Medical Photographer/co-ordinator

**Medical Photographer/Co-ordinator - Retinal Screening Programme**

**Job Number***:
**WAI25766**

**Where you’ll be working**:Waikato Region Diabetes Service

**The details**:Permanent - 20 Hours per week (0.5 FTE) - Monday to Friday

**Salary details**:PSA Allied, Public Health and Technical MECA**Work with a highly skilled multi-disciplinary team in the Diabetes Service**Learn a new skill**Travel around the region**

**Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity**

The Retinal Photo Screening Service is looking for someone with excellent communication and customer service skills to join their team. This is currently only 20 hours a week but there may be an opportunity to increase the hours at some point. In this role you will be responsible for taking digital images of the patient’s eyes, training will be provided. The role will also include some administrative duties, managing patient referrals and bookings, as well as entering and processing clinical data and results. This is a mobile service and the team travels to different areas each day, there will be times when you will be required to stay away overnight.
- This team is based at the Waikato Diabetes Centre, (26 Clarence Street, Hamilton) and provides a service for people with diabetes who require regular eye screening across the region. The team consists of a medical photographer/co-ordinator, a registered nurse, a health care assistant, and has clerical support.

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**Mō tātou Ratonga | About our Service**
- Te Whatu Ora Waikato Regional Diabetes Service provides secondary level care to those within the Waikato Region. This expands as far as Coromandel, Taumarunui, Te Kauwhata and the Raglan coast. We have a large multi-disciplinary team and promote a positive approach to teamwork. We are committed to and support the learning and development of our staff to give the best possible care to our patients.

**Mōu | About you**
- Required skills & experience you will need to be consider for this role:
- Knowledge and understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi-
- Knowledge of computer systems-
- Office and administration skills-
- Excellent communication skills-
- Flexible-
- Able to travel**Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation**

**Te iwi Ngakaunui - People at Heart**- Whakamana - Give and earn respect-
- Whakaronga - Listen to me; Talk to me-
- Mauri Pai - Fair play-
- Whakapakari - Growing the good-
- Kotahitanga - Stronger togetherIt 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.
- 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 Māori culture. Waikato Hospital sits on whenua gifted by Waikato iwi, situated on the banks of the mighty Waikato Awa, Hamilton is New Zealand’s largest metropolitan inland city. Hamilton’s vibrant city centre and rich cultural mix makes it an ideal place to experience the authentic friendly Kiwi lifestyle.
- Learn more about living in the mighty Waikato
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