Hauora Coordinator

**Where you'll be working**: Waikato Hospital

**The details**: Permanent Part-time - 44 Hours per fortnight (0.45 FTE), 3 - 4 days per week

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Mehemea ka moemoeā ahau, Ko au anake. Mehemea ka moemoeā tātou, ka taea e tātou

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If I am to dream,I dream alone. If we all dream together, then we will achieve.

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He piko he taniwhaa, he piko he taniwhaa, Waikato Taniwharau.

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The Whaanau Mai Community Team (CMT) are seeking a Hauora Coordinator to join their dynamic team.

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
The Hauora Coordinator will be committed to radically reducing inequities and eliminating barriers to engagement by enabling whānau Tino Rangatiratanga, Ōritetanga and Mana Motuhake as our commitment to Te Tiriti O Waitangi. The Hauora Coordinator will be working in partnership with the Whaanau Mai Community Midwives to provide a whaanau centred service. The Whaanau Mai Community Team provides a pregnancy and postnatal service to wahine, whanau and their pepi living in the Waikato district. As a member of the Whaanau Mai - Community Team (CMT), the Hauora Coordinator role has shared accountability in improving the coordination and improvement of engagement of Primary Maternity Service provided by Te Whatuora Waikato.

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Mō tātou Ratonga | About our Service
This strategic role has 3 key priorities within the Hospital Provided primary Maternity service: to increase the early gestation rate at booking; prioritise and improve access for to primary birthing services across the district for eligible pregnant people, and partner Maaori to lead equity innovations within the service.

Mōu | About you
Experience in working in a Hauora Worker role, primary maternity service or health sector, and the ability to build a strong community network, as a support system to priority whaanau would be an advantage. Fluency in Te Reo Rangatira would be beneficial.

Te Whatu Ora - Waikato Health New Zealand in general encourages a workforce that is innovative, eager to learn and enhance their skills and is passionate about caring for our community. As part of our team we will support, encourage and help you to develop your career with us.We are proud of our team's diversity. We know the strength of a diverse and inclusive workforce helps us achieve the best outcomes for our patients and the communities in which we operate and serve.

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 ran