Mental Health Registered Nurse
Job title: Mental Health Nurse
Location: Christchurch
Closing date: 31 July 2024
A mental health nurse is a registered nurse who specialises in working with people who have a mental illness like depression, postnatal depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or psychosis.
A mental health nurse works with someone to help them manage their life. That might be specifically about their mental health, but it might include helping with any physical, social, cultural, and spiritual needs.
Mental Health Nurses
Monitor vital signs and patient status
Perform mental health tests and screenings
Administer treatment under medical guidance from a physician, psychiatrist, or other authorized prescriber
Educate patients and loved ones
Care for patients with mental or behavioural conditions such as depression, anxiety, substance use disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). They may work with paediatric, adult, or gerontological patients
Competitive relocation package included.
Organisation Information
The client is based in Canterbury; however, the majority of the healthcare vacancies are within Christchurch. There are over 9500 staff, and the vacancies are all in Christchurch and focusing on mental health
Applicant Requirements
Must be a registered nurse with at least 2 years' post-grad experience within mental health
Must have obtained your New Zealand Nursing Council Registration, and if so, provide the relevant details. (NZSID can help you with this).
Please also confirm if you are in the process of obtaining your New Zealand Nursing Council Registration (e.g. if you're dealing with the CGFNS or already at NCNZ processing stage.