Regional Health Advisor – Northland Te Tai Tokerau

Job ID 23061273
Northland, Whangārei
Full-time
Listed on 26 Feb 2026

About this job

The Regional Health Advisor provides specialist health expertise to strengthen employment and wellbeing outcomes for people with health conditions, injuries, or disabilities. This is a regional advisory role.

The chosen candidate will work alongside Service Delivery leaders and frontline teams to ensure health-related factors are well understood, appropriately considered, and translated into sustainable employment pathways.

This role does not hold a caseload. Your impact will be at a systems, practice, and capability level.

You will: • Provide evidence-based advice on how health conditions, injury, or disability may impact work capacity and sustainability • Interpret medical and clinical information and translate it into practical employment guidance • Build staff capability through coaching, workshops, and case consultation • Provide specialist input into entitlement and service decisions where health factors are relevant • Identify regional trends and provide insights and recommendations to leadership • Contribute to service design and programme development where health barriers exist • Build strong relationships across the health and disability sector • Travel within the Northland region as required This role sits within a national network of Regional Health Advisors, contributing to consistent, high-quality practice across MSD.

Location: Northland Region – flexible base location, subject to discussion at interview. Reporting to: Manager Regional Services

Job Requirements

• Clean Full Driver’s Licence Class 1 • A recognised health qualification (e.g. Registered Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist, Registered Social Worker, or similar) • Current professional registration and Annual Practising Certificate (where applicable) • Experience working with people experiencing health-related barriers to employment • Strong advisory, influencing, and relationship-management capability • Confidence facilitating professional discussions and capability-building activities • Ability to analyse complex information and provide clear, evidence-based advice • A collaborative, culturally responsive approach aligned with Te Tiriti o Waitangi

Days of work
Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5pm (40 hours per week)
Pay Details
$103,815 – $125,958
Job Category
Archivists, Curators and Records Managers
Career Level
Senior (4 years +)
Driver Licence
Full, (Class 1) - Car Licence
Pre-employment drug test required
Yes

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