Health Coach | Local Doctors Dannemora | East Auckland

Health Improvement Practitioner (Fixed-Term – Maternity Leave Cover) Local Doctors – Dannemore (East Auckland) Tāmaki Health – Wellness Support Team

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• Are you a psychologist, mental health nurse, counsellor, social worker, AOD practitioner, psychotherapist, or occupational therapist?
• Do you want to be part of a large, award-winning multidisciplinary team with a strong, supportive culture?
• Do you bring the cultural and linguistic competencies to engage meaningfully with our diverse Tāmaki Makaurau communities?
• Are you passionate about making a difference early and effectively in people’s lives?

Join our Wellness Support Team (WST), a pioneering primary mental health service delivering integrated care to high-needs communities across Auckland. With over 90 team members, we are continuing to grow to meet increasing demand for wellbeing support in our GP clinics.

About the Role

This is a fixed-term position, based at Local Doctors Dannemore (East Auckland).

Health Coaches are based within GP clinics, working alongside GPs, nurses, and the wider primary care team to support patients as part of their everyday care.

Working Hours: 32 hours per week

As a Health Coach, you will

• Provide brief, targeted health coaching to individuals and whānau
• Support patients to manage long-term conditions and improve overall wellbeing
• Promote healthy lifestyle changes as part of routine GP care
• Build strong relationships within your clinic team
• Work closely with Health Improvement Practitioners (HIPs) and a wider multidisciplinary team
• Receive full training, including ongoing supervision and mentoring

• What You’ll Bring
• Lived experience of managing long-term conditions and wellbeing (personally or within your whānau)
• Experience supporting whaiora in a health or wellbeing setting
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• A genuine passion for improving patient wellbeing
• Cultural and/or linguistic diversity
• Confidence using computers and a willingness to learn new systems
• Interest in holistic, evidence-based approaches to care
• Ability (or enthusiasm) to support group wellbeing programmes
• A minimum of secondary school qualification

Experience in a healthcare setting or a relevant qualification is advantageous but not essential.

About Us

Tāmaki Health’s Wellness Support Team was established in 2012 by Dr David Codyre, a pioneer in primary mental health in Aotearoa.

We provide holistic support that integrates mental, physical, and social wellbeing for individuals and whānau in high-needs communities. In 2021, WST won Best Mental Health Programme at the New Zealand Primary Healthcare Awards.

What We Offer

• A supportive, collaborative multidisciplinary team environment
• Strong connection with GPs, nurses, therapists, psychologists, and HIPs
• Ongoing supervision, mentoring, and professional development
• Opportunities to contribute to service growth and innovation
• Training in evidence-based coaching models and brief interventions
• A meaningful role where you can make a real impact every day

Apply now – we’d love to hear from you!

Interested? We’d love to hear from you!

Please note

This role may be filled prior to the advertised closing date, so early applications are encouraged.