Clinical Coordinator – Te Wheke o Muturangi ki Te Awakairangi

Location:  Lower Hutt City

Contract:  Permanent, Full Time (1.0 FTE) (Monday to Friday)

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

Our principles: Local Adult Specialist Mental Health and Addiction Service

• Principle 1: Grounded in Te Tiriti ō Waitangi | Whakapapa ki Te Tiriti ō Waitangi 
• Principle 2: Informed by peers and those with lived experience | Ka whakamōhio e nga hoa me te hunga whai wheako ora 
• Principle 3: A welcoming, person and whānau-led approach | He huarahi manaaki, tāngata me te whānau 
• Principle 4: Timely access to services in the community | Te whai waahi ki nga ratonga i roto i te hapori 
• Principle 5: A strengths-based, trauma-informed and recovery focussed approach, using advanced therapy and evidence based holistic interventions | Mā te mōhio ka whai whakaaro 

Our vision is for an integrated mental health and addiction service, with a focus on local delivery across the district. Local specialist mental health and addiction care is one component of a complete service continuum of care pathway. This is underpinned by an integrated whole of system approach. 

Te Paepae Ārahi Trust (in partnership with Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora MHAIDS) are seeking a Clinical Coordinator who can lead within a kaupapa Māori environment while ensuring strong clinical practice and safe pathways for tāngata whaiora.

The Clinical Coordinator:

• Leads kaupapa Māori clinical practice within the service.
• Manages referrals and triage using a holistic, whānau‑centred approach.
• Integrates cultural and clinical pathways in partnership with cultural staff, rongoā practitioners, and MHAIDS clinicians.
• Supports staff wellbeing and development across a mixed workforce (clinical, cultural, lived experience, rongoā).
• Ensures safe, effective, trauma‑informed care.
• Upholds tikanga, kawa, and the kaupapa of Te Paepae Ārahi.
• Builds strong relationships with community providers, primary care, and MHAIDS teams

This role is ideal for someone who can move confidently between cultural and clinical worlds, lead with humility, and support a service grounded in Māori ways of being.

About the service/team and location

Te Wheke o Muturangi is a new kaupapa Māori clinical mental health and addiction service supporting tāngata whaiora and whānau across Te Awakairangi. Grounded in mātauranga Māori, wairuatanga, whanaungatanga, and rongoā Māori, the service delivers holistic care in homes, marae, and community settings.

The service supports tāngata whaiora aged 18+ experiencing moderate to severe mental health and/or addiction challenges. Care is grounded in kaupapa Māori models of wellbeing, including Te Wheke, and affirms wairuatanga, whānau-centred practice, mana motuhake and recovery-oriented approaches.

About You

You will have:

• Clinical registration (e.g., nursing, social work, psychology, occupational therapy) with an Annual Practising Certificate.
• Experience working in kaupapa Māori or Māori‑led services.
• Strong understanding of Māori models of health and tikanga.
• Skills in risk assessment and therapeutic interventions/modalities.
• Ability to lead in a bicultural, multidisciplinary environment.
• Full NZ driver licence.
• Ability to consent to full NZ Police Vetting check including overseas check.

In return, we offer a a unique opportunity to contribute to the development of a culturally grounded, community-based specialist service.

Note that this role is covered under the terms and conditions of the relevant HNZ and union MECA.

 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.

How to Apply

To apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal by 22^nd March. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Marianne.Lovgren@tewhatuora.govt.nz

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advertisement.