Clinical Nursing Lead

WellSouth Primary Health Network; Dunedin; On-site; NZD 88,000 - 104,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flu vaccinations

Annual wellness voucher

Birthday day off

5 weeks annual leave after two years

Sick leave entitlement from start

Te Reo training and PD

Pride Pledge inclusive workplaces

Job summary

WellSouth Primary Health Network in New Zealand is seeking a Clinical Nursing Lead to provide nursing leadership across the network. The role focuses on workforce development, programme design, and ensuring a nursing perspective is represented in planning for workforce and services.

Based in Invercargill or Dunedin, this 0.8 FTE position offers a collaborative environment, Te Tiriti o Waitangi commitments, opportunities for teaching and mentoring, and involvement in national conversations about

Qualifications

• Registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand and a current annual practising certificate.
• Postgraduate qualification; Master’s level preferred but not required.
• Senior nursing leadership experience in a health setting.
• Commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and equity for Māori and priority populations.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing leadership for WellSouth and across the network.
• Offer nursing advice to general practice teams and clinical leaders.
• Lead workforce development and programme design to fill gaps.
• Influence national conversations and mentor nurses across careers.

Skills

Registration with Nursing Council ofNZ

Senior nursing leadership experience

Commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi

Equity focus for Māori and prioritypop

Knowledge of NZ health sector

Teaching/clinical education experience

Education

Postgraduate qualification (Master's level preferred)

Job description

Clinical Nursing Lead

Location: Invercargill or Dunedin

FTE:0.8

At WellSouth, we are dedicated to promoting health equity, ensuring everyone has access to the highest quality of care and enabling better health outcomes for people in the Southern region.

The role

You will hold professional nursing leadership for WellSouth and across the network. Practically, that means being the person our general practice teams, community providers and clinical leaders come to for nursing advice, and making sure a nursing view is in the room when WellSouth is planning workforce and services. A key part of the mahi is workforce development and programme design. You will find where the gaps are and help design what fills them.You will carry the Southern nursing voice into national conversations and bring what you hear there back to our practices.

You will work within a team of experienced nurses and allied health professionals covering every stage of a nursing career, from students on placement through to nurse practitioners. This is influence rather than line management. You will work with the tertiary providers who send us students and the practices who host them and support our nurses into teaching and mentoring the undergraduates and new graduates coming through.

What you will bring

• Registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand and a current annual practising certificate
• A postgraduate qualification. Master's level is preferred not required.
• Senior nursing leadership experience in a health setting, including developing and influencing others
• A demonstrated commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and to equity for Māori and other priority populations.
• A strong working knowledge of the New Zealand health sector and where primary care sits in it
• Teaching or clinical education experience, which we would value

We offer:

• A supportive work environment where you will make a real impact on the lives of our diverse communities.
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth.
• A commitment to upholding the principles of the Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
• To support the health and wellbeing of our employees we offer a competitive salary, flu vaccinations, an annual wellness voucher and a day off on your birthday.
• 5 weeks annual leave after two years
• Sick leave entitlement of 5 days will be available from commencement of employment and another 5 days at 6 months of employment. 10 days entitlement will be available at 12 months service thereafter.
• Inhouse equity training, Te Reo training and associated professional development
• We are a proud Gold Supporter of the Pride Pledge, demonstrating our commitment to creating safe and inclusive workplaces for rainbow communities.

Our Values - Tō Mātou Uara

• He mana tō te whānau – Whānau Centred
• Tōkeke - Equitable
• Manawa whakaute - Respectful
• Pono – Transparent

Applications close: 23 October 2026

Applications must include a CV, and a cover letter.

WellSouth Primary Health Network is an equal opportunity employer.A proud Gold Supporter of the Pride Pledge, and we are committed to upholding the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi. WellSouth is smokefree and we support the Government’s Vision of a Smokefree Aotearoa 2025.