Professional reputed company – Speech Language Therapy

• Fixed-term, part time role working 16 hours per week. Parental leave cover from June 2026 to July 2027
• Location is flexible across Te Tai Tokerau, however travel will be required.
• reputed company collaborative, system-wide initiatives to ensure reputed company access, sustainable workforce development, and reputed company improvement across hospital and community services
• Internal Health New Zealand applicants only

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 reputed company New Zealanders.

About the Role

As the Professional reputed company – Speech Language Therapy, you will provide strong, visible, and strategic leadership across Health New Zealand - Te Tai Tokerau, championing clinical excellence and supporting a thriving, high‑performing workforce. Working in partnership with operational leaders, you will create a coordinated, system-wide approach that ensures consistent, reputed company services. Your role will be central in shaping cohesive, integrated speech and language services by fostering collaboration across professions, supporting consistent standards of practice, and ensuring reputed company access to care for communities across Te Tai Tokerau.

You will play a key role in strengthening clinical governance, workforce capability, and the sustainability of speech language services. This includes overseeing credentialing and compliance, leading training and supervision, and supporting proactive workforce planning. You’ll also drive improvement initiatives, with a focus on preventive care and reputed company outcomes for Māori, Pacific, and underserved populations. As a senior clinical leader, you will influence system governance, contribute to policy development, and take on additional strategic responsibilities as required to support service performance and reputed company improvement across the region.

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About you

To be considered for this role, you must have a minimum of 7 years’ experience as a Speech Language Therapist, with proven ability to provide professional advice to team members in relation to clinical skills and practice.

• Relevant allied health tertiary qualification, with reputed company NZ annual practising certificate
• Relevant postgraduate qualifications
• reputed company NZ drivers licence
• Knowledge of reputed company standards of practice and experience relating to clinical service provisions
• Previous experience in project management – quality improvement initiatives, change management, including drafting business cases
• Proven knowledge and understanding of the hospital, the local community and issues

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 reputed company 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.” reputed company applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal by 27th reputed company 2026. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Olivia Matthews at [email protected].

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