Older People jobs

Part time 0.5FTE, fixed term until October 2027

Remuneration as per PSA Allied Health MECA guidelines

Do you have experience working with Older People and mental health? We have a wonderful opportunity for a Social Worker.

We have an exciting role for a registered Social Worker to join our professional and multi-disciplinary team based at Middlemore Hospital, Ward 22 Mental Health Services for Older People (MHSOP) - Inpatients. MHSOP offers a fully integrated community and inpatient mental health service for older people (65 years +). These patients face functional disorders, dementia with behavioural and psychological symptoms and people under the age of 65 years of age, if they have an age-related disorder, e.g. early onset dementia.

In this role, you will provide acute assessment and management of this service user group and assist in enabling a successful return to the service users home with family/whanau or admission to residential care.

You will be required to conduct ongoing psychosocial assessments, treatment and support interventions to service users on the ward, as well as guide families and service users through legal processes, such as the PPPR Act. It is essential to work in partnership with service users and whaanau to identify the patients health goals and coordinate services to meet those goals. You will be supported by your Charge Nurse Manager, Social Worker peers and the wider MHSOP team.

Essential:

• New Zealand Registration with the Social Worker Registration Board with a current Annual Practising Certificate
• Experience as a mental health clinician and in care coordination
• Knowledge of mental health and working with older people
• Full clean drivers licence

What's in it for you?

• A great learning environment where you will continue to grow and be challenged
• Fantastic culture and team environment
• Refund of your annual practising certificate cost
• Onsite professional development sessions
• Discounted services as part of our work perks
• This role is Monday to Friday based at Middlemore Hospital and the train stops outside our front door!

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 Maaori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to apply

To apply please click 'apply now'. All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by 30 August 2026. To view the job description, please click here.

For more information, please contact Amy on amy.lin@tewhatuora.govt.nz

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us. We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community. To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind Manaakitanga, Together Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today.