Location: Wairarapa

Contract: Permanent Full time 80 hours per fortnight 1.0 FTE

Salary: NZNO Meca

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

We welcome interest in this postion from a Registered Nurse with experience in childrens mental health

We are looking for a dynamic registered nurse to work as part of our multi-disciplinary team that works as a community based service. These roles include care management and rostered crisis duty during normal office hours. You will work in innovative ways to support tangata whaiora / service users in their local community. Please indicate your preference for either part time or fulltime hours in your offer letter.

About the Team

Te Ratonga Aranga Mokupuna Arangi Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (TE R.A.M.A. CAMHS), Wairarapa service in the Wairarapa is a progressive team, situated in an area that covers large rural and urban populations. Our multi-disciplinary team consists of Community Psychiatric Nurses, Social Workers, Clinical Psychologists, Community Support Workers, Administrators and Child and Adolescent Consultant Psychiatrists, Kaituriki Cultural Support Worker.

We place a strong value on the team culture and ongoing professional development is encouraged and supported. Our service is well supported by the Paediatrics team at Wairarapa Hospital and we work closely with other services such as the Child Development Team, Special Education Services and Oranga Tamariki.

Ratonga Rua-o- Porirua is our forensic, rehabilitation and intellectual disability inpatient unit.

About you

You will have Registration with the relevant professional registration body, Nursing Council of New Zealand as a Registered Nurse and DAPAANZ), and have a current practising certificate at all times. You will also have strong knowledge and understanding about Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and the impact of colonisation, also understanding about the impacts of poverty, discrimination and minority stress.

• Is a practising Registered Mental Health Nurse in a large health service delivery organisation
• High level of knowledge, understanding and experience working with, treating and assessing personality disorders, complex PTSD and other co-morbid difficulties.
• Has attained sufficient work experience and clinical competence and confidence to work independently as a clinician interacting with consumers and other service providers (internal and external)

• Experience in evidence based therapies for treating personality disorders, complex PTSD and other co-morbid difficulties.

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to Apply

To apply for the role please click "apply now." All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on Sunday 15 February 2026. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Dawn.badco@mhaids.health.nz