Where you’ll be working: Puawai Regional Forensic Service – Prison and Puawai locations
The details: Permanent – 80 hours per fortnight

Kaitakawaenga roles are essential in creating partnerships with Māori across all levels including tāngata whaiora, whānau, and Māori staff; supporting our non-Māori staff to work together in reducing inequity.

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
The Kaitakawaenga will provide cultural guidance to a multi-disciplinary team (clinical and non-clinical roles) that fosters a culture of mutual respect, safe practice and acknowledges contributions from both cultural and clinical perspectives. This role will encourage and lead innovation and continuous improvement as part of the way we work.

Key responsibilities of the role:

• Provide cultural guidance and advocacy for tangata whaiora and their whanau.
• To provide cultural leadership, education and guidance to a multidisciplinary team, as well as working alongside the charge nurse manager that will support tāngata whaiora and their whānau that fosters a team culture of mutual respect, reciprocity, safe and supportive practice settings.
• Liaising and working alongside Kaimahi across the Waikato, Lakes and Bay of Plenty region, internally and externally, to provide cultural guidance and advocacy for tāngata whaiora and their whānau.

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Mō tātou Ratonga | About our Service
You will be part of a service and team that is exciting and innovative in its approach at a time when there are a number of changes happening within Puawai Regional Forensic Psychiatric Services & Te Ara Poutama Services.
We are committed to making a difference with tāngata whai ora and their whānau through working in partnership to create kotahitanga.
We believe in delivering services with a strong recovery focus and a sensitivity to cultural aspects of mental health through applying the Treaty of Waitangi principles into practice.

Mōu | About you
To be considered for this position, you will need to be able to work in an environment where you may have to have difficult conversations, advocating what is right for Māori in what is a generally western approach to care.
Skills and experience you’ll need to be considered for the role:

• Be proficient in te reo me ōna tikanga and te ao Māori or have a strong understanding and commitment.
• Experience in implementing Te Tiriti o Waitangi in action.
• Experience with community networking and managing inter-sectoral relationships/partnerships.

Ko ngaa hua o te noho ki roto o Waikato, te mahi hoki ki Te Whatu Ora, Waikato | The Benefits of living in Waikato and working for Te Whatu Ora, Waikato
Located in the heart of the mighty Waikato, Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, Waikato operates over a number of sites, Hamilton City our main campus and smaller community-based hospitals across our region. Hamilton City has easy access to beaches and mountains, so if your interests range from a host of water sports, mountain biking to vineyard lunches, the area has something for you right on your doorstep. To discover more about our stunning area, please click here.

• As part of our Health NZ, Waikato family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities alongside our Health NZ, Waikato benefits and staff discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Tō mātou whakahaere ki te tika, te rerekētanga, me te whai wāhi mai | Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter. We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply
Please apply online as applications are unable to be accepted via email. If you have any questions about the role please contact Amanda.Lewis-Wilson@waikatodhb.health.nz

Closing date: 30 September 2024

Nau mai haere mai - Come join the team!