Clinical Lead

Contribute to transforming the future of health in this pivotal role
- 0.3FTE Secondment opportunity for 3 years
- Based from where you are

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 wellbeing of everyone in Aotearoa, and we've got an opportunity for you to be part of it.
**Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity***

Planned Care, part of the Delivery Unit within Hospital and Specialist Services, provides a platform for improving the way healthcare resources are designed and delivered. Planned Care reflects a new direction for publicly-funded healthcare in New Zealand by focusing on providing services based on clinical need and people's preferences to achieve better health outcomes, within the resources available, in a timely and respectful way. The team are involved in creating a system that is easy for consumers to access and use and helps them to manage their healthcare needs and stay as healthy as possible.

We have an opportunity for an experienced Senior Medical Officer to join the Planned Care team as a **Clinical Lead**. This is a 0.3FTE 3 year secondment. The Clinical Lead will be responsible for providing clinical leadership on strategic and delivery issues relating to the national Planned Care work programme and ongoing improvement initiatives as part of the Reset and Restore Programme. This role will work closely with Regional Network Clinical Leads.

**Mōu | About you**

**Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience**
- A relevant graduate and post-graduate qualification
- A current APC
- Hospital and wider health system delivery experience of 5 or more years
- Knowledge of successful Planned Care strategies and senior level experience of successful implementation in Aotearoa or a similar healthcare system
- Proven experience successfully leading large diverse teams through change and achieving improved results while navigating a highly nuanced and complex system

**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