Team Leader - Child Development Services

Location: Hutt Hospital

Contract: Fixed Term (6 months), Full Time

Please note that this role is only available for current Health New Zealand / Te Whatu Ora staff. Any non-Te Whatu Ora applications will be declined.

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we're building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

The team leader provides day to day leadership, operational management and planning for the team in order to deliver a sustainable, high quality service that contributes to the achievement of organisational goals.

The role operates within a specialist child health setting and supports services for infants, children, young people and their whānau with a range of developmental, behavioural and disability-related needs.

The position works across multidisciplinary and interagency environments, requiring the ability to build effective relationships and contribute to coordinated care across health, education and social service sectors.

Works in other areas as identified or following a reasonable request in order to support the organisation in managing safe patient care and maintaining service delivery.

Located at Hutt Hospital in Lower Hutt, the Child Development Service is a specialist multidisciplinary team supporting tamariki and whānau across the Hutt Valley. The service provides assessment, intervention and care coordination for children and young people with developmental delays, disabilities and autism spectrum disorder.

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• A relevant health professional qualification and current practising certificate
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• At least 6 years practice working in a health or other relevant setting.
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• A high standard of written and oral communication
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• Proven ability to create effective working relationships
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• Experience and understanding of principals of continuous quality improvement
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• Working at Health New Zealand
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Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is 'the weaving of wellness'. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.