Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability (MHAID) Nurse Consultant

Mental Health Addiction and Intellectual Disability (MHAID) Nurse Consultant

• SouthlandHospital Permanent Full time
• Salary between $136815 and $162802 per annum

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

The Nurse Consultant will work in partnership with the MHAID Director of Nursing service management medical allied health and other staff and contribute to strategic and operational management.

Tasks include but are not limited to:

• Work alongside the Clinical directors to provide professional clinical leadership to ensure evidence based clinical care
• Increase the effectiveness of patient care delivery by leading developing and supporting evidence-based clinical practice initiatives and projects
• Apply expert clinical experience knowledge and skills; to develop clinicians; clinical practice and practice developments to provide solutions to systemic problems to reduce harms and improve patient outcomes.
• Develop and support clinicians and clinical practice with a particular focus on the development of senior clinical staff and leaders
• Engage with the wider multidisciplinary teams to ensure a consistent and joined up approach

to practice fostering collegial interprofessional relationships and whole of system thinking

• Ensuring internal service structures practices and controls to monitor and manage resource utilisation risk quality and compliance are in place and are active.

About the Team/Service/ Location

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora - Southern has the largest geographical coverage of all the New Zealand regions providing services to 350000 people in diverse communities. We take pride in all the services we provide and our aim is to improve promote and protect the health of our region. We believe that our dedicated and passionate staff are a significant driving force behind the achievement of these standards and we need more like-minded people to help us continue providing for our community.

About you

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Registered Nurse with a current APC
• Minimum of five years senior clinical experience in the Mental Health Intellectual Disability and Addiction setting.
• Extensive experience in clinical leadership practice development and high-quality standards of practice
• In-depth knowledge of clinical practice in MHAID
• Understanding of and commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the importance of reducing inequities in health outcomes
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Understanding of and commitment to the organizational values
• Ability to foster and maintain excellent relationships and inspire others to action

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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 04 December 2025. If you have any questions about the role please contact Mikayla Hamilton

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process before the closing date of this advert.