Social Work Team Leader - Christchurch Campus at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Waitaha Canterbury -
Through integration and collaboration, we'rebuilding a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability,whānau-centred care, and excellence.About the RoleOur Social WorkTeam covers all the Christchurch Hospital Campus. We have six teams providing a24/7 and Monday to Friday service across all departments.
As a professional and highly skilledregistered Social Worker, who displays a positive attitude and enthusiasm for Leadership,you will enjoy working in a fast-paced dynamic multidisciplinary environment. You will enjoy the challenges of working in afluid environment responding to a diverse range of health needs working at topof you scope of practice.
In this role, youwill be responsible for:A clinical case load within a defined area of service delivery as agreed with theSocial Work Clinical Manager, undertakes own clinicalsupervision and fulfils responsibilities for own performance appraisal.Works in partnership with the Social Work ClinicalManager and in partnership with other Clinical Team Leaders to ensure theappropriate skill mix and numbers of staff to meet current and future servicedemands.Ensures team members are informed of current andnew/revised Health New Zealand Canterbury Social Work policies and procedures and obligations to complyAssiststhe Social Work Clinical Manager with the recruitment, selection, induction,training and development, performance management, annual performance appraisalsand supervision of Social Work workforce.
Supports and assists the Social WorkClinical Manager toundertake performance appraisals, coaching, mentoring of direct reports.Ensures legislative requirements are met in relation to professionalpractice and registration of direct reportsEnsures professional supervision of direct reports is undertaken asrequired by the profession and Health New Zealand Canterbury Supervision Policy.This role will seeyou working alongside different multidisciplinary teams so being a team playerwho can quickly adapt will be essential to your success. Our service iscommitted to the professional development of our staff and offers regularongoing development opportunities.About YouYou will have Proven leadership experience and the ability to help build a culture of excellence in professional conduct, personal responsibility and accountability, leading by example.
You'll foster an environment and culture that supports innovation and creativity in practice, continuous quality improvement, research, teaching, supervision and training and development of staff. It will be important to demonstrate effective clinical reasoning and evidence based practice and is a role model for ongoing professional development.Workingfor Health New ZealandHealthNew Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is 'the weaving of wellnesses'.
We're dedicated toensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. TheEquity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the healthsystem think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes thecultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.Our people are at the heart ofeverything we do.
Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers andhonouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.Weparticularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled,and rainbow communities.Howto ApplyToview the position description and/or apply for the role please click - applynow - on our careers page.
All applications must be submittedthrough our online careers portal before 11:59pm on 6th August 2025. If you haveany questions about the role, please contact Alex Jay at Alexandra.jay@tewhatuora.govt.nzPleasenote, we will be reviewing applications as received and may proceed with therecruitment process before the closing date of this advert therefore weencourage you to apply early.