Advanced Clinician Social Worker, Taunaki - Child & Adolescent Mental Health Team

Full-time, Permanent – South Auckland
Remuneration as per PSA Allied Health MECA guidelines

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

Are you a highly experienced Social Worker with a passion for supporting the wellbeing of children, young people, and their whaanau? The Taunaki Child & Adolescent Mental Health Team is looking for an Advanced Clinician to provide specialist expertise, clinical leadership, and high-quality care to tamariki, rangatahi, and their families in our community.

About the role
As an Advanced Clinician, you will bring advanced knowledge, clinical skills, and leadership to deliver and guide specialist social work services. You’ll work as part of a dynamic, multidisciplinary team providing comprehensive assessments, evidence-based interventions, and care coordination, always with a focus on recovery, resilience, and cultural safety. You will also mentor and support other clinicians, contribute to service development, and lead quality improvement initiatives.

Key aspects of the role include:

• Delivering advanced psychosocial assessment and treatment for young people and their whaanau.
• Coordinating care plans and ensuring services are responsive, equitable, and culturally appropriate.
• Providing specialist consultation and clinical leadership within the team.
• Supporting professional development of colleagues through supervision, mentoring, and training.
• Leading and contributing to service improvement, research, and evaluation activities.
• Championing health equity and the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in everyday practice.

About you:

• A recognised Social Work qualification and current NZ Annual Practising Certificate.
• At least 6 year’s experience in mental health and addictions, must have children and adolescents experience.
• Advanced clinical skills in assessment, intervention, and care coordination.
• Proven leadership experience, including mentoring, supervision, and service improvement.
• A commitment to culturally safe practice, health equity, and working effectively with Maaori and Pacific communities.
• A full driver’s licence.

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Maori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to apply

To apply please click 'apply now'. All applications must be submitted through our online career’s portal by 17 February 2026. To review the position description, please click here.

For more information on this role, please contact Amy Lin in the Recruitment Centre on amy.lin@middlemore.co.nz.

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us. We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community. To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind –Manaakitanga, Together –Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today.