Psychiatric assistant, Kaiāwhina kaimātai mate hinengaro
Also known as
- Mental health support worker, mental health assistant, addiction support worker, psychiatric aide
Psychiatric assistants support psychiatric nurses and medical staff. They help patients with tasks and accompany them to and from treatments.
Your pay could be
$70K
Lower
$90K to $132K
Most common
$150K
Upper
How does this pay compare?
Pay is before tax
Your training could be
0-3 years
Psychiatric assistants
- usually work regular business hours but may work shifts, including nights and weekends
- usually work in psychiatric hospitals, mental health units or private clinics
- may do emotionally demanding work
- need to be organised, responsible and communicate well
Tasks
- care for patients with psychiatric conditions
- assist with activities for patients
- help patients with personal care and hygiene
- support patient rights and dignity
- supervise patients
- communicate with whānau and caregivers
- maintain clean and tidy wards
- work with other healthcare professionals
- record health information
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Organised
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Do the quizYou usually need a qualification to become a psychiatric assistant and experience may be useful.
You may need
- a New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Level 3)
- a New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Advanced Care and Support) (Level 4)
- to do an apprenticeship in community client care
- experience in similar work
- a driver licence
If you’re in school
You usually need NCEA Level 2 to do the study or training for this job.
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