Clinical Team Lead

Ko wai mātou? | Who are we?

Access Community Health l Uru Ātea stands as a leading provider of home-based healthcare and disability support in New Zealand. We are a 4,000 person-strong team in an organisation which has been at the forefront of community health since the 1920s. Our nurses and Kaiāwhina | Support Workers provide services to more than 40,000 people. And we listen to each one of them, because we genuinely care. 'A better day, every day'

Our work is guided by Whakamana Tāngata and our commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, supporting equitable outcomes for the communities we serve

Mō te tūnga | About the role

We are looking for a motivated and experienced Clinical Team Leader. In this role, you will develop, guide, and provide clinical supervision and oversight to a team of Registered and Enrolled Nurses across the Dunedin region (occasional travel expected in the role), ensuring the delivery of high-quality, person-centred services for our clients | tangata.

You will foster a strong, supportive, and high-performing team culture, while ensuring services meet contract requirements and best-practice standards. This is a pivotal leadership role for someone passionate about clinical excellence, equity in healthcare, and empowering communities.

You will provide culturally safe, respectful and consent-based care that recognises what matters to each person — including their culture, values, beliefs, routines, communication needs and boundaries — and you will involve whānau/support networks where this is the person’s preference.

Ngā kawenga matua | Key responsibilities

• To recruit, manage and lead a multi-disciplinary team of community nurses and others in a highly flexible service response environment.
• Oversee service delivery in alignment with contract specifications.
• Support complex care planning, high-needs assessments, and clinical decision-making.
• Drive staff professional development, performance, and team wellbeing.
• Liaise closely with teams across the region to ensure optimum workflows and excellence are achieved.
• Manage complaints, exception reporting, and continuous quality improvements.

Ngā tohungatanga mō tēnei tūranga | Skills and experience

• Registered Nurse with a current Annual Practising Certificate
• 5+ years of practical nursing experience (Community Nursing preferred)
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a leadership or management role.
• Strong ability to drive change, improve services, and build high-performing teams.
• A specialty clinical interest (preferred but not essential)
• Full driver's licence
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Excel and Word
• Excellent relationship management and communication skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to culturally safe practice, equity, and respectful engagement with Māori, Pacific and diverse communities.
• Strong communication skills that support safe engagement (including awareness of health literacy and adapting communication to the person).
• Willingness to learn, reflect and adapt your practice in line with supervision, training, and continuous improvement.

He aha mātou e whiriwhiri ai | Why join us?

• Excellent work-life balance - no shift work
• Company Vehicle: provided for your convenience plus mobile phone and laptop.
• A supportive nationwide team with a strong values-based culture
• Ongoing training and career development opportunities
• A diverse and inclusive workplace reflective of the communities we serve
• Accessibility and inclusion: We welcome applicants who may require recruitment or workplace adjustments and will work with you to support equitable participation.

Access Community Health l Uru Ātea has a mission to create a better day, every day for thousands of people throughout Aotearoa to live independently in their own homes and communities. Access l Uru Ātea is more than just our name, Uru Ātea means “to enter space” and is our promise to deliver services in our client’s space, wherever that may be.