Practice Lead

Madison Recruitment; Auckland; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Madisonrecruitment is seeking a Practice Lead in Auckland to provide clinical and practice leadership across a multidisciplinary mental health service.

The role focuses on supervision, staff development, risk assessment, crisis intervention, and service development to improve outcomes for people experiencing distress and crisis. You will influence best practice and support workforce capability within the organisation.

Qualifications

• Senior health professional with NZ practising certificate.
• Significant experience in mental health and crisis intervention.
• Strong understanding of risk assessment and risk management.
• Experience providing supervision, mentoring, or clinical leadership.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Passion for quality improvement and developing others.
• Full New Zealand working rights.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and practice leadership across a multidisciplinary service.
• Support staff and volunteers managing complex and high-risk presentations.
• Deliver supervision, coaching, and professional development.
• Champion evidence-informed practice and continuous quality improvement.
• Contribute to policy development, service enhancement, and workforce capability.
• Provide expert guidance around risk assessment, crisis intervention, and complex case management.

Skills

Senior health professional

Mental health leadership

Crisis intervention

Risk assessment

Supervision

Stakeholder engagement

NZ Working rights

Job description

Practice Lead | Auckland

Are you a senior registered health professional withexperiece in mental health and team leadership?

Practice Lead | Auckland

Are you a senior registered health professional withexperiece in mental health and team leadership? We're looking for an experienced clinician to provide practice leadership, supervision, and guidance within a well-established service supporting people experiencing distress, crisis, and complex mental health presentations. This is an opportunity to influence service quality, support staff development, and help shape best practice.

About the Role

• Provide clinical and practice leadership across a multidisciplinary service
• Support staff and volunteers managing complex and high-risk presentations
• Deliver supervision, coaching, and professional development
• Champion evidence-informed practice and continuous quality improvement
• Contribute to policy development, service enhancement, and workforce capability
• Provide expert guidance around risk assessment, crisis intervention, and complex case management

Why Clinicians Love This Role

This is a rare opportunity to step away from a purely client-facing role and have a wider impact on service delivery. You'll use your clinical expertise to support and develop others, influence best practice, and contribute to meaningful outcomes for people accessing mental health and crisis support services. Working within a collaborative environment, you'll be encouraged to bring fresh ideas, drive innovation, and help shape the future direction of the service.

About You

• Registered health professional with a current NZ practising certificate
• Significant experience in mental health and crisis intervention
• Strong understanding of risk assessment and risk management
• Experience providing supervision, mentoring, or clinical leadership
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Passion for quality improvement and developing others
• Full New Zealand working rights

Desirable Experience

• Experience in suicide prevention and crisis support services
• Background in complex case management
• Experience working across community, NGO, primary care, or acute mental health settings
• Experience leading service development or quality improvement initiatives

This is a fantastic opportunity for a senior clinician looking to combine leadership, supervision, and service development in a role that makes a genuine difference.