Team Coordinator

Location: Hutt Hospital

Contract: Permanent, Part Time 0.5 FTE 

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 A – Allied, Public Health, Scientific & Technical SECA ($114,021 - 120,356) or Equivalent Nursing Scale

Advancing Wellness at Home Initiative (AWHI) are looking for a Team Coordinator to support the Team Leader to continue to expand and develop the service. The role will involve overseeing and supporting the prioritisation of clinical workloads on a daily basis as well as a variety of non-clinical tasks such as supporting with rosters, performance reviews, recruitment and service development. There will also be an expectation to support with clinical workload when needed. Ideally, this role would be combined with a clinical role within the team. This clinical aspect of this role is based in the community with an in-reach component, working in the hospital to identify patients who will benefit from the service.

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 people older adults, people who have experience strokes 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. 

How to Apply 

To apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Philip.Adamson@tewhatuora.govt.nz 

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

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