Mental Health Registered Nurse
Job title: Mental Health Nurse
Location: Christchurch
Closing date: 31 October 2024
Job overview
Psychiatric nursing or mental health nursing is the appointed position of a nurse that specialises in mental health, and cares for people of all ages experiencing mental illnesses or distress. These include: neurodevelopmental disorders, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, mood disorders, addiction, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, eating disorders, suicidal thoughts, psychosis, paranoia, and self-harm.
Mental health nurses receive specific training in psychological therapies, building a therapeutic alliance, dealing with challenging behaviour, and the administration of psychiatric medication.
Organisation information
Looking to recruit for the public healthcare sector. The largest employer within Canterbury, with over 10,000 employees
Applicant Requirements
• Demonstrates sufficient clinical knowledge, clinical reasoning skills and evidence based practice to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the role.
• Practices nursing care safely and effectively, fulfilling her / his professional responsibility within her / his scope of practice.
• Practices in accordance with legislation affecting nursing practice
• Demonstrates the ability to plan and organise effectively
• Demonstrate a commitment to providing a quality service
• Demonstrate the ability to build and maintain relationships including the ability to work effectively as part of a multi disciplinary team.
• Demonstrates effective analytical, problem solving and decision making skills
• Demonstrates excellent communication skills, including sufficient command of the English language so as to effectively carry out the duties and responsibilities of the role
• Demonstrates evidence of ability to empathise with and treat patients, relatives and colleagues with dignity and respect
• Demonstrate a commitment to continuing professional development
• MUST REGISTER WITH THE NEW ZEALAND NURSING BOARD (or in the process of doing so)
Apply now by emailing borey@nzskillsindemand.co.nz