Senior Clinician – Mental Health and Addiction
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to help shape a new and developing area of practice within Tautoko Mai, bringing specialist mental health and AOD expertise, innovation and fresh thinking to the care and support of kiritaki and whānau impacted by sexual harm.
We are seeking an experienced, culturally connected and clinically confident practitioner to provide specialist assessment, intervention and support to kiritaki and whānau. Approximately 80% of the role will be client-facing, with complex and co-occurring presentations forming a core part of the caseload.
The remaining focus will include clinical consultation and practice support for kaimahi, pathway development, relationship building and integrated practice improvement across Tautoko Mai.
This is a two-year fixed-term position working up to 40 hours per week. You will need to be available during our usual business hours of 8.30am–5.00pm, Monday to Friday.
The role is office-based in Tauranga, with travel across the Bay of Plenty and rural Waikato as required.
Key responsibilities
The Senior Clinician – Mental Health and Addiction will:
Provide specialist mental health and alcohol and other drug assessment, intervention, treatment, care coordination and support for kiritaki and whānau accessing Tautoko Mai services.
Manage a substantial caseload, including kiritaki with complex or co-occurring mental health and AOD needs.
Provide clinical consultation and practice support to kaimahi across multidisciplinary teams.
Work collaboratively with internal teams and build effective relationships with external mental health, AOD, hauora Māori, primary care and specialist services to support coordinated and timely responses.
Support the development of effective clinical pathways and integrated approaches to care.
Provide culturally safe, trauma-informed, mana-enhancing and whānau-centred practice.
Contribute to service development, quality improvement and evaluation.
Maintain high standards of professional practice, documentation, reporting and organisational accountability.
What You’ll Bring - you will have:
Current full registration and an Annual Practising Certificate, where applicable, in an appropriate clinical profession. This may include an HPCA-regulated profession with an appropriate mental health and addiction scope, full DAPAANZ registration, registration as a social worker, or NZAC membership with appropriate accreditation to practise in mental health and addictions.
A minimum of five years’ relevant clinical experience, including assessment and intervention with people experiencing complex or co-occurring needs. Experience in mental health and/or alcohol and other drug services is preferred.
Demonstrated competence in mental health and AOD assessment, risk assessment, safety planning, talking therapies, brief interventions and care coordination.
The ability to provide credible clinical consultation and contribute to practice development across a multidisciplinary workforce.
Demonstrated competence in Te Tiriti-aligned, culturally safe and mana-enhancing practice, with a commitment to equitable outcomes for Māori.
A strong understanding of trauma, sexual harm and family harm, with a non-judgemental and whānau-centred approach.
The ability to build trusted working relationships across health, social and specialist services.
Experience contributing to clinical pathways, protocols, tools, quality systems or integrated service improvement.
Confidence using service data, outcome measures and feedback to strengthen practice.
The ability and willingness to travel across the Bay of Plenty and rural Waikato.
A full, clean New Zealand driver licence.
Full and unrestricted rights to work in New Zealand. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship.
About You - you will be someone who:
Makes calm, evidence-informed decisions, recognises professional limits and escalates concerns appropriately.
Builds confidence and consistency by sharing specialist expertise, guiding practice and learning alongside others.
Builds respectful relationships with kiritaki, whānau, kaimahi and partner services.
Understands the connections between trauma, mental health, addiction, safety, culture and whānau context.
Communicates complex clinical information clearly and documents decisions effectively.
Uses reflection, feedback and evidence to strengthen practice and service delivery.
Plans well, follows through and meets documentation and reporting responsibilities.
About us
At Tautoko Mai, we walk alongside individuals, families, whānau and communities affected by sexual and family harm, supporting healing and helping to build stronger futures.
Our vision is a future where communities are free from sexual and family harm. We provide specialist therapeutic, medical, crisis support, social work and prevention services across the Bay of Plenty and Waikato.
You will join a passionate, down-to-earth multidisciplinary team working to make a meaningful difference for people, whānau and communities. You will be part of an organisation that values safe and supportive practice, professional development, teamwork and the wellbeing of its people.
How to Apply
If you are an experienced clinician with specialist mental health and addiction expertise and are passionate about making a meaningful difference for people impacted by sexual harm, we would love to hear from you.
Applications close: 17 November 2026.
We reserve the right to close this advertisement early depending on applicant response, so we encourage you to apply promptly.
All applications must be submitted through Seek to support our shortlisting process. We are unable to accept applications by email.
For questions about the role, please contact [email protected].
Tautoko Mai is committed to equal opportunity and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.
In line with our Recruitment Policy, we will retain your application for three months in case future opportunities arise that match your skills and experience.