Join us as the very first Clinical
Nurse Specialist (CNS) in Auckland to lead, mentor, and champion holistic
wellbeing, supporting both physical and mental health in our community.
Pathways and Real Auckland | Mō mātou
At Pathways and Real, we walk
alongside tāngata whai ora, taiohi, and their whānau to support full and
meaningful lives. With our “whatever it takes” spirit, we’re making bold
changes and reorganising our resources to embrace this exciting role and
investing in fresh ways of working to ensure stronger clinical support.
Be part of this journey. Lead,
mentor, and support holistic wellbeing in our community settings, shaping the
future of care for tāngata whai ora, and their whānau.
The Benefits | Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou
Professional & Clinical
Growth – we invest in you
Lifestyle
& Wellbeing Perks
The Role | Mō tēnei tūranga mahi
Hours: This is a full-time position. You will be
working Monday to Friday, 8:30am–5:00pm.
The Clinical Nurse Specialist will assess and manage complex
needs of tāngata whai ora, contribute to case reviews, and offer clinical input
across the region. Many people we walk alongside experience co-existing
physical health concerns, and this role ensures their total wellbeing is
supported.
You will provide expert nursing leadership, and deliver
culturally safe, evidence-based care. You will work collaboratively with
clinical teams, GPs, Team Coaches, and kaimahi. You’ll also guide and mentor
kaimahi to strengthen clinical capability and outcomes.
You will report to a Team coach responsible for the
operational management of a mobile service; working alongside a registered
nurse, occupational Therapist and support workers.
Responsibilities include:
Provide clinical input and liaison to ensure optimal care for tāngata whai ora across our services.
Advanced health assessment and clinical decision-making for tangata whai ora and taiohi with complex or co-existing needs.
Clinical leadership through direct and indirect engagement with tāngata whai ora, taiohi, and the wider team.
Evaluating and adapting care plans, ensuring timely referrals where needed.
Applying trauma-informed and culturally safe approaches in all interactions.
Ensuring all interactions are respectful, culturally appropriate, and sensitive to individual needs.
About You | Mōu
Closing date | Rā Katinga: Monday, 17th August 2026. Please note, this
advert may close sooner if a suitable candidate is found before the closing
date.
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Contact |
Korero: Clare Lennox, Service and Relationship Manager clare.lennox@pathways.co.nz
For further
information, visit our website www.pathways.co.nz
Pathways is committed
to healthy lifestyles and actively supports a smoke free environment. We
encourage people with lived experience of mental illness & addictions
to apply.
At the Wise Group we believe in creating new opportunities for the wellbeing of people, vulnerable populations, organisations, and communities.
We operate in New Zealand's mental health and addictions sector, are one of the largest non government providers in the sector
From humble beginnings over 35 years ago, today we employ over 1,500 staff throughout the country, working in areas from frontline service to software development. We have a parent and subsidiary structure encompassing a family of charitable entities, all linked by a common dream. Our structure nurtures synergy and innovation, and means we’re transparent and accountable.
Our whānau includes:
• Wise Management Services
• Pathways
• Real
• Te Pou
• Le Va
• Workwise
• Wild Bamboo
• LinkPeople
• The People's Project
• Housing First Auckland
Here's what drives us:
Each year our Group works with thousands of New Zealanders and their families. We provide people with a broad range of community-based mental health and wellness services. In doing so we dramatically reduce their need for high-cost hospital and acute services and help people have happier, more fulfilling and more productive lives.
Each year the Group's housing services help people find and live in affordable homes, also helping them appreciate the rights and responsibilities of being tenants and managing homes.
Each year the Group's employment agency helps people who experience a serious mental health condition get off benefits, become financially independent and reclaim their self-esteem by finding and retaining paid jobs.
Each year people throughout the country attend professional development programmes through the Group's NZQA certified training organisation.
Each year thousands of mental health professionals in the public and private sector are supported and developed via the Group's national workforce development organisation.
Together we make a real difference by creating connections to support people to find and live their dreams.
