Manutak Arothi Hua

**The Organisation**

Te Pae Hauora o Ruahine o Tararua MidCentral (MidCentral) is part of Te Whatu Ora, Health New Zealand and provides healthcare services to over 180,000 people across the Manawatū, Horowhenua and Tararua regions. With a large hospital campus in Palmerston North, it also provides key health care and support services to neighbouring communities.

**The Opportunity**
- Te Uru Pā Harakeke (Healthy Women, Children and Youth) has an exciting opportunity for a skilled equity leader to join our Senior Leadership Team as a Manutaki Arotahi Hua (Māori Outcomes Focus Lead).
- The Manutaki Arotahi Hua will provide strategic leadership, education, and support across the cluster in developing cultural competence and best practice. This cluster wide role will help to develop and ensure culturally safe, competent, confident, and responsive care is provided to whānau using bicultural practice models, Māori health models and Māori health strategies.
- The Manutaki Arotahi Hua will have significant experience of role modelling partnership, relationship building and strong influencing skills, with a strong understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitiangi.**Come and join us**
Employing over 2500 people, MidCentral offers a supportive work environment that accepts and values all employees. We actively seek Māori kaimahi into our workforce and provide an environment which delivers our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

MidCentral region offers an excellent lifestyle for families with scenic spots for hiking and mountain-biking, great schools and tertiary institutions. With the mountains, city and sea at your doorstep, you’ll get to taste the best of both worlds - the perfect blend of rural and city living.

**Benefits**
- An encouraging learning environment where you will continue to grow and be challenged
- A professional and supportive culture and team setting
- Fulfilling and challenging work with great lifestyle options
- Tailored wellness programmes

**How to apply**

We strive to be a place where people love to work and learn. We aim to develop a diverse team that reflects the communities that we serve and we welcome people of all ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, religious and political beliefs, socio-economic situations and accessibility needs.
MidCentral actively seeks Māori into our workforce to reflect the community we serve.

Some positions are defined as a Core Children’s worker under the Children’s Act and require full safety checks completed before employment commences.