Professional Leader - Psychology

Professional Leader - Psychology

Professional Leader – Psychology

District wide- Invercargill or Dunedin

0.4 FTE (20hrs per week) permanent opportunity

Salary to be negotiated pro-rata + Kiwisaver

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

In this role you will be accountable for district-wide, professional leadership of the Psychology workforce. You will lead excellence in professional governance, quality practice and professional conduct, contributing to new models of care & workforce planning/development for psychology.

Professional Leaders provide the following for their relevant discipline:

• Strategic thinking to enable innovation and creativity in your profession
• Credentialling of your specific workforce
• Enable intersectoral collaboration and/or clinical partnerships

Our preference is for all professional leads to concurrently hold a clinical role.

About you. You will have:

• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to network, develop key relationships and partnership
• Innovative, proactive, enthusiastic, and flexible
• Ability to problem solve
• Demonstrable peer credibility and respect
• Broad understanding of profession specific practice areas
• Drive for results

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.

Salary range

This role belongs to the Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora APEX MECA. Professional lead salaries are by negotiation.

How to Apply

To apply please click "apply now." All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal by Sunday 18 October 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact James via: james.boyd@tewhatuora.govt.nz

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