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Vacancy: Unit Manager - Acute Mental Health Services

Employer: Taranaki District Health Board, New Plymouth, New Zealand

Ref: Vacancy 168

Details: A management opportunity has arisen within our Mental Health & Addiction Services.
We are an expanding and forward moving service, looking for a Manager to lead our Acute Mental Health Services with vision, enthusiasm coupled with appropriate management experience, good leadership and communication skills.

These skills will be used to ensure the general activities of the Acute Services Teams are conducted in a manner which recognises an integrated health management system, workforce development, meets legislative requirements, mitigates risk and utilises best practice in team development, decision making and problem solving to ensure the best possible care for our Consumers, with particular emphasis on the national documents Te Tahuhu and Our Lives 2014.

Our Acute Services primarily include:
• A 27 bed Acute Inpatient Unit
• Crisis Team
• Acute Home Based Treatment
• A 4 bed High & Complex Needs Long Term Rehabilitation Unit
• Physical Health Outcomes Service

The ideal candidate will have the following:
• An appropriate Health Tertiary Qualification in Management (preferable)
• Current Annual Practising Certificate
• Current driver’s licence

Training & Experience:
• Expert clinical experience and knowledge — 5 to 7 years in the Health sector, preferably in Mental Health & Addiction Sector.
• Previous experience in a leadership role with significant clinical experience and knowledge.

Closing date: Open

For further information and to apply online visit our website: www.tdhb.org.nz
E-mail: recruitment@tdhb.org.nz
Tel: 06 753 7777 ext 8997

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