**Our 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**

The opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic staff member to join the Team as our Consumer Liaison in the Women's Health Service. This is a part time position, 24 hours a week.

This role purpose is:

- To foster and support the development and delivery of consumer-focused Maternity and Women's Health Services across the continuum of care.
- To facilitate consumer feedback and to bring that perspective to the service for robust and sustainable improvements to the service.
- To initiate consumer focussed service improvement across the continuum of care.
- To provide a consumer perspective in policy, planning, service development and implementation and to facilitate and support consumer participation in these processes.

Key responsibilities are outlined in the job description and person specifications. If this role sounds like you and you would like to work in a supportive team environment and have the appropriate skills and experience, please apply.

**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.