Regional Lead Mental Health

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Wellington City, New Zealand Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Full time

Based across the Central Region
- Secondment until September 2025

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we're building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.
**About the Role**

The Regional Lead Mental Health and Addiction is responsible for providing strong leadership to the mental health and addiction sector in the Central Region, motivating and inspiring local and regional mental health and addiction clinical and operational leaders to ensure the delivery of safe, high-quality care, to meet performance targets and objectives, and to build a high performing mental health and addictions system that delivers improved outcomes for patients.

This role is part of the Central Region Deputy Chief Executive Leadership team, formulating and supporting Health New Zealand's future direction and contributing to the performance of the Central Region in delivering safe and effective care.

The position will work closely with the National Clinical Lead Mental Health and Addiction to ensure the effectiveness and appropriateness of clinical and non-clinical services provided by the mental health and addiction workforce.

**About you**
- An experienced leader in Mental Health and Addiction, with at least 10 years experience working in the New Zealand public health system
- Competent with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth
- Demonstrated experience in leading improvement in service delivery
- The ability to develop and maintain strong relationships and networks across the region

**Working for Health New Zealand**

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness'. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

**Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion**

**How to Apply**
- This secondment opportunity is only open to Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora employees only._



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