Community Mental Health Professional
Core
Provide safe, evidence-based, and culturally appropriate mental health care to individuals and their whānau in rural communities, managing caseloads, conducting assessments, and delivering crisis intervention.
Role type
Senior IC community mental health professional (nursing or allied health)
Builds
Recovery-focused treatment plans and equitable health outcomes for Māori and rural populations
Domain
Healthcare + Mental Health
Required skills
Mental health clinical assessment, risk management, crisis intervention, cultural safety (Te Tiriti o Waitangi), interprofessional collaboration, electronic health systems, legal/ethical standards
Preferred skills
DAO warrant, Co-Existing Problems (CEP) capability, talking therapies experience, local community resource knowledge
Technologies
Electronic health systems, clinical documentation platforms
Responsibilities
Manage caseload, complete assessments, risk management, recovery-focused treatment planning, triage and crisis intervention, collaborate with whānau and interprofessional teams, maintain accurate clinical documentation
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC