Regional Clinical Director Nursing - Te Manawa Taki - NPHS

Senior Clinical Leadership opportunity with the Te Manawa Taki Regional team Permanent full-time roleLocation: any NPHS office location in Te Manawa TakiHealth New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is the country's largest employer, delivering universal public healthcare to 5 million New Zealanders.We provide essential hospital, specialist, and community health services across 80+ locations from large urban centres to rural towns and remote communities.Our goal is to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders by delivering equitable, accessible, and innovative care.About The RoleWe have a pivotal senior clinical leadership role within the NPHS Te Manawa Taki Regional team as Regional Clinical Director Nursing (RCDN). Reporting to the Regional Director NPHS, the RCDN will provide nursing leadership and advice with responsibility for supporting the delivery of safe and effective Regional public health services, lead professional frameworks, reviewing and approving resource allocation, research, and education and provide organisation - wide assurance, leadership, and quality governance for the clinical teams within the regional public health service.As a member of the Regional Leadership Group and the Regional Clinical and Professional Leadership Team, the RCDN will provide nursing leadership, oversight and direction into the development and delivery of strategy, and services across the region to enable the realisation of Pae Ora. They will work closely with others across the sector to enable equity for Māori, Pacific, people with disabilities, and other communities. They will lead and support the development of the nursing workforce within the regional public health service.About the Team/Service/ LocationThe NPHS within Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora, work towards Pae Ora (healthy futures) for all by engaging with the wider determinants that impact people's health, focusing on oranga/wellbeing, prevention, protection, and population-level intervention. We are connected across boundaries to deliver public health services that are nationally planned, regionally delivered and locally tailored.About YouYou are a passionate senior nurse leader who is excited by the opportunity to reimagine and strengthen the public health nursing workforce at scale. With Te Tiriti o Waitangi at the heart of your leadership, you intentionally turn commitment into action driving change through governance, service design, and workforce development.You provide system leadership across change, service transformation, and quality improvement initiatives, enabling services to respond to population health needs in an equitable, evidence-informed way. You apply critical thinking and sound professional judgement to complex decision-making, balancing clinical, operational, and strategic considerations.Through your leadership, you foster a culture of partnership, innovation, and continuous improvement creating the conditions for teams to proactively test new approaches, learn from practice, work collaboratively, and grow capability within their areas of expertise to achieve sustainable public health outcomes.RoleThis role requires you to be based within the Te Manawa Taki Region. You will also need to meet the following criteria, reflecting the strategic leadership, professional expertise, and values expected at this level:A master's degree (or working toward) in Nursing or Public Health supporting advanced leadership, strategic thinking, and system-level influence within public health servicesA strong record of leading and enabling Te Tiriti o Waitangi in action, ensuring partnership, equity, and Māori health outcomes are integral to practice and outcomesNew Zealand Registered Nurse with Current Annual Practicing CertificateMinimum 5 years' experience in senior nursing leadership rolesA demonstrated understanding of kawa and tikanga Māori and a commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, supported by experience partnering with iwi and Māori communities to inform leadership, decision‑making, and service deliveryExperience in leading change, and service and quality improvement initiativesExperience in applying critical thinking, using sound judgment to develop options and knowledge of the machinery of government, and policy developmentExperience in developing professional frameworks and governance systemsProven supervision, mentoring, coaching, and teaching skillsExperience working in clinical-management and inter-disciplinary partnerships to support optimal team and service outcomesWorking for Health New ZealandHealth 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 ApplyTo apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal by Monday 4 May 2026. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Anesha Pillay at Anesha.Pillay@TeWhatuOra.govt.nzWhilst Health New Zealand is undergoing change affected employees will be given preference and priority for this position.