Social Work Clinical Team Leader Older Person’s

**Permanent, full time (1.0FTE) opportunity for a Social Work Clinical Team Leader who enjoys a varied role, is passionate about their profession and supporting the growth of others**:

- ** This role has a clinical component of approximately 0.7FTE, based in the Northeast Community Team**:

- ** Registration with the NZ Social Work Board and an Annual Practicing Certificate is essential**

**Mō te tūnga | About the role**

Are you a dedicated Social Worker with a passion for leadership and service excellence? We're seeking a dynamic clinical team leader to join our Community Services and make a difference in the lives of tāngata whaiora (patients).

Our Community Services are primarily based at The Princess Margaret Hospital. We use a collaborative MDT approach to working alongside individuals and their support networks to help manage changes in their physical and mental health.

Our Social Work team is part of a collaborative health system, where everyone works together to achieve positive health outcomes for patients, their families/whānau and communities. We guide people to navigate through their health journey whether it be a chronic disability or a temporary issue. We have a strong commitment to empowering and enabling people within their social context and believe in client self-determination and autonomy.

The Clinical Team Leader role supports and promotes the Social Work profession in our community teams, including the Older Persons Therapy teams, Community Stroke and Older persons Mental Health.

The clinical caseload aspect of this role accounts for approximately 0.7FTE of the full time role, providing social work assessment, advice and intervention for older adults based in the North/East Christchurch region

**Ko wai koe **| About You**

This role will be responsible for the day-to-day professional leadership of the Social Workers in our Community Teams. Your leadership skills will shine as you provide professional guidance and supervision to clinicians and foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

You will lead education and training initiatives for our social work clinicians and play a crucial role in supporting and facilitating projects that enhance the quality of care provided to our clients. You will work alongside our Community Leadership team, providing Social Work perspective and engaging in wider service improvement and governance initiatives.

**Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience**

**Essential**:

- Current NZ registration & APC
- Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work
- Minimum 5 years of clinical work experience
- Experience in clinical teaching, supervision, and staff development
- Strong leadership and management skills
- Experience in quality improvement activities and policy development
- Knowledge of NZ Health & Disability sector standards and Privacy Act
- Proven Case management skills

**Desirable**:

- Post graduate certificate
- Full Driver’s licence

**Mō mātou | About Us**
- “Ko ngā tāngata, te mātua mahi_ - _Putting people at the heart of all we do”_

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of our health system across New Zealand, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels. It weaves the functions of the 20 former District Health Boards into its regional divisions and district offices, ensuring continuity of services in the health system.

Here in Waitaha, Canterbury we deliver health services to the almost 600,000 people that live in the Canterbury region. We are committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its principles by ensuring our partnership with Māori are at the forefront of all our conversations. We believe in improving, promoting, and protecting the health and well-being of the Canterbury the West Coast community.

**Ngā** **hua **| Benefits of working at Health New Zealand**

When you work at Health New Zealand, you are part of a wider whānau that will support you along your journey. We offer great coaching, mentoring and learning outcomes for all staff. We are always improving our facilities across all campuses and have amazing discounts from select retailers, restaurants and business.

We have a range of clinical and non-clinical roles at Health New Zealand, there could be a place for you

Please visit our careers website for other roles and find your ideal fit within Health New Zealand.

**Nau mai, haere mai, tauti mai**

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