Our frontline kaimahi impact the lives of whānau from across Aotearoa on a day-to-day basis, providing reassurance and clinical advice in homes, clinics and community settings. Here is your chance to make a real change for your community while growing your career.
We are seeking a Clinical Leader to lead with energy, resilience, commitment and drive, who can inspire and lead our West Auckland team (covering Whenuapai, Hobsonville, Henderson and West Auckland Family Centre). This is a permanent role working 36 hours.
Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity
This is a dynamic role where needs of the front-line team will dictate the direction of your mahi and require you to adapt to the changing demands of your team. You will field clinical and operational escalations which will require advanced problem solving and decision-making skills.
You’ll provide leadership and remove barriers for your team of Registered Nurses and Karitāne (Health Workers) to consistently deliver quality service to the whānau we serve. You’ll guide each individual to reach their full potential through tailored coaching and feedback and build a high performing team through facilitating meaningful team hui where you communicate key messages, encourage healthy collaboration and celebrate successes in your area. As the need arises, you’ll recruit and orientate new kaimahi and support their ongoing development, whether it is submitting their PDRP portfolio or completing their PG Cert or HW Cert.
He kōrero mōu | About you
You will come to us with energy and rich insights into how to best deliver to West Auckland whānau. You will be a confident Nurse who has developed leadership skills either through your day job or outside of work, specifically, the ability to:
* Understand individual drivers and motivate others
* Harness, develop and celebrate the unique skills each kaimahi brings
* Communicate messages and deliver feedback in mana enhancing way
* Have exceptional time management skills
* Make decisions based on data which focus on supporting our equity journey.
This role calls for someone that embraces our uara (values) when working in partnership with the team you lead, the colleagues around you and the whānau we serve, who are our ultimate priority. You will also bring a deep desire to create and contribute, and a willingness to take risks and challenge the status quo.
Ngā tohu motuhake | Important qualifications
* A current NZ Nursing Council Annual Practicing Certificate
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and an ability to build strong professional relationships with staff and stakeholders
* PDRP level 3/4
* Knowledge and understanding of Te Tiriti ō Waitangi and its application to improving health outcomes for whānau Māori, as well as a commitment/interest in Te Reo Māori me ngā tikanga
* An understanding of equity and how this applies to your practice and health outcomes
Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou | What we offer
* Ongoing opportunities for personal and professional development
* Various wellbeing schemes such as Two Wellbeing Days: use your sick leave days to proactively protect your well being
* Retail discounts and discounted childcare
* In line with our ongoing goal to support our kaimahi to thrive in a culturally safe environment, we have multiple community of interests for kaimahi Māori, Pasifika, Asian and more. To support your growth in practice, we have dedicated space and time where our Kaimahi Māori gather quarterly by region and as nationally once a year.
Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply
For further information or a confidential conversation, please contact Clinical Services Manager Cynthia Keay on Cynthia.keay@plunket.org.nz. Applications close 10 March 2026. We may review applications as they are received and close the role early, so we encourage early submission.
Ko te haumaru o ngā tamariki me ngā whānau te mea nui. As part of our commitment to safe, connected, and thriving whānau, this role requires a satisfactory New Zealand Police Vetting check.
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