CHIRP Intake Coordinator

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Lakes; Bay of Plenty; On-site; NZD 24,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Lakes is seeking a part-time CHIRP referrals coordinator in Tauranga to connect whānau with the right services. You will gather information, interpret it, and determine pathways, working with health professionals, education, and community services to ensure timely access to care.

You will coordinate referrals for children aged 14 years and younger, maintain strong relationships with whānau and services, and operate within a collaborative multidisciplinary team

Qualifications

• Current registration and Annual Practicing Certificate as a Registered Practitioner.
• Experience in child development and/or behavioural health.
• Experience in a healthcare environment; strong clinical reasoning.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate referrals for children with developmental, attentional, and behavioural concerns.
• Gather and interpret information to determine the most appropriate pathway.
• Build trusted relationships with whānau, health professionals, education and community services.

Skills

Clinical reasoning

Communication

Autonomous work

Referral coordination

Relationship building

System navigation

Education

Registered Practitioner with APC

Tools

Clinical and patient management systems

Job description

Build your career in Tauranga, a thriving coastal city offering an enviable balance of work, community, and lifestyle.

Part-time position 0.4 FTE, Monday to Friday.

Help tamariki and whānau reach the right support sooner through a coordinated and responsive referral pathway.

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.

About the Role

Play an important role in connecting tamariki and whānau with the services best placed to support them. As part of the Child Health Integrated Response Pathway (CHIRP), you will coordinate referrals for children with developmental, attentional, and behavioural concerns, gathering and interpreting information to help determine the most appropriate pathway. Strong relationships with whānau, health professionals, education, and community services are central to providing timely and well-coordinated access to care.

About the Team/Service/Location

CHIRP works alongside Child Development Services, Voyagers, and Paediatrics, bringing multidisciplinary expertise together to support tamariki aged 14 years and younger. Working across health, education, Māori health, and community services, the team provides a collaborative pathway that helps whānau navigate specialist and community support with greater clarity and confidence.

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About You

You are an experienced health professional who enjoys bringing information together, making sense of complexity, and finding the right pathway forward. Thoughtful, organised, and confident working autonomously, you build trusted relationships and keep tamariki and whānau at the centre of your decisions.

What you will bring:

• Current registration and Annual Practicing Certificate as a Registered Practitioner
• Experience working within child development and/or behavioural health, with knowledge of mental health
• Experience working within a healthcare environment
• Strong clinical reasoning and the ability to analyse information from multiple sources
• Confidence coordinating referrals, prioritising workloads, and working autonomously
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills across health, education, whānau, and community services
• Confidence using clinical and patient management systems
• A collaborative approach and commitment to continuous service improvement

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Working for 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.

All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on 29 November 2026.