Professional Leader Speech Language Therapy, Allied Health Directorate

Permanent, part-time (0.4FTE)

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

Counties Manukau – Middlemore Hospital, Auckland has an exciting leadership opportunity for an experienced Speech Language Therapist to provide clinical and professional leadership to speech language therapy services offered across the district as the Professional Leader for Speech Language Therapy.

This part-time role (0.4 FTE) may be combined with an existing clinical position if desired.

About the Role

As the Professional Leader – Speech Language Therapy, you will provide strategic and clinical leadership to Speech Language Therapists across the organisation, ensuring services are safe, effective, equitable, and underpinned by best practice.

You will provide leadership and direction to the SLT workforce, working in partnership with practitioners and key staff across divisions and community services who provide inpatient, outpatient and specialised services. Areas of responsibility include providing clinical governance, setting quality and professional standards and supporting capability building within the team. You will also work with operational managers to ensure services are appropriately prioritised.

Reporting to the Chief of Allied Health Scientific and Technical, this role works in close collaboration with Service Managers, Operations Managers, and Professional Leaders from other Allied Health professions, as well as Service Leadership Teams, to support operational delivery, strategic activity, business planning, and projects.

What You’ll Bring

• NZ Registered Speech Language Therapist, with a current APC
• Relevant post-graduate clinical qualification
• Minimum 5-7 years of clinical experience, preferably in a hospital setting
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and change management experience
• A commitment to quality improvement and evidence-based practice
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder engagement skills

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a high-performing health system that values innovation and collaboration
• Lead a professional workforce committed to improving patient outcomes and health equity
• Develop and implement strategic initiatives that make a real difference
• Work in a diverse and inclusive environment that promotes professional growth

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 05 March 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.