Kaioranga Hauora Hinengaro Maori

Kaioranga Hauora Hinengaro Maori

Invercargill

Salary $70,000 - $87,000 p.a + Kiwisaver

 

• Exciting opportunity in a supportive environment
• Work as part of clinical teams leading cultural support to tangata whaiora and whānau.
• Are you passionate about improving Māori Health outcomes?
• Permanent full-time and casual (as and when required) opportunities available 

 

The Kaupapa Maori Mental Health service provide support to patients who are experiencing moderate to severe mental illness. Te Korowai Hou Ora is based in Invercargill and works alongside clinical teams to provide mental health and cultural support to consumers.

 

The Te Korowai Hou Ora team consists of Kaioranga Hauora Hinengaro Māori, Kaumatua and a Tapuhi hapori - Hauora hinengaro Maori Registered Nurse who provides cultural expertise to support tangata whaiora and whānau who experience moderate to severe mental illness.

 

Mō te tūranga | About the role

As a Kaioranga Hauora Hinengaro you will work towards improving the health status and access for Māori and reduce health inequalities by providing a tikaķa best practice holistic Hauora service.  The Kaioranga will provide interventions which are recovery focused, safe, culturally and clinically appropriate within Te Whata Ora- Southern Maori Health Services and Mental Health, Addictions and Intellectual Disability Services. The Kaioranga will work within Kaupapa Maori philosophic frameworks, promoting wellness and recovery, alongside whanau in collaboration with clinical services to ensure that services meet their needs.

Kaioranga Hauora Hinengaro Māori will provide cultural assessment / action plans and interventions which will be developed in partnership with Tangata whaiora and their whanau that is recovery focused and promotes good health and wellness. The Kaioranga Hauora Hinengaro Māori will work in partnership with Te Korowai Hou Ora Team Members and other Te Whata Ora-Southern MHAID staff.

 

Mō koe | About you

We are looking for a motivated person who has a passion for and knowledge of Māori Health and Mental Health. You must have the ability to work collaboratively with Services across the Southern Region and work alongside Mental Health Addictions and Intellectual Disability Services to ensure cultural aspects are recognised, acknowledged and incorporated into all assessments and interventions.

 

In this role you will be expected to have an understanding of Tikanga Whakaaro (cultural assessment), Maioha Hou (Treatment Plan and review) whilst enhancing the wellbeing of Whanau, Iwi through Tikanga Maori and restoring balance of Hauora Maori.

 

You will bring an understanding and an active approach to the use of Te Reo Maori, Tikanga and Whakawhanaungatanga, as well as a passion for working alongside Tangata Whaiora and whanau within this specialist Mental Health Service.

You will have excellent organisational, communication and computer skills. You will have the confidence to build successful working relationships with those around you and within the Māori community.

You will demonstrate the ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary team environment. 

 

 A valid and full driver’s license is essential.

 

We are seeking an individual who will have knowledge of Tikanga Māori to join Te Korowai Hou Ora who provide Hauora Maori interventions to Māori engaged with Mental Health Addictions and Intellectual Disability services.  You will be required to complete cultural assessments, provide support and involve Tangata Whaiora and whanau in decisions regarding their treatment and discharge planning to achieve the best possible health outcomes.

 

 

Mō mātou - About us

Sick of long commutes to work? - Southland Hospital is located within a 10 - 15-minute drive from anywhere in Invercargill and offers free car parking on site for staff. Our hospital is a modern, secondary level 4 base hospital offering an innovative and progressive working environment. Small and intimate enough to get to know not only your colleagues, but your patients in particular. Here you will enjoy a clinically challenging and rewarding job combined with a relaxed and satisfying lifestyle.

Now is a great time to relocate to the Southern District if you were considering the move. The Southern District offers the benefits of excellent amenities, first class primary through to tertiary education, affordable housing and outstanding recreational opportunities. Whether it's the outdoors - kayaking or sailing; skiing, hunting or fishing; or theatre, live-music or art or shopping and dining out - there's literally something for everyone. Check out