Health Promotion Specialist

At WellSouth, we are dedicated to promoting health equity, ensuring everyone has access to the highest quality of care and enabling better health outcomes for people in the Southern region.

The Health Promotion Specialist (HPS) is a vital role embedded in our equity team, with a strong focus on empowering communities and integrating health promotion throughout all WellSouth teams and activities. It will support general practice to improve the health and wellbeing outcomes across the Southern Region. The HPS will ensure a particular focus on WellSouth equity projects as well as community projects for Māori, Pacific and other priority populations.

The HPS will contribute to improved health outcomes through projects that align with the WellSouth strategy and objectives through evidence-based and cost-effective actions.

About you

To be successful in this role you will bring the following:

• A minimum of five years' experience in health promotion or public health
• Demonstrated leadership and teamwork
• Ability to demonstrate cultural safety at all levels
• Ability to deal with unexpected situations and crises while maintaining a professional manner
• Health Promotion experience or work with government agencies or community groups
• Existing relationships and demonstrated commitment to working successfully with Iwi, hapū, whānau, Hauora Māori and Pacific providers and communities
• An understanding and commitment to te Tiriti o Waitangi
• Computer literacy - preferably with Microsoft windows-based software

Experience in health promotion or public health is desirable. A tertiary qualification in a Public Health or Social Science related discipline, health promotion, education, Māori studies or related fields or equivalent experience.

This role requires a proactive, collaborative individual passionate about public health and the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. While working independently on projects, you'll be an integral part of the Equity Team working in collaboration on shared health and equity targets reflecting both national and regional priorities and the integration of these across WellSouth.

We offer the following:

• A supportive work environment where you will make a real impact on the lives of our diverse communities
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth
• A commitment to upholding the principles of the Te Tiriti o Waitangi
• To support the health and wellbeing of our employees we offer a competitive salary, flu vaccinations, an annual wellness voucher and a day off on your birthday
• Five weeks annual leave after two years
• Sick leave entitlement of five days will be available from commencement of employment and another five days at six months of employment. Ten days entitlement will be available at twelve months service thereafter
• Inhouse equity training, Te Reo training and associated professional development
• We are a rainbow tick certified workplace, the first PHO in Aotearoa New Zealand

Our Values - Tō Mātou Uara

• He mana tō te whānau - Whānau Centred
• Tōkeke - Equitable
• Manawa whakaute - Respectful
• Pono - Transparent

For the full Position Description click here: Position Description

Please note that we don't always work to fixed closing dates and may interview candidates as their applications are received.

Applications close on Friday, 24 October 2025.

Applications must include a CV, and a cover letter.

WellSouth is smokefree and we support the Government's Vision of a Smokefree Aotearoa 2025.

WellSouth Primary Health Network is an equal opportunity employer committed to upholding the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds.