Senior Practitioner Population Health - Counties Manukau - Northern Region - NPHS (Fixed Term)

## Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• On offer is the opportunity to make a positive impact in an organisation that makes a difference to people's lives
• Full time, fixed term parental leave cover
• Location : Counties Manukau
• Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is the country's largest employer, delivering universal public healthcare to 5 million New Zealanders. We provide essential hospital, specialist, and community health services across 80+ locations from large urban centres to rural towns and remote communities. Our goal is to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders by delivering equitable, accessible and innovative care.
• About the Role
• We have a fixed term full time opportunity within our Northern Regional team as a
• Senior Practitioner.
• In this role you will be responsible for contributing :
• to the achievement of the Smokefree 2025 vision by providing intensive smoking cessation support to individuals, whānau and other groups within the Counties Manukau district
• to providing training and mentoring function for the Stop Smoking Service staff
• to providing other service coordination functions, as part of the Counties Manukau Health Living Smokefree Service; and
• to reducing the persistent population health inequities that are associated with high smoking prevalence rates in Counties Manukau by taking a population health and holistic wellbeing approach that is responsive and client / whānau-ledThe position contributes to the overarching organisational vision of a Smokefree Counties Manukau by 2025 (5% prevalence or less across all groups) and Te Tiriti o Waitangi responsibilities.
• About the Team / Service / Location
• The National Public Health Service (NPHS) within Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora, work towards Pae Ora (healthy futures) for all by engaging with the wider determinants that impact people's health, focusing on oranga / wellbeing, prevention, protection, and population-level intervention. We are connected across boundaries to deliver public health services that are nationally planned, regionally delivered and locally tailored.
• About you
• You are an experienced practitioner in population health, health education, or a similar, with a passion for smoking cessation and holistic wellbeing. You are experienced in providing support to project staff that enables them to deliver intensive and informal smoking cessation support in line with current Ministry of Health standards, best practice, and service goals
• At least 4 years smoking cessation experience
• Experience in implementing Te Tiriti o Waitangi in action
• Experience working with people in a caring or supporting role
• Trained in providing supervision
• Working with people in a caring / advisory role
• Knowledge of smokefree issues and their relation to individual, whānau and population health
• Clean NZ Driver Licence
• Willingness to travel across the region
• Numeric (able to interpret data)
• Working for 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
• Sunday, 5 October 2025.
• If you have any questions about the role, please contact Anesha Pillayat
• Whilst Health New Zealand is undergoing change affected employees will be given preference and priority for this position.
• | Location : | Auckland || Attachment : | (PDF, 235KB) Job Description |

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