Specialist Mental Health Service Leadership & Advisory Services
Joan Taylor represents the nursing profession at the Divisional Leadership Team contributing to the strategic development for Specialist Mental Health Services. The Director of Nursing in conjunction with the Nurse Consultants for each service area, comprise the Nursing Directorate. The Nursing Directorate is responsible for the provision of senior nursing advice, leadership and governance of nursing practice for the full range of mental health services provided by the CDHB.
Provides advice on current issues affecting family participation within the service. Their roles are to effectively represent the needs of family/whānau of the person receiving mental health services and to ensure that the family/whānau perspective is incorporated within policy, service development and service provision.
The General Manager for Mental Health, has a focus on strategic overview for the mental health system, and has responsibility for national involvement in specialist mental health service development. Also for ensuring that consumer needs are met through the provision of high quality, cost effective specialist mental health services.
The primary role and function of Pou Whirinaki is to provide Māori cultural advice, support and leadership to the General Managers of Specialist Mental Health Service and Older Persons Health and Rehabilitation Services (OPH&R) and their respective leadership teams..
P: 03 339 1118 | F: 03 339 1111 Dr Peri Renison is the Director of Area Mental Health Services for General Services. She has responsibility to the Director of Mental Health for the day to day administration of the Mental Health Compulsory Assessment and Treatment Act 1992, at a regional level. P: 03 337 7969 | F: 03 339 1122 Dr Erik Monasterio is the Director of Area Mental Health Services for Forensic Services. He has responsibility to the Director of Mental Health for the day to day administration of the Mental Health Compulsory Assessment and Treatment Act 1992, at a regional level.
The Customer Services Coordinator for Specialist Mental Health Service and Older Persons Health Services is responsible for managing all aspects of the CDHB Complaints Policy and Procedure for this service. They are also responsible for coordinating, designing and analysing consumer satisfaction surveys, and for establishing and maintaining Interpreter Information Packs and the database for the use of both services. The Customer Services Coordinator is also one of the CDHB designated Privacy Officers and is available for in-service training in both the Health Information Privacy Code and the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers Rights.
Director of Allied Health, SMHS Sandy Clemett 03 339 1118 Clinical Leader, Psychology Ron Chambers 027 279 0632 Clinical Leader, Social Work Brenda Cromie 027 226 5947 Clinical Leader, Occupational Therapy Gabby Buchanan 027 467 7564 Clinical Leader, Dietetics Jane Elmslie 027 646 0098 Clinical Leader, Physiotherapy Ruth Troughton 027 249 9093 Senior Pharmacist Andrew McKean 03 339 1169 The Allied Health Directorate collectively provides professional leadership for each of the allied health professionals across the mental health services provided by the CDHB.
Sal Faid coordinates the provision of consumer input and advice to all the Specialist Mental Health Services with particular emphasis on policy and planning, service development and delivery, and evaluation. John, along with other members of the team, use a wide range of methods and work constructively with the clinical and administrative staff and service users with the overall aim of improving the quality of service provision for consumers.