Social Work Team Leader - Christchurch Campus
- We have an exciting fixed term, full time team leader position available, 40 hours per week until Dec 2027!
- Regular hours Monday to Friday with ability to support weekend and evenings roster required
- Registered social worker with experience in health social work
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.
About the Role
Our Social Work
Team covers all the Christchurch Hospital Campus. We have six teams providing a
24/7 and Monday to Friday service across all departments. As a professional and highly skilled
registered 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 a
fluid environment responding to a diverse range of health needs working at top
of you scope of practice.
In this role, you will be responsible for:
- A clinical case load within a defined area of service delivery as agreed with the Social Work Clinical Manager, undertakes own clinical supervision and fulfils responsibilities for own performance appraisal.
- Works in partnership with the Social Work Clinical Manager and in partnership with other Clinical Team Leaders to ensure the appropriate skill mix and numbers of staff to meet current and future service demands.
- Ensures team members are informed of current and new/revised Health New Zealand Canterbury Social Work policies and procedures and obligations to comply
- Assists the Social Work Clinical Manager with the recruitment, selection, induction, training and development, performance management, annual performance appraisals and supervision of Social Work workforce.
- Supports and assists the Social Work Clinical Manager to undertake performance appraisals, coaching, mentoring of direct reports.
- Ensures legislative requirements are met in relation to professional practice and registration of direct reports
- Ensures professional supervision of direct reports is undertaken as
required by the profession and Health New Zealand Canterbury Supervision Policy.
This role will see you working alongside different multidisciplinary teams so being a team player who can quickly adapt will be essential to your success. Our service is committed to the professional development of our staff and offers regular ongoing development opportunities.
About You
You 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.
Please note this role is open only to current staff of Health New Zealand. Please do not apply if you are not currently employed by Health New Zealand.
Working at Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
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 15th November. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Courtney Bell at Courtney.Bell@tewhatuora.govt.nz
Please note, we will be reviewing applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process before the closing date of this advert therefore we encourage you to apply early.Fixed Term/Contract/Full Time
Job no: PC4526068
Location: Christchurch
Closing Date: Sunday 15th November 2026