We’re looking for an experienced senior Occupational Health Nurse to join our Wellington team as Clinical Lead – Occupational Health. This role combines hands-on clinical expertise with the opportunity to lead and support Occupational Health nursing services across the Wellington Region. The successful candidate will help influence, guide and grow a high-performing regional team, with support from our national Occupational Health leadership team.

In this role, you’ll provide clinical leadership and guidance to our Occupational Health nurses, support safe and consistent service delivery, champion evidence-informed practice and help drive high-quality outcomes for our customers and their people. You’ll work closely with clinicians, the Service Lead and operational leaders to strengthen clinical practice, develop our people, manage clinical quality and identify opportunities to enhance our Occupational Health services across the region.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Occupational Health Nurse who is ready to broaden their impact beyond their own clinical work and play a key role in shaping how Habit Health supports workplaces across Wellington.

Main responsibilities:   

• Work with the Service Lead to review Occupational Health nursing capacity, capability and service delivery across Wellington.
• Provide clinical guidance, mentoring and support to Occupational Health nurses, including advice on complex clinical situations.
• Review complex clinical reports and support consistent, high-quality reporting for customers.
• Support clinical quality, risk management and continuous improvement across Occupational Health services.
• Build positive relationships with internal teams, customers and external stakeholders.
• Support the wider team to deliver practical, responsive and clinically sound outcomes for customers and their people.

The benefits of working with us: 

• Market-competitive salary to ensure that our teams feel valued.
• Ability to earn a monthly performance bonus based on meeting targets.
• Active manager feedback and clinical mentorship aimed at growth and excellence. 
• Opportunities to further develop your leadership skills in a supportive environment. 
• Great team culture with regular social events, weekly treats, award schemes.
• Well-being initiatives: annual eye exam, flu vaccination, access to EAP services.   

What you’ll bring:

• Registered Nurse qualification with current Annual Practising Certificate.
• Strong Occupational Health nursing experience, ideally across workplace health assessments, health monitoring or workplace surveillance.
• Experience with services such as pre-employment health assessments, vaccinations, health screening, workplace health advice, drug and alcohol testing or injury prevention would be valuable.
• Confidence reviewing reports, supporting clinical decision-making and providing practical advice to customers.
• Clear communication skills and the ability to build strong relationships with nurses, operational teams and employer customers.
• Five plus years’ experience in a clinical role, with leadership or mentoring experience being advantageous.
• A good understanding of workplace health and safety requirements, Occupational Health risk and relevant clinical standards.

Next steps

If you think you have the experience and can-do attitude to join a team and organisation that rewards your worth, apply now! For a copy of the Position Description, visit our careers page (www.habit.health/careers). 

If you want to get in touch directly, you can email Madison at hr@phg.co.nz. When doing so, please quote the job reference number 2587 and location.  

Please note that applications will be reviewed and screened as they come in. This role will close once the position has been filled. 

Habit Health is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to diversity hiring and providing a safe space to people of all cultures, languages, experiences and backgrounds.