Clinical Nursing Lead

WellSouth; Dunedin; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flu vaccinations

Annual wellness voucher

Birthday day off

5 weeks annual leave

Sick leave progression

Equity training

Te Reo training

Pride Pledge commitment

Job summary

WellSouth invites a Clinical Nursing Lead to guide nursing leadership across the network, shaping workforce planning and programme design, and ensuring a nursing voice in strategic conversations in the Southern region.

You will work with experienced nurses and allied health professionals, mentor students and new graduates, and advance equity for Māori and priority populations, while upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Qualifications

• Registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand and a current annual practising certificate.
• Postgraduate qualification; Master’s level preferred.
• Senior nursing leadership experience in a health setting, including developing and influencing others.
• Commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and equity for Māori and priority populations.
• Strong knowledge of the New Zealand health sector and primary care context.
• Teaching or clinical education experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional nursing leadership for WellSouth and across the network.
• Be the nursing advisor for general practice teams and community providers.
• Ensure a nursing perspective is present in workforce planning and service design.
• Lead workforce development and programme design to fill gaps.
• Mentor and teach students and new graduates, partnering with tertiary providers and practices.

Skills

Leadership

Te Tiriti knowledge

Equity focus

NZ health system

Teaching

Education

Nursing Council registration (NZ)

Master's degree (postgraduate)

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

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Please note that we don’t always work to fixed closing dates & may interview candidates as their applications are received.

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.