Social Work Clinical Team Leader

• Permanent, full time (1.0FTE) opportunity for a Social Work Clinical Team Leader who enjoys a varied role, is passionate about their profession and supporting the growth of others
• This role has a clinical component which is based primarily in Older Persons Health while also supporting other wards throughout Burwood Hospital as required
• Based at Burwood Hospital
• Registration with the NZ Social Work Board and an Annual Practicing Certificate is essential

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

Our Social Work team covers all areas of Older Persons Health and Rehabilitation based at Burwood Hospital. We use a collaborative MDT approach to working alongside individuals and their support networks to help manage changes in their physical and mental health.

Our Social Work team is part of a collaborative health system, where everyone works together to achieve positive health outcomes for patients, their families/whānau and communities. We guide people to navigate through their health journey whether it be a chronic disability or a temporary issue. We have a strong commitment to empowering and enabling people within their social context and believe in client self-determination and autonomy.

This role will be responsible for the day-to-day professional leadership of the Social Workers in the Older Persons Health inpatient wards at Burwood Hospital. Your leadership skills will shine as you provide professional guidance and supervision to clinicians and foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

In this role you will be responsible for:

• A clinical case load within Older Persons Health, taking responsibility for own clinical supervision, and fulfilling responsibilities for own performance appraisal.
• Working in partnership with the Social Work Clinical Manager to ensure the appropriate skill mix and number of staff to meet current and future service demands.
• Ensuring team members are informed of current and new/revised Health New Zealand Social Work policies and procedures and obligations to comply.
• Assisting the Social Work Clinical Manager with the recruitment, selection, induction, training and development, performance management, annual performance appraisals and supervision of the Social Work workforce.
• Supporting and assisting the Social Work Clinical Manager to undertake performance appraisals, coaching and mentoring of direct reports.
• Ensuring legislative requirements are met in relation to professional practice and registration of direct reports.
• Ensuring professional supervision of direct reports is undertaken as required by the profession and Health New Zealand Canterbury Supervision Policy.
• Leading education and training initiatives for our social work clinicians and play a crucial role in supporting and facilitating projects that enhance the quality of care provided to our clients.
• Working alongside our Hospital Leadership team, providing Social Work perspective and engaging in wider service improvement and governance initiatives.

About You

Are you a dedicated Social Worker with a passion for leadership and service excellence? We're seeking a dynamic Clinical Team Leader to join our team and make a difference in the lives of tāngata whaiora (patients). To be successful in this role you will demonstrate the following:

Essential:

• Current NZ registration & APC
• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work
• Minimum 5 years of clinical work experience in Older Persons Health
• Experience in clinical teaching, supervision, and staff development
• Strong leadership skills
• Experience in quality improvement activities and policy development
• Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth
• Knowledge of NZ Health & Disability sector standards and Privacy Act

Desirable:

• Full Driver’s licence

Working at 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 view the position description and/or apply for the role please click “apply now” on our careers page. All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on 26th November. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Alex Jay at Alexandra.jay@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.