Exciting Opportunity - New Team! New Prospects!

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Clinical Coordinator, Tamariki (Child) Team – Community Mental Health Services.

• Tamariki Team
• Do you want to make a real impact in the lives of Tamariki? Here’s your opportunity!
• Monday – Friday

Are you an experienced mental health clinician, with clinical team co-ordination skills and experience? Are you interested in being involved in the development and implementation at the grass roots of a new team! Our new Tamariki Team is for tamariki 4 - 12 years and their whaanau presenting with emotional, behavioural, and mental health cases.

Our Organisation:

Health NZ Counties Manukau is a dynamic and progressive organisation at the forefront of innovative health care delivery within the New Zealand Public Health Sector. We continue to work with others to achieve equity in key health indicators for Maaori, Pacific and communities with health disparities and will continue to develop and implement plans, based on local needs to improve the health and wellbeing of Counties Manukau region.

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. 

The Role:

Our new Tamariki team will provide culturally responsive specialist mental health care for Tamariki with mental health and addiction problems. We serve the communities of South Auckland and are developing a new team that will develop links with primary care and schools so we can work in an integrated way. The team will be centrally located along our existing Child & Adolescent Mental Health team at our Springs Road site and will have extensive community outreach capacity.

We are seeking a Clinical Coordinator to provide clinical and operational leadership in this team. This role works closely with the Team Manager and Senior Medical Officers to ensure safe, effective, and high-quality care for tangata whaiora and their whaanau.

You will be responsible for supporting workforce development, mentoring and supervising clinicians, overseeing caseloads, and driving continuous service improvement. This is a dynamic role that balances clinical practice with leadership, planning, and coordination, all while fostering an environment that prioritises equity, cultural safety, and recovery-focused care. If you are an experienced mental health nurse with child and adolescent experience and looking to make a difference in the lives of our tamariki, then we would love to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide clinical and operational leadership to a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ensure safe and effective delivery of community mental health services, including Integrated Specialist Episodic Care (ISPEC).
• Support workforce development, professional growth, and clinical supervision of staff.
• Coordinate and monitor caseloads, service user reviews, and resource allocation.
• Drive continuous quality improvement and contribute to business planning.
• Work in partnership with Maaori and Pacific communities to improve equity and hauora outcomes.
• Uphold the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in service design and delivery.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a collaborative, supportive, and multidisciplinary team.
• Be part of a progressive organisation committed to excellence in healthcare
• Engage with a diverse community and enhance your nursing practice
• Access to ongoing education and training opportunities

Essential: 

• NZ Registered Clinician (e.g nurse, social worker or OT).
• Current Annual Practicing Certificate
• 5+ year’s post registration experience in Mental Health, including community mental health experience
• Full, NZ driver’s licence with no limitations
• Post Grad Certificate in Mental health or equivalent.
• Understanding of the Treaty of Waitangi and cultural competencies required in the service

Desirable:

• Understanding of child development.
• Previous experience working with children.
• Previous experience using therapeutic interventions with children.

Apply online at https://careers.tewhatuora.govt.nz/locations/counties-manukau/ If you have any questions, please contact Fran Upoko in the Recruitment Team at nursemidwifejobs@middlemore.co.nz

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

Job Number: CMH202515822

Application Closes: 17 October 2025