Project Lead Tamariki (Child) Team, Mental Health and Addiction Services

4-month full time, fixed term role
Work in partnership with a motivated leadership group utilising your expert knowledge skills
Unique opportunity to shape specialist clinical services for tamariki
Waho maaku hei hanga toku ake whare hei ruruhou te whaanau - let us be the architects of our house to shelter the whaanau

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

As the Project Lead for the establishment of the new Tamariki (Child) specialist multi-disciplinary team, you will work in close partnership with the relevant clinical and operational leaders within a tight four-month timeframe to undertake the following activities:

Establishment of working group and a project plan including milestones and timeframes
Facilitating development of model of care
Development of recruitment strategy and staff orientation processes
Set-up of physical environment – for staff and clinical interventions
Identification of resources
About the Team/Service/ Location

Mental Health Addiction services has received sustainable funding to establish a multi-disciplinary, specialist tamariki (child) mental health team which would enhance services for those tamariki up to intermediate schooling age by providing comprehensive assessments and recommendations, and short-term therapeutic interventions. This new community-based team, with a total of 11FTE, will be co-located and integrated with the existing Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health teams and be based at Springs Road in East Tamaki.

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About you

The successful candidate will have proven experience in managing health-related projects or teams with strong time management skills. You will be confident in stakeholder engagement, both internal and external and be a pro-active problem-solver. Ideally you would be available to start immediately (subject to Occupational Health and Police Vetting clearance) and have confidence in working to tight deadlines. You will also have:

Tertiary qualification in either health and / or programme management or comparable experience working at a project or health manager level
Minimum 5 years’ experience in health sector
Experience in implementing projects/ change in a complex environment
High level verbal and written communication skills
A full NZ Driver’s licence with no limitations
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 apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by 11th July 2025. To review the job description, please click here. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Tangi Namulauulu on Tangi.Namulauulu@middlemore.co.nz.

At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us. We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community. To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind –Manaakitanga, Together –Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today. Read more