Clinical Leadership Specialist

5 days ago


Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Full time

Job Overview

The Adult Community Mental Health Service at Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Allied Health Professional to advance their career and move into a senior leadership role as an Allied Health Consultant. This pivotal position will see you at the forefront of our service transformation, helping shape the way we operate through leading and developing Allied Health Services.

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an innovative and outcome-focused clinician who has a deep commitment to work in collaboration across disciplines and is driven to achieve professional and operational excellence. As an Allied Health Consultant, you will work in partnership with the Clinical Director, Nurse Consultant, and the Service Manager/Nurse Director of the Adult Community Service to facilitate the ongoing development of mental health best practice, promote inter-disciplinary models of care, and lead service improvements that deliver improved outcomes for consumers and their families/whanau.

Your Key Responsibilities

  • Providing day-to-day strategic leadership to deliver a sustainable, high-quality service that contributes to the achievement of organisational goals.
  • Providing clinical leadership for the Allied Health workforce with a focus on workforce development, safe and high-quality care, outcomes-focused practice, and integration that support strategic development and organisational priorities.
  • Supporting the integration of research evidence into practice and the implementation of contemporary models of care.
  • Develop, maintain, and evaluate organisational systems to facilitate delivery of safe, quality care.
  • Providing clinical expertise at an advanced practice level within a specialist clinical area, SMHS.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

  • Experience in a leadership role is essential, but support for professional development will also be given.
  • Ability to articulate a compelling vision for all Allied Health disciplines.
  • Advanced level of knowledge and clinical experience of Adult Community Mental Health Services and case management.
  • Physical health knowledge and clinical experience in the context of mental health.
  • Experience in leading improvement in service delivery and/or practice development.
  • Strong professional networks and relationship skills.
  • Allied Health qualification and current Annual Practicing Certificate is essential.

About Us

We are dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We welcome applications from our diverse Maori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.



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