Quality Manager

**Where you'll be working**: Radiology Department, Waikato Hospital

**The details**: Permanent - Full time - 40 Hours per week (1.0 FTE)

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
We have an exciting opportunity available to join the radiology team as the fulltime Quality Manger. In the position along with the management team you will need to lead, uphold and support Radiation safety legislative requirements and maintenance of the Quality standards program within the Radiology Department.

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Mō tātou Ratonga | About our Service
The Te Whatu Ora, Waikato Radiology service aspires to deliver integrated imaging services with an emphasis on excellence and tailored to the unique needs of its community.

As a member of the Radiology service at Te Whatu Ora, Waikato you will have within this role a shared accountability to provide comprehensive imaging services in both inpatient and outpatient settings, to the people of the Waikato region. These services will be provided in an environment that values people and considers all stakeholder interests, while maintaining best practice, supporting innovation and proactively working to limit the effect of a changing environment on its purpose. This role will work collaboratively with all health professionals as well as the wider multi-disciplinary team throughout.

Mōu | About you
Required skills & experience you will need to be considered for this role:
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Qualified Medical Imaging Technologist or extensive relevant experience

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Considerable Radiology / radiation safety work-experience

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High level of technical skills of project management, quality improvement, risk management, relationship management

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Familiarity with IANZ and audit procedures

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Proficient computer literacy as a user of core software systems

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Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including presentation, written and oral

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Effective time management skills

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Computer literacy

Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation
Te iwi Ngakaunui - People at Heart
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Whakamana - Give and earn respect

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Whakaronga - Listen to me; Talk to me

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Mauri Pai - Fair play

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Whakapakari - Growing the good

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Kotahitanga - Stronger together

It is not very often something happens that is big; like, really big. Big to the point that it will touch the lives of every single person in the country. That is what we are talking about here. The provision of Health in Aotearoa New Zealand, and how its run is about to change in a big way.

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand and Te Aka Whai Ora - Māori Health Authority will together shape the delivery of Health services in Aotearoa New Zealand for generations to come, and will form the core of a modern and integrated service looking after the needs of all our Whānau.

We are dedicated to achieving health equity for Māori and other priority populations. We are a Crown entity and an active partner in Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand is guided by Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to upholding the articles.

Here at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, Waikato we have a team of 8,000 working across the Waikato where everyone plays a vital role in the care of our patients - directly or non-directly. Our vision is Healthy People. Excellent Care.

Te Whatu Ora, Waikato serves the largest Māori population and third largest Pacific population in Aotearoa New Zealand. Waikato Hospital in Hamilton is one of New Zealand's largest tertiary, teaching hospitals with over 600 inpatient beds and 22 operating theatres. Clinical specialities include Women's and Children Services, Cardiology / Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oncology and Haematology, Surgical services, and Mental Health and Addiction. Waikato Hospital is the Midland regional referral centre for multiple specialties including trauma surgery, oncology, and neurology.

We are a values-based and inclusive organisation that is committed to deliver the best health outcomes for our total population. Reflecting the population we serve is an important part of the care we deliver to the community. We strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds with the necessary capability and who share our values to apply. We proactively develop pathways that maximise opportunity for Māori and encourage Māori to apply.

He aha Waikato
Waikato is the fourth largest region in Aotearoa New Zealand and located just south of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. It features a wide range of world-class outdoor and cultural experiences. You can surf the world-famous beaches of Whāingaroa Raglan, swim at the beautiful beaches of the Kapanga Coromandel, hike our majestic mountain ranges, tour the Hobbiton shire, experience the magic of the Waitomo glow worm caves, and encounter a vast array of flora and fauna at the remarkable Maungatautari Ecological Reserve.

Waikato is the home of the Kiingitanga and rich in