Clinical Team Leader

**Clinical Team Leader - Tū Māia Regional Youth Forensic team**:

- **Full time - Permanent role**:

- **Exciting opportunity to join the leadership team at Tū Māia, a dedicated Youth Forensic Team based at Greenlane Clinical Centre**

**Working in partnership with a lead clinician and the support of a clinical coordinator you will provide clinical and operational leadership to a multi-disciplinary team of clinicians.**

Tū Māia provides services for the Auckland and Waitemata catchment areas. Counties Manukau and Northland have local youth forensic teams of designated clinicians who liaise with Tū Māia for support or specialist expertise.

**The Tū Māia team**:

- Provides in-reach to the two secure residences in South Auckland.
- Offers intervention to young people in the community.
- Provides court ordered reports - both clinical and cultural.
- Provide triage assessments and advice within the supra regional youth courts.
- Facilitate admission for any rangatahi requiring admission to the National secure youth forensic inpatient unit.
- Actively liaises with Youth Coordination Teams (these are interagency case review forums which include representatives from the Police, Ministry of Education, mental health services and Oranga Tamariki).

**Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation**

We are Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland. We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand. Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Children’s Hospital, located in central Auckland.

We are part of **Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand**, the overarching organisation for New Zealand’s national health service. Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels.

We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngāti Whātua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.

**Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity**

The Clinical Team Leader role has responsibility for a multidisciplinary team of mental health clinicians. The role includes both a clinical and leadership/management component, reporting to the Service Clinical Director and Operations Manager and working collaboratively with the Lead Clinicians and clinical coordinator.

The multi-disciplinary team is made up of mental health professionals from the disciplines of psychiatry, psychology, social work, occupational therapy, psychotherapy, nursing and cultural advisors.

**Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills**

The position requires a self-motivated and conscientious leader with a strong clinical and service user focus. You will relish the challenges and enjoy working in a supportive environment. You will have a positive attitude, flexibility and a proven ability to form good relationships with staff, service users and their families/whanau. You will work collaboratively at a senior clinical level with clients, colleagues, mental health service providers, and other community agencies to promote service user recovery.

For further details, please refer to **the position description here**.

**He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here**

We recognise there is more to life than mahi | work, and we encourage and provide access to all our staff several services and benefits to support themselves whilst they are employed within Te Toka Tumai Auckland.

For more information on what we offer, **please click here**.