Kirsty James

· Providing clinical leadership and guidance to Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Youth Forensic and Early intervention in Psychosis teams

· Cover and support to the Clinical Team Manager in relation to recruitment, performance management, and other operational matters when delegated

· Promotion of best practice and standards of care

· Care coordination with whanau

· Managing feedback from whānau

· Application of Te Tiriti o Waitangi by way of working in partnership with whānau, supporting and encouraging participation and for any identified gaps; redirecting to kaitakawaenga for support.

· Management of a small team of staff

· Oversight of case management, patient contacts and discharges

· Oversaw admission of whaiora to respite, sub-acute unit or the acute mental health ward when whaiora mental health deteriorated and they were no longer able to be safely supported within the community

· Addressing clinical issues, HR concerns, as they arise

Development of a service to improve higher levels of whaiora engagement and less use of acute services.

· Promoted the principals of Te Tiriti o Waitangi

Triaging and processing referrals to appropriate mental health services

· Referral and triage pathway project work

· Coordination of acute mental health crisis intervention

Established and maintained positive relationships with staff, senior management, primary health care service, and other agencies that were linked to our service.

Advocated for whaiora by supporting and respecting their rights, values, and beliefs.

Referred on to appropriate community mental health teams to ensure continuation of care following discharge from Forensic services

· Promotion of the health of Māori being at the forefront

· Undertaking a comprehensive assessment, to identify mental and physical problems associated with the ante, peri and postnatal period using suitable assessment tools underpinned by evidenced based knowledge

· Assessment and intervention, with specific attention to diagnosis: māmā and infant bonding

· Contributed to care planning, involving clients and understanding of tāngata whaiora rights to make informed decisions

· Evaluating tāngata whaiora progress toward expected outcomes, including treatment, recovery and health education in collaboration with the client.

· Practicing in a manner that the client determines as culturally safe

· Facilitating and leading Circle of security training with whānau and service providers

· Senior Practitioner in Caregiver team – assessing, educating and training new caregivers ongoing monitoring, reviewing and ensuring caregivers are connected to their community.

· Youth Justice Social worker - working alongside rangatahi and whānau to create intervention plans in Family Group Conferences

· Working collaboratively with community agencies, Corrections, Police, Youth Aid; Mental Health and Ministry of Education.

· Completing SKS and SACS screens for rangatahi while in Police cells.

· Creating safety plans around suicidal ideation, self-harm and drug use.

· Directing and facilitating professional’s meetings and whanau hui.

· Assisting rangatahi and whanau where possible to connect with their whakapapa and whanaugatanga connections to better understand ‘ko wai au?’

· Preceptor for students and new staff, providing regular clinical supervision across disciplines to Te Whata Ora and Non-Government Organisation staff. I currently supervise three staff.