Clinical Director of Allied Health Scientific and Technical – Specialist Community Health Services and Allied Projects

Permanent, full-time role

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.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a visionary Clinical Director to lead, inspire, and shape the Allied Health, Scientific and Technical workforce at Counties Manukau.

Reporting to the Chief of Allied Health, Scientific and Technical Professions (Chief AHST) this pivotal role provides professional governance, leadership and strategic direction for the Allied Health, Scientific and Technical workforce within Community Health Services for part of the role. The other part of the role will work with the Chief AHST to deliver assigned projects and portfolios

As part of the divisional clinical leadership team, you will work in partnership with other clinical and operational leaders to ensure the delivery of safe, high-quality, equitable and sustainable health services, while advancing models of care and workforce development.

This role is ideally suited to an experienced Allied Health professional with a strong track record of senior clinical leadership, project management and improvement science experience.

While this is a full-time role, part-time or job share opportunities will be considered. As an indication the role supporting the Community Health Services is around 0.4 FTE and the role supporting the Chief AHST on special allied projects is around 0.6 FTE.

About the Role

As Clinical Director, you will:

• Provide professional governance and strategic leadership for Allied Health, Scientific and Technical services
• Partner with General Managers, Clinical Directors and operational leaders to optimise service delivery
• Lead workforce planning, capability development and service innovation initiatives
• Drive quality improvement, risk management and clinical governance processes
• Champion interdisciplinary practice and equity-focused models of care
• Contribute to regional and national Allied Health strategic priorities

Essential

• NZ registered Allied Health professional with a current annual practising certificate (APC)
• 7–10 year’s clinical experience, including experience in the relevant divisional speciality
• Postgraduate qualification
• Working towards a Master’s in leadership, health management, education, supervision, or a related field
• Demonstrated leadership in change management, quality improvement and clinical governance
• Proven ability to influence, mentor and lead across interdisciplinary teams
• Strong understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and commitment to improving health equity for Maaori, Pacific and other priority populations

Why Join Us?

• Develop your leadership skills and have an opportunity to work across a variety of local and regional projects.
• Lead and shape the strategic direction of Allied Health services
• Lead innovation in models of care and workforce development
• Work within a collaborative and forward-thinking Senior Leadership Team
• Make a meaningful difference in outcomes for our diverse communities

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 Maaori, 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 04 May 2026. To review the position description, please click here.

If you are interested and want to have a chat about this opportunity in the first instance then please request a conversation with Sanjoy Nand, Chief AHST Counties Manukau via sanjoy.nand@tewhatuora.govt.nz.

For more information on this role, please contact Amy Lin in the Recruitment Centre on 0211997398 or 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.