Senior Consultant

Full time permanent position, Monday - Friday
- Based at Te Papakāinga Atawhai o Tāmaki (Auckland City Hospital)
- Free Shuttle Bus from Auckland City Hospital, Grafton Station and Greenlane
- 5 Weeks Annual Leave + 3 'My Days' between Christmas and New Year
- Improve the recruitment, retention, leadership and development of the Māori Health Workforce
- Must have the ability to engage effectively with Māori and preferably being able to converse in Te Reo Māori

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
Mauri tū, mauri ora Kua wātea tētahi tūranga mahi kei waenga I a mātou, I tētahi whanau mahi hei manaaki, hei tiaki I ngā Kaimahi Māori I ēnei tūmomo mahi I tō tātou Papakāinga Hauora. Mēna ko koe tēnā, whakapā mai ki a mātou kia kōrerotahi tāua.
Mauri ora
For the pursuit of wellbeing We have a current vacancy amongst a whanau-centred team, who are passionate about nurturing and guiding Kaimahi Māori, working or wanting to work in this space. If this sounds like you, please get in touch with us and let us have a kōrero.
Te Toka Tumai recognises the importance of our workforce reflecting the communities we serve and thus the critical nature of Māori workforce experience. Reporting into the Kaiwhakahaere Kaimahi Māori Experience, this role sits in the Kaimahi Māori Experience Team within Māori Health Provider Services. The core responsibility of this team is centred on the project leadership and contribution to initiatives that support the delivery of the Māori Strategic Approach and Pūmanawa Tāngata, the People Plan for Te Toka Tumai, particularly as it pertains to the attraction, retention and development of kaimahi Māori. This role will work alongside the Māori Engagement Specialist and communication teams.
The primary purpose of the position is to work with the Kaimahi Māori Experience Team to achieve:
- Support the organisations' strategic commitment and work alongside HR and other leadership teams to improve the recruitment, retention, and development of the Māori workforce at Te Toka Tumai
- Support the organisations' commitment to building cultural safety, dismantling racism and eliminating health inequities
- Champion the acceleration of Māori health outcomes as per Māori Strategic Approach
- Champion kaupapa Māori workforce programmes and activities
- Demonstrate the skills and capability to lead and role model effective behaviours and practice, particularly as it relates to fulfilling our Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations to Mana Whenua through the Māori Strategic Approach and Pūmanawa Tāngata
- Engage with key Māori providers, iwi and hāpu within the health and education sectors to create and embed relationships

For further details, please refer to the position description here.
Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills
If you would like the opportunity to positively contribute to the health and wellbeing of Māori within our community and share the values of Te Toka Tumai; Haere Mai (welcome), Manaaki (respect), Tūhono (together) and Angamua (aim high), we would love to hear from you
Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation
We are Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland. We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand. Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Children's Hospital, located in central Auckland.
We are part of Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand's national health service. Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels.
We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngāti Whātua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.
He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here
We recognise there is more to life than mahi | work, and we encourage and provide access to all our staff several services and benefits to support themselves whilst they are employed within Te Toka Tumai Auckland.
For more information on what we offer, please click here.
Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply
To view details about our recruitment process, click here.