## Mo tenei turanga mahi | About this role
- Dunedin or Southland Hospital
- Permanent, part-time role (0.5 FTE, 20 hours per week)
- Salary range $122,570 - $127,720 per annum and KiwiSaver
- Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.
- About the role
- Step into a leadership position where you can drive meaningful change and strengthen the health sector's response to family violence across Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora - Southern.
In this pivotal role, you'll lead the Child and Family Safety Service team to deliver the Ministry of Health's Violence Intervention Programme (VIP), champion equity, and foster safe, collaborative pathways of care.
In this role, you will :lead the implementation and quality delivery of the VIP across Southern, ensuring alignment with national standards and Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligationsbuild an engaged, high-performing team through strong leadership, coaching, and workforce developmentstrengthen partnerships with community agencies, primary care, and internal stakeholders to enhance child and family safetyoversee planning, evaluation, reporting, and improvement activities to ensure programmes are effective, equitable and responsivesupport staff capability through training, supervision, and guidance in family violence identification and intervention.About youYou'll bring a strong mix of leadership, clinical insight, and a deep commitment to improving outcomes for whanau affected by family violence.Your experience enables you to navigate complexity, build trust, and inspire others to deliver safe, equitable and effective care.
To succeed in this role, you will have :a relevant tertiary qualification (nursing, allied health or equivalent) and proven experience leading teamsa background in family violence-related work, with strong coaching, mentoring and facilitation skillsexcellent communication, report writing and relationship-building abilities across diverse teams and agenciesa sound understanding of key legislation, national guidelines and systems relating to family violence, child protection and privacyexperience in financial planning, HR processes, and managing multiple programmes or projects.You will also be able to :inspire, motivate and influence others to create positive changework flexibly and independently while leading a high-performing teamcommunicate clearly, think innovatively and approach challenges with a systems lensapply Te Tiriti o Waitangi meaningfully, supporting equity for Maori and culturally grounded approaches to carebuild strong relationships across the health system and community, modelling integrity, professionalism and self-awareness.Working at Health New ZealandHealth 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 Maori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.
How to applyTo apply please click 'apply now'.All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by Sunday, 7 December
If you have any questions about the role, please contact James Boyd
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| Location : | Otago |
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