropriately with relevant health care professionals, managers, and organisations
• You will be required to participate on an after-hours on call roster and be a DAO (Duly Authorised Officer) or undertake training

Registered Nurse position description.

Occupational Therapist position description.

Social Worker position description.

About you:

• Be self-motivated, innovative and an effective problem solver
• Empathetic with patients and their families/whanau
• Be able to work autonomously as well as within a multidisciplinary team
• To be considered for this position you must have relevant mental health experience, experience in working with young people experiencing mental health issues, hold current registration and an annual practicing certificate as an Allied Health Professional (Social Worker, Occupational Therapist)
• Have commitment to maintain social work standards and ethics
• Hold a current APC and Registration with the Social Workers Board of New Zealand
• The successful applicant must hold a full and clean NZ driver's licence

Salary range

This role belongs to the PSA/DHBs Allied, Public Health and Technical Multi-Employer Collective Agreement and falls between either Step 1 ($77,087 p.a) and Step 7 ($107,600 p.a pro-rata) of the Degree-Based Allied, Public Health and Technical scale, or between Step 1 ($75,773 p.a) and Step 7 ($106,739 p.a pro-rata) of the RN scale.

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.

How to apply

To apply please click "apply now". All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by Friday, 5 September 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact James Boyd james.boyd@tewhtuora.govt.nz

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website.