Case Manager Mental Health and Addiction

Case Manager Mental Health and Addiction

• Applications invited from RN’s OT’s EN’s and or DAPAANZ registered practitioners
• Permanent 1 FTE
• Monday to Friday 8.30am- 5pm
• Timaru Hospital - South Island New Zealand 

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

The Mental Health & Addictions Team aim is to reduce the negative consequences of alcohol and drug use. By working in a collaborative partnership, with tangata whaiora and their whanau, through the utilisation of person-centred approaches to assess, monitor and provide treatment. 

The role provides services through a multi-disciplinary team approach. The service provided recognises and respects individual needs enabling people to make informed choices regarding the range of treatment options available, by providing support, information, liaison, advocacy, and referral.

About you

The successful person in this role will be able to work alongside tangata whaiora  to assist them in achieving their goals based their individual needs. Therefore, use of mental health and addiction knowledge to identity options of treatment and deliver care as supported by a multidisciplinary team. Additionally to be;

• Registered with a current APC to practice in NZ with relevant scope of practice
• Relevant mental health experience
• A sound understanding of psychiatric disorders and medications.
• Experience in delivering evidence based practice

• Commitment to working within the strengths-based recovery approach to case management
• A current full New Zealand driver’s license is also essential
  

Working at 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.

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. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

How to Apply

Please apply for this vacancy online directly via our careers portal at https://scdhb.careercentre.net.nz

If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Human Resources by phoning 03 687-2230.

Close Date: 26 May 2025

Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert on 26 May 2025. The role may close early if a suitable applicant is found before the close.