Clinical Lead, Alcohol Harm Minimisation - Secondary Care (Part Time), Te Whatu Ora at Counties Manukau District Health Board, Auckland

An opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Lead position for an experienced clinician to join the Alcohol Harm Minimisation focussed in secondary care settings.

In this position you will have a particular focus on building capacity and capability within the hospital settings and implementing systems and processes to support the Alcohol ABC Approach, in line with the Alcohol Harm Minimisation Action Plan for Counties Manukau Health. The goal of this work is to reduce hazardous alcohol use and minimise the harms from alcohol, and achieve equity in key alcohol indicators for Maaori, Pacific, and communities with health disparities.

This role requires an experienced health care professional who will provide clinical expertise. This is a part time position working 1 or 2 full days a week.

This role will encompass:

• Planning, implementing, and managing Alcohol Harm Minimisation actions/projects in the secondary care setting, in line with the organisation's strategic direction for Alcohol Harm Minimisation,
• Providing clinical advice and expertise to support implementation of the Alcohol ABC Approach in Middlemore Hospital's Emergency Department and Wards,
• Co-ordinating activities and building relationships with stakeholders to ensure a joined-up and integrated approach to Alcohol Harm Minimisation,
• Contributing to measurement, monitoring, reporting, and evaluation activities of the Alcohol Harm Minimisation work.

Essential:

• Healthcare professional with a current APC
• Clinical experience working in either Middlemore's Emergency Department or in-patient ward
• One on one client/patient support/clinical work
• An understanding of the health care system
• Experience working with Maaori and Pacific peoples
• Experience working with people in a team environment

In this role you will have the opportunity to work with an amazing team who are passionate about delivering excellent services, preventing alcohol related harms, and enabling healthier environments which make a difference. 

To make an application, please apply online at https://careers.countiesmanukau.health.nz/working-here/ or to review the position description please 'click here'. For more information please contact Tangi Namulauulu in the Recruitment Centre on email tangi.namulauulu@middlemore.co.nz

Position Number: CMH20229957
Closing Date: 10th April 2023

In order to be considered for this role you will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID 19, in that you have received two doses and a booster dose of an approved vaccine or have received a medical exemption. Proof of vaccination or satisfactory evidence that you have received a medical exemption will be required as part of our recruitment process.

At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us. We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community. To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind –Manaakitanga, Together –Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today.