Clinical Lead - Community Mental Health & Addiction Services
- Live and work in Whakatāne, a close community with a stunning coastline and strong community spirit
- Full time position – 1.0 FTE working Monday to Friday
- Provide professional and clinical leadership to one of our multidisciplinary team in community mental health services
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.
About the Role
This is a key senior designated role, supporting the Team Leader by providing clinical oversight and expert guidance to a multidisciplinary team, while contributing to clinical excellence and workforce development to ensure safe, effective, person-centred care.
You will maintain a strong clinical presence, providing day-to-day supervision and mentorship, support service development, and foster a strengths-based approach and recovery focus, that keeps whaiora and whānau at the centre of care. This is an exciting opportunity to provide clinical leadership within a growing service while influencing clinical excellence and positive outcomes across the Bay of Plenty.
About the Team/Service/Location
Our Community Mental Health team in Whakatāne is part of the wider community mental health service. We deliver recovery-oriented, person-centred care that supports individuals and their whānau to live well in their communities. Our model recognises that mental health is influenced by social, cultural, physical, and spiritual factors, and we work in partnership with tangata whaiora to achieve outcomes that are meaningful to them. We are committed to delivering care that is respectful, compassionate, evidence-informed, culturally grounded, collaborative, and strengths-based, focusing on improving wellbeing and quality of life
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About You
You are an experienced mental health professional with a passion for clinical leadership and supporting others to thrive. You bring credibility, sound clinical judgement, and the ability to build strong relationships across multidisciplinary teams, services, and communities. You enjoy mentoring and coaching staff, promoting best practice, and contributing to service improvement. Your leadership style reflects a commitment to excellence, collaboration, and recovery focused care.
What you will bring:
- Registration as a Health Professional with Mental Health included within your scope of practice and a current Annual Practicing Certificate
- Minimum five years’ postgraduate experience within Mental Health and Addiction Services
- Demonstrated clinical expertise in mental health and addictions practice
- 3+ years of leadership experience.
- Proven leadership, coaching, and mentoring skills within multidisciplinary environments
- Experience supporting clinical practice development and service improvement initiatives
- Strong relationship building skills with whaiora, whānau, colleagues, and community partners
- Ability to influence positive change and contribute to service development
- Commitment to recovery focused, culturally responsive, and person-centred care
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Working for 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 Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.
How to Apply
To apply for the role please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on 11 August 2026. If you have any questions about the role, please contact bp-Careers@tewhatuora.govt.nz
Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.
