Team Coordinator

North Island - Wellington Hutt Valley; Upper Hutt; On-site; NZD 114,000 - 126,000; Part time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is seeking a Team Coordinator for the Advancing Wellness at Home initiative. This part-time role combines clinical coordination, leadership, and service development to support growing services from Hutt Hospital and across AWHI streams.

You will coordinate clinical operations, contribute to workforce planning and rostering, and guide staff to deliver safe, patient‑centred care for older adults in home and community settings.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in allied health or nursing coordination.
• Current NZ driver's license and ability to travel if required.
• Excellent communication and leadership in a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily clinical operations using an in-reach screening model.
• Lead workforce planning, rostering, recruitment and performance development.
• Provide clinical guidance and support to team members to ensure patient‑centred care.
• Oversee discharge planning and prioritisation of workloads across the team.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Driver's license

Education

Current registration/APC

Job description

Contract: Permanent, Part Time (0.6 FTE / 24 hours per week)

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we're building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the Role

Salary: Designated Scale B - Allied, Public Health, Scientific & Technical SECA ($120,356-$125,634) or Designated Nursing Scale (114,025-121,444)

The Advancing Wellness at Home Initiative (AWHI) is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Team Coordinator to support our growing service and play a key role in its ongoing development and success.

This position combines clinical coordination, leadership, and service development responsibilities. A key focus of the role is the coordination of daily clinical operations through an in-reach screening model. Working closely with inpatient teams, the Team Coordinator will identify and assess patients who are suitable for AWHI services, facilitate timely discharge planning, and oversee the allocation and prioritisation of clinical workloads across the team.

In addition to coordinating clinical operations, the Team Coordinator will contribute to workforce planning and rostering, staff recruitment, performance and development activities, and continuous quality improvement initiatives. The successful candidate will also provide clinical support and guidance to team members as required, ensuring the service continues to deliver safe, effective, and patient-centred care.

About the Team/Service Location

The Coordinator role is based at Hutt Hospital and provides support across all AWHI streams. AWHI aims to facilitate timely hospital discharges and deliver nursing and allied health services, including re-enablement, to patients in their own homes.

The team primarily works with older adults who have been admitted to hospital following an acute medical event, stroke, or injury, supporting them to achieve their rehabilitation goals.

In this role, you will contribute to leading a collaborative, supportive, and motivated multidisciplinary team comprising Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech-Language Therapists, Social Workers, Nurses, and Assistants.

We offer ongoing professional development opportunities, including discipline-specific training and interprofessional practice support. You will also have access to professional guidance from relevant professional leaders, as well as clinical supervision. Cultural professional supervision is available through Māori and Pacific Health teams.

About you

We are looking for an Allied Health Clinician or Registered Nurse who has current registration/APC and has recent clinical experience working with older adults or in rehabilitation/community settings.

The ideal candidate will have:

• a minimum of 5 years' experience
• a current NZ driver's license.
• excellent communication skills and enjoy supporting the development of others.
• previous leadership or service improvement activity experience would be an advantage as would an understanding of ACC.

If you thrive on working in a team setting and are ready to expand your leadership skills then we'd love to hear from you.

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is 'the weaving of wellness'. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

Job details

Job Reference:

Job Reference: AH191-26

Location:

North Island - Wellington - Hutt Valley

Job type:

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