Clinical Nurse Specialist - Primary Care Liaison

Clinical Nurse Specialist - Primary Care Liaison

• Permanent, Full-Time role
• Community Mental Health 
• Based in North Shore and Waitakere 

Te Whatu Ora Waitemata serves the communities of North and West Auckland and the Rodney District and who is dedicated to the delivery of public health care. Te Whatu Ora Waitemata is committed to best care for everyone - to the patient, their family/whanau, the community and iwi, and the healthcare workforce. 

About Us
The Child, Youth and Family Mental Health portfolio include three Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) teams, Infant Mental Health, Maternal Mental Health, Intensive Care Support Services, Eating Disorder Liaison and Early Psychosis Intervention Services. 

We have a fantastic opportunity to join the Child, Youth and Family Mental Health Service (CY&F MHS) to work alongside the Operations Manager and Service Clinical Director.

About the role

The Primary Care Liaison role will be a Clinical Nurse Specialist, that will have the responsibility of coordinating and supporting primary care with shared care and communication pathways within the primary/secondary interface. Focus will be on GP and schools.

The role is pivotal in the on-going development of an integrated service between primary and secondary mental health care with a focus on creating a more responsive service to children and adolescents referred for primary mental health care with mild to complex issues.

This is a stimulating, challenging and autonomous position to provide clinical leadership and provide service improvement to meet the challenges of future mental health care delivery across the CY&F MHS portfolio. 

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About You

We are looking for a Clinical Nurse Specialist with: 

• Significant experience in a variety of mental health clinical backgrounds.
• Excellent communication and networking skills with service users, family/whanau, team members, other agencies 
• Established leadership skills
• The ability to prioritise urgency of response and level of response required.
• Skills in sharing knowledge, including delivery of teaching in primary care settings
• Innovation, organisation and flexibility 

To be considered for this position you will have NZ registration, at least four years experience in Mental Health with a current APC. If you have a desire to make a positive difference in the lives of others, we would like to hear from you today. 

To be considered for these positions please click the apply now button on this page. 

For further information regarding this position, please contact Michele Kooiman Operations Manager on 0212208130 or contact Abigail Sana Matic - Recruitment Consultant via email 

Closing date: 17 May 2026
Position Number: WDHB21096