Advisor, Antenatal

**Contribute to transforming the future of health and make a positive impact in an organisation that makes a difference to people's lives**

Join Te Whatu Ora at a key time of change where you will meaningfully contribute to our kaupapa of creating a more equitable, accessible, cohesive, and people-centred health system. This is mahi that will improve the health and well-being of everyone in Aotearoa, and we've got an opportunity for you to be part of it.

**Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity**

The National Public Health Service (NPHS) within Te Whatu Ora, works towards Pae Ora (healthy futures) for all by engaging with the wider determinants that impact people's health, focusing on oranga/wellbeing, prevention, protection, and population-level intervention. We are connected across boundaries to deliver public health services that are nationally planned, regionally delivered and locally tailored.

Antenatal and Childhood Screening is made up of three programmes, spanning from the first trimester of pregnancy through to six months of age. The purpose of these programmes is to enable early diagnosis and interventions to improve long-term outcomes for developing children and ensure parents and whānau can make informed choices.

We have a permanent, full-time opportunity available to join our Antenatal and Childhood Screening team as an** Advisor, Antenatal & Childhood Screening Programmes**.

The primary purpose of the role is to provide advice to support, maintain and improve the delivery of a high-quality work programme across the three Antenatal and Childhood (A&C) Screening Programmes. These programmes include the Quality Improvement programme for antenatal screening for downs syndrome and other conditions, the Newborn Metabolic Screening Programme and the Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Early Intervention Programme.

**Mōu | About you**

**Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience**
- Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or equivalent experience
- An understanding of kawa and tikanga and working in partnership with iwi & Māori communities
- Comfortable working in complex environments and with a range of diverse stakeholders, both internal and external
- Able to manage relationships at all levels and across organisations fostering good stakeholder relationships through consultation and partnership
- You have sound judgement, discretion and the proven ability to work under pressure

**Ka kawea e koe | You will bring**:

- Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth

**Ko te mahi e tika ana mō te ao hurihuri nei | Work that suits today's ever - changing world**

Te Whatu Ora supports flexible and hybrid working for our kaimahi. In roles that don't require an in-person element, we encourage you to ‘work from where you are.' We want our national teams to be made up of diverse people from across the motu, just like our health system.

**Tō mātou whakahaere ki te tika, te rerekētanga, me te whai wāhi mai |Our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion**

Our name, Te Whatu Ora, means ‘the weaving of wellness'. Whatu is the combining together of people, resources, organisations, thoughts and actions for the betterment and wellbeing of all. Whatu is also a direct reference to the pupil of the eye, and the vision required of the new entity and system.

At Te Whatu Ora we acknowledge and respect our people's diversity and spiritual needs, ensuring a safe workplace that is a whānau orientated and supportive environment. We are working towards a system that better meets the complex demands of a growing population, addresses the persistent inequalities experienced by Māori and ensures greater access, experience, and outcomes for those traditionally not well served by the system - Māori, Pacific, and Disabled People.

**Tō tūranga i roto i Te Whatu Ora | Your place in Te Whatu Ora**

**Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply