Senior Medical Social Worker, Acute Allied Health

Full Time, Permanent

Remuneration as per PSA Allied Health MECA guidelines

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.

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity exists for a Senior Clinician Social Worker to provide social work intervention and support at Middlemore Hospital. In this position you will be responsible for providing Social Work intervention and support to patients and their whaanau in medical service areas. A commitment to working with other disciplines within a multidisciplinary team environment is important.

Your understanding of health and disability issues together with sound counselling and a robust understanding of frontline trauma intervention skills will enable you to work with patients and their families in a therapeutic and holistic way.

You will have a recognised Social Work Qualification and be registered with the Social Work board. A minimum of 5 years of social work experience is essential within an acute hospital setting. We are seeking a Social Worker who has drive and determination and the ability to work independently and collaboratively, in an ever-changing environment. This is a chance to fully utilise your excellent communication and organisational skills and really make a difference

A commitment to working with other disciplines within a multidisciplinary team environment, excellent understanding of and commitment to the principles of Te Tiriti O Waitangi, and an understanding of Tikanga Maaori or a Pacific Island language would be an advantage.

As a Social Worker in this team you can look forward to working in a challenging multidisciplinary environment where you will be expected to contribute to the development of bi-cultural Social Work practice.

Essential:

• New Zealand Registration with the Social Work Board, with a current APC
• Minimum of 5 years experience in an acute hospital setting, preferably having worked in a range of speciality areas across medicine
• Supervision qualification or evidence of leadership

What we can offer you:

• Annual practicing certificate is refunded
• Support with Immigration/Visa
• Discounted services as part of our work perks

Working at 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

All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by 09 December 2025. To apply please click apply now. To review the position description, please click here.

If you have further questions, please contact Amy Lin in the Recruitment Centre on

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us. We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community. To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind Manaakitanga, Together Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today.