Clinical Coordinator

• Salary - $111,240 - $117,420 pro-rata and Kiwisaver
• 0.5 FTE (20hrs per week) permanent opportunity
• Wakari Hospital, Dunedin

About the role

The Clinical Co-ordinator will be a registered health professional with a current New Zealand APC with a desire and ability to lead community allied health team. This role is based ta Wakari hospital and works with community teams including Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Speech Language Therapy and Dietetics.

The Clinical Co-ordinator will:

• provide the professional direction, leadership and day to day management
• provide co-ordination and allocation of staff to patients based on clinical requirements and skill mix of the clinical team
• ensure patient and staff safety and best practice is a priority.

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About you

This is a demanding and challenging role where the successful applicant will demonstrate sound professional judgement, strong leadership skills and a clear commitment to high quality care and the development of the Service. Key to your success in this position will be your ability to lead effective teams. The successful candidate will have experience working in in-patient and community settings and be able to demonstrate good clinical decision making, be able to think outside the square and have excellent communication and engagement skills.

You will provide efficient, effective and quality leadership to an inter-professional team who will be strongly focused on providing high quality, safe patient care.

About us

Te Whatu Ora - Southern has the largest geographical coverage of all the New Zealand regions, providing services to 350,000 people in diverse communities. We take pride in all the services we provide, and our aim is to improve, promote and protect the health of our region. We believe that our dedicated and passionate staff are a significant driving force behind the achievement of these standards, and we need more like-minded people to help us continue providing for our community.

Salary range

This role offers a salary of $111,240 - $117,420 (pro-rata), covered by the Allied, Public Health, and Technical Employer Collective Agreement.

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to apply

To apply please click 'apply now'. All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal by Friday, 25 April 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact James Boyd, Recruitment Advisor, james.boyd@southerndhb.govt.nz

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

We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website.