Health Promotion Specialist

Overview

Health Promotion Specialist

Location : Alexandra

FTE : 0.5

At WellSouth, we are dedicated to promoting health equity, ensuring everyone has access to the highest quality of care and enabling better health outcomes for people in the Southern region.

The Health Promotion Specialist (HPS) is a vital role embedded in our equity team, with a strong focus on empowering communities and integrating health promotion throughout all WellSouth teams and activities. It will support general practice to improve the health and wellbeing outcomes across the Southern Region. The HPS will ensure a particular focus on WellSouth equity projects as well as community projects for Māori, Pacific and other priority populations.

The HPS will contribute to improved health outcomes through projects that align with the WellSouth strategy and objectives through evidence-based and cost-effective actions.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to improved health outcomes through projects that align with the WellSouth strategy and objectives through evidence-based and cost-effective actions.

Qualifications

Experience in health promotion or public health is desirable. A tertiary qualification in a Public Health or Social Science related discipline, health promotion, education, Māori studies or related fields or equivalent experience.

This role requires a proactive, collaborative individual passionate about public health and the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. While working independently on projects, you\'ll be an integral part of the Equity Team working in collaboration on shared health and equity targets reflecting both national and regional priorities and the integration of these across WellSouth.

We offer

Values

For the full Position Description, please note we don’t always work to fixed closing dates and may interview candidates as their applications are received.

Applications close : 24 October 2025

Applications must include a CV, and a cover letter.

WellSouth is smokefree and we support the Government’s Vision of a Smokefree Aotearoa 2025.

WellSouth Primary Health Network is an equal opportunity employer committed to upholding the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds.

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