Clinical Team Coordinator, Taunaki - Child & Adolescent Mental Health & Addictions Team
Permanent, full time
Remunerations as per PSA Allied Health MECA guidelines
Counties Manukau is seeking an experienced and motivated Clinical Coordinator to join our Child & Adolescent Mental Health & Addictions team based at Matariki. This is a pivotal leadership role for a senior clinician who is passionate about supporting rangatahi and whaanau, strengthening clinical practice, and leading high-quality, recovery-oriented care.
About the role
Working closely with the Team Manager and Senior Medical Officers, you will provide clinical and operational leadership to a multidisciplinary community team. You will support best available clinical practice, workforce development, and coordinated service delivery across integrated care pathways.
Key responsibilities include:
- Clinical leadership and day-to-day coordination of the CAMHS team
- Supporting high-quality, safe, and effective service delivery for tamariki, rangatahi, and whaanau
- Acting as a clinical resource through consultation, mentoring, and coaching
- Oversight of caseload management, clinical reviews, and resource allocation
- Supporting staff development, supervision, and performance processes
- Contributing to service improvement, quality initiatives, and clinical governance
- Working in partnership across acute, community, primary care, NGOs, and iwi services
About you
You will be a senior registered clinician with strong leadership capability and a commitment to equity, cultural safety, and whaanau-centred practice.
We are looking for someone who has:
- Registration with a relevant professional body and a current NZ Annual Practising Certificate
- At least 5 years experience in mental health services, ideally within community mental health teams
- Demonstrated leadership experience within a multidisciplinary team
- Strong clinical governance, supervision, and coordination skills
- Sound knowledge of recovery-oriented, person- and whaanau-centred care
- Understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and commitment to improving outcomes for Māori
- A full NZ driver’s licence
Why join us?
- Make a meaningful difference for children, young people, and whaanau
- Be part of a supportive, values-driven team at Matariki
- Opportunities for leadership development and ongoing professional growth
- Work in a service committed to quality, safety, and equity
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 Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.
How to apply
To apply please click 'apply now'. All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by 17 December 2025. To apply please click apply now. To view the job description, click here.
For more information, please contact Theresa on Theresa.Nu'u@middlemore.co.nz or Amy 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.
