• Permanent 1.0FTE (40 hours per week)
• Based at Burwood Hospital, Supporting across Canterbury, South Canterbury & West Coast
• Use your clinical expertise to coach, inspire and grow confident Dental / Oral Health Therapists across our community services

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 Community Dental Service provides dental services to over 90,000 children aged 0-13 in Canterbury and South Canterbury and supports our colleagues on the West Coast. There are 90 front-line clinical staff who work with modern equipment in 22 mobile dental units and 13 dental clinics.

This supernumerary clinical education role focuses on coaching, mentoring, and supporting Dental / Oral Health Therapists and Dental Assistants across the Community Dental Service in Canterbury and South Canterbury.

Working closely with new graduates, junior staff, new employees, and those returning to practice, you will help build confidence, competence, and strong clinical foundations. You will also support Dental Assistants through effective delegation, competency development, and scope-of-practice guidance.

The role plays a key part in workforce development, service quality, and equitable oral health outcomes for our communities

Key responsibilities will include:

• Provide practical, workplace-based clinical coaching and support for dental/oral health therapists
• Support transition and development of new and returning clinicians
• Role model evidence-informed and culturally safe clinical practice
• Enhance training and competency frameworks for Dental Assistants
• Contribute to quality improvement and workforce development initiatives
• Promote Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles and equity-focused practice
• Support as required for West Coast

About You

You are an experienced clinician and natural coach who enjoys developing others and strengthening clinical practice. You bring credibility, warmth, and cultural humility to your work, and are motivated by improving outcomes for both patients and colleagues. To be successful in this role you will also demonstrate the following:

• Excellent communication, relationship-building, and leadership skills
• Minimum 5 years post-graduate experience, with strong Dental Therapy scope expertise
• Commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and reducing health inequities
• Full, clean NZ driver’s licence
• Ability to travel away from home
• Postgraduate qualification and/or experience in clinical education, coaching, or adult learning is desirable
• Experience in professional supervision and workforce development is advantageous

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 31st October. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Courtney Bell at

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process before the closing date of this advert; we encourage you to apply early.

• Hillmorton Hospital, Christchurch
• Permanent, part-time 0.52FTE position available
• Current APC with experience in mental health and MH scope of practice required
• Ability to work both autonomously and as part of a cohesive Multi-Disciplinary Team

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 Child, Adolescent and Family (CAF) Access Team receives and responds to non-urgent referrals/enquiries for CAF specialist mental health services & provides an emergency response, if required, with ability to deliver short-term follow-up for Tāngata Whaiora (young people) and their whānau with an acute mental health concern.

We are seeking someone who works well under pressure, communicates effectively and who has a background in Mental Health. It would be highly advantageous to have experience working with tāngata whaiora and whānau, and an ability to deliver evidenced based treatments. You will receive a comprehensive orientation to work across all clinical functions of the team and on-going support and appropriate external training as required.

Based at Hillmorton Hospital Kahurangi Building, this friendly multi-disciplinary team have expanded to provide short-term treatment interventions for young people who are referred to the service.

About You

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Phone triaging of tāngata whaiora when in crisis, in conjunction with their family/ whānau;
• Providing comprehensive psychiatric assessments and interventions to young people in psychiatric crisis and brief case management if felt necessary by multi-disciplinary team;
• Triaging routine (non-urgent) referrals into our CAF services either via phone or at times if necessary via assessment;
• Working collaboratively with external agencies striving for better health outcomes in our community.

Skills and experience

• The ability to effectively communicate and work collaboratively with tāngata whaiora & family/ whānau, within the team and with other agencies;
• Preferably a minimum of 2 years mental health experience along with knowledge of general mental health assessment or risk;
• Experience within a Child and Adolescent setting and an understanding of child and adolescent development is advantageous;
• As some travel is required in this position, a current NZ driver’s license is essential;
• Must be registered with Nursing Council of New Zealand with current APC and must have mental health scope.

About You

You will be a NZ registered Social Worker or overseas equivalent. Central to your success and enjoyment in this role will be your excellent communication and teamwork skills, an ability to build rapport with tāngata whaiora, family/ whānau and health providers and your interest in developing community mental health Social work practice.

In particular, you would contribute your significant social work knowledge to the service’s strong focus on family/whanau and cultural inclusive practice in a community setting.

Supervision and support will be provided by the Social Workers within the Specialist Mental Health Service. The successful applicant will be supported to attend appropriate training courses relevant to this clinical social work role.

To succeed in this position it is essential you will;

• Be a registered New Zealand Registered Social Worker or have eligibility to obtain.
• Have a passion for working with tāngata whaiora and their whanau’s.
• Have a minimum of 3 years' experience in Social Work.

Please ensure you include a covering letter to highlight your relevant skillset and experience.

About Us

Specialist Mental Health Services are an interdisciplinary team that forms part of Health New Zealand, Te Whatu Ora - Waitaha Canterbury. We are committed to working and partnering with tāngata whaiora and their whānau. Constantly striving to work within our philosophy; we develop therapeutic, supportive and empowering relationships with our consumers, enabling them to achieve their personal goals and aspirations.

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 Monday, 19th October. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Recruitment Partner Lisa Gray on [email protected]

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

Whilst Health New Zealand is undergoing change, affected employees will be given preference and priority for this position.

We’re looking for a dedicated Cook to join our team at Summerset by the Lake Village. This is more than just a kitchen job — it’s a chance to be part of something meaningful, where every meal you prepare brings joy, comfort, and nourishment to the lives of our residents.

As a Cook, you will play an essential role in creating fresh, wholesome meals in a supportive and team-focused environment. Your work will help ensure our residents enjoy nutritious food that supports their health and wellbeing.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Preparing and cooking production meals for our care centre as well as short order meals for the café, based on established menus and dietary needs
• Maintaining an “audit-ready” kitchen by adhering to Summerset’s Food Control Plan
• Working collaboratively with kitchen staff, care teams and management to deliver an exceptional dining experience

This is a part time role working 37 hours per fortnight on Friday, Saturday & Sunday - Shift times are between 8am - 5:30pm

This role is ideal for someone who takes pride in their work, loves bringing people together over food, and enjoys going the extra mile for their customers. You will bring a warm and positive approach to everything you do, along with:

• Previous experience as a Cook, ideally in a healthcare or residential care setting
• Strong knowledge of food safety standards Certification in safe food handling (preferred)
• Confidence to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining high standards
• Flexibility to work rostered shifts, including weekends and holidays as required

At Summerset, we believe diversity strengthens our team and enriches the care we provide. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences, and walks of life.

We are proud to show our appreciation for the passion and commitment our people show every day, by offering a selection of employee benefits:  

Our benefits include:

• 10% Weekend additional penal hourly rates apply 
• The ability to grow your career across a variety of roles in Summerset
• Opportunities to gain recognised culinary qualifications
• Southern Cross Health Essentials Insurance

Next Steps: Applications for this role will close on Friday 16th October. This role may close early due to an increased number of applications - apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment! 

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