Outreach Mental Health Nurse - Fixed Term

About Lifewise & Merge Café
Lifewise is a long-standing community organisation with over 150 years of history, working alongside marginalised communities to enable people to thrive. Merge Café and community is a welcoming, inclusive space supporting Auckland’s street whānau and people experiencing homelessness.

About the role

We are seeking a Registered Nurse with experience in mental health or addictions to join our community-based Outreach team. This role moves beyond clinic walls, meeting people experiencing homelessness in the community, on the street, and at Merge Café, providing trauma-informed, recovery-focused, and accessible care.

You will collaborate closely with Peer Specialists, whose lived experience of homelessness, addiction, and mental distress strengthens the service. Together, you will co-create pathways to wellbeing that are clinically sound, culturally responsive, and grounded in real-world experience.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct biopsychosocial and risk assessments


• Develop and review recovery-focused care plans


• Deliver evidence-based mental health and addiction interventions


• Respond to acute mental health and addiction crises


• Support access to health, housing and social services


• Collaborate with peer specialists and multidisciplinary teams


• Maintain professional documentation and clinical standards


• Uphold Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles in practice

About you
You are a compassionate, skilled nurse who values outreach work and relationship-based care. You thrive in collaborative, community-led environments and are committed to equity, dignity, and social justice.

You will bring

• Registered Nurse with current APC


• Postgraduate qualification or experience in mental health & addictions


• Experience working with people experiencing homelessness


• Knowledge of harm reduction and trauma-informed care


• Strong cultural competence and understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi


• Excellent communication and advocacy skills

Closing Date | Rā katinga: 12th January 2026