Clinical Team Leader - Mt Eden Corrections Facility

New Zealand Government; Auckland; On-site; NZD 116,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

The Clinical Team Leader Health at Mt Eden Corrections Facility within New Zealand's public health system leads a nursing team delivering offender health services. You will provide day-to-day direction, coaching and culturally safe practice, while working with external providers to coordinate care and drive health equity for Māori.

In this role you will roster the health centre staff, oversee clinical reporting, and use your advanced clinical knowledge and strong communication to resolve complex

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse who holds a current Nursing Council of New Zealand Annual Practising Certificate.
• Demonstrates leadership experience in nursing services.
• Experience liaising with external providers for service development and delivery.
• Strong cultural competence with Māori, whānau and iwi.
• Commitment to professional, ethical clinical care for offender health needs.
• Empathetic communication and relationship management skills.
• Proficient report writing with analytical problem-solving ability.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day team leadership, coaching, and guidance to health centre staff.
• Roster management and clinical reporting to ensure smooth unit operations.
• Liaise with external providers for health-related referrals and processing.
• Model culturally safe clinical practice and promote Māori health equity.
• Use professional judgment to support complex case resolution and address concerns or complaints.

Skills

Leadership experience

Nursing expertise

Liaison with providers

Cultural competence

Empathetic communication

Report writing

Analytical skills

Education

Registered Nurse with Annual Practising Certificate

Job description

About the role

• Leverage your passion for empowering others and sharing clinical nursing expertise
• Actively contribute to the advancement of health equity for Māori
• Join us at Mt Eden Corrections Facility

The Clinical Team Leader Health at Mt Eden Corrections Facility calls for an experienced clinician with advanced knowledge and expertise in nursing, combined with a natural ability to advance nursing services through providing day-to-day team leadership, coaching, support and guidance to our health centre staff. You'll work closely alongside the Health Centre Manager and the team to oversee and ensure the smooth running of the unit, modelling culturally safe clinical practice and partnership that promotes Humanising and Healing - respecting the human dignity and inherent mana of those in our management. Your ability to exercise professional judgment and assist the team with complex case resolution will be invaluable, and you'll be a first port of call to support and assist the men in our management with any concerns, or potential complaints, as they arise. In addition to managing team rostering and clinical reporting, you'll also have regular opportunities to liaise and work with external providers on health-related referral requests and processing. The Clinical Team Leader position is Monday to Sunday rostered, with some on call duties if required.

About you

If you're motivated by this leadership opportunity and if you align with our kaupapa then we want to hear from you.

Submit an online application that includes highlights and examples of how you meet the following lead requirements:

• Registered Nurse who holds a current Nursing Council of New Zealand Annual Practising Certificate
• Demonstrates advanced knowledge and expertise in nursing, combined with leadership experience
• Experience with successful liaison in the development and delivery of services
• Strong cultural competence - understands the Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its application, and has cultural knowledge and experience of working with and for Māori, whānau and iwi
• A proven commitment to providing professional and ethical clinical care that is focussed on meeting offender health needs
• Empathetic communication and relationship management skills
• Report writing capability combined with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Benefits

The full salary range is $116,306 - $123,873 per annum. Appointment and remuneration will reflect clinical competency, skills, and experience relevant to the role.

About us

Ara Poutama Aotearoa (Department of Corrections) Pae Ora leads the delivery of patient-focused primary health and mental health care services to tangata within corrections facilities across Aotearoa. Join Ara Poutama Aotearoa, where your work will contribute to improving public safety, reducing re-offending, and address the overrepresentation of Māori in correctional facilities. As a values-led organisation, we use the principles of rangatira (leadership), manaaki (respect), wairua (spirituality), kaitiaki (guardian), and whānau (relationships) to guide our work and achieve the goals of our Hōkai Rangi strategy. We value inclusion and diversity in our workforce, and as a Public Service organisation we are committed to building a workforce that reflects the public we serve. We strive to make our recruitment process fair, and we encourage you to discuss reasonable accommodations with us if required. You can find out more about us here.

Applications Close: Sunday, 8th November