Our ward provides a comprehensive range of specialist staff working in the mental health environments. The staff are made up of a variety of different disciplines and roles, we currently have working in Nga Rau Rakau:
- Psychiatrists: A medically trained specialist in mental health who, as a doctor, focuses on the definite signs and symptoms of mental illness to formulate a diagnosis and treatment. Psychiatrists are able to prescribe medication.
- Psychologist: Assess the current emotional and lifestyle problems of clients, their social and family histories, and examine how feelings, actions, beliefs and culture interact to shape the person's experience and difficulties.
- Social Worker: Look after social and practical needs such as family assistance, welfare benefits, housing, jobs etc.
- Occupational Therapist: Use activities and occupations to enable people to recover from mental illness. Occupational therapists work with people to regain lost abilities, or to develop new skills and interests.
- Registered Nurses: Is a registered nurse who provides specialist treatment, care and support for people with emotional, mental and behavioural problems. They are skilled in the specialised use of communication, counselling, psychopharmacology, applying specialty knowledge in the provision of clinical assessment, monitoring, therapeutic interventions, treatment, and referral to other health professionals.
- Care Associates: Non-clinicians who work with people with mental illness to provide support and practical assistance on the ward.
- Cleaning staff: Make sure that the ward is clean and hygienic.