Clinical Health Informatics Lead

**Clinical Health Informatics Lead**

**Health New Zealand/Te Whatu Ora - Whanganui**
- **Clinical Health Informatics Lead - Trendcare**:

- **Clinical Health Informatics Lead - Allied Health**

Health NZ/Te Whatu Ora Whanganui is committed to increase the diversity of our workforce, and actively focus on employing and building a sustainable Māori workforce which supports our pro-equity commitment.

**Ngā Uarātanga | Our Values**
- **Aroha** - The value of love, respect and empathy, demonstrating compassionate and non-judgemental relationships.
- **Kōtahitanga**:

- The value of unity and vision sharing where we demonstrate trust and collaboration.
- **Manaakitanga** - The value of respect, support and caring where we demonstrate doing our very best for others.
- **Tino Rangatiratanga** - The value of self-determination where we empower individual/whānau choice.

**Ko te kaupapa | About the role**

This is an exciting opportunity for a professional with a strong healthcare background, excellent IT skills and an interest in data collection and analysis. You will be the bridge between the clinical and operation services on the one hand, and data and digital, on the other. This pivotal role will enable good data collection and analysis across services, to advance both safe staffing and quality patient care.

The Care Capacity Demand Management (CCDM) Programme is a joint initiative between the Safe Staffing Healthy Workplace (SSHW) Unit, the health unions, and Health NZ. CCDM is a whole of (hospital) system approach that focuses on the provision of tools, processes and organisational support systems to match workforce availability and skill mix to demand and manage any variance that occurs each day.

These roles include coordination, leadership and project management; developing expert knowledge of the tools and processes within the CCDM and TrendCare programmes so as to facilitate and support the implementation of these into hospital and community services.

This role will focus on:

- actively supporting staff with the data collection process and collating information and data for data analysis into reports.
- actively assisting and supporting internal teams and personnel in undertaking data collection.
- enabling and identifying processes to enhance/implement CCDM across in scope services.
- providing appropriate CCDM / TrendCare programme information and data analysis to stakeholder groups and gathering feedback.
- articulating the significance of good data to the organisation and the successful implementation of the CCDM / TrendCare programmes.
- supporting the development of data literacy and understanding of specific programme data generated.
- working alongside management to improve digital clinical governance, enhance quality and safety measures, and elevate visibility, transparency, effective decision-making and accountability across the organisation.

**Ko koe tēnei | About you**

The successful applicant will be:

- a professional with a strong health care background
- passionate about showing the value of health and impact for quality patient outcomes
- have a working knowledge of CCDM / TrendCare and/or strong IT skills
- computer literate with experience in Microsoft office; word, excel, PowerPoint and teams
- recognise the importance of data to ensure the delivery of quality healthcare both from a safe staffing and a clinical governance perspective
- a good communicator both written and verbal
- detail orientated
- analytical mind for data
- self-driven
- adept at multi-tasking
- adaptive

**Ngā hua o te Mahi i Te Pōari o Whanganui | Working at the Health NZ Whanganui**
- Exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of developing Clinical Informatics, CCDM and Trendcare in both the hospital and community services
- Work alongside our diverse and passionate healthcare teams
- Supportive team environment
- Mentoring
- Regional links and support with SSHW and wider Health NZ CCDM / TrendCare coordinator groups
- Work alongside management to collectively contribute to the strategic health outcomes outlined in the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures).

**Ko wai mātou **|** Who are we**

Our vision is He Hāpori Ora - Thriving Communities, with our mission being 'to improve health and independence through a responsive and integrated health system'. We ensure health care places people and their whānau at the centre of everything we do with and for them. We support and empower individuals and whānau to determine their own wellbeing and are committed to working in authentic partnership with other health care providers, iwi, government, social and community agencies to build strong, resilient, connected people and whānau.

Whanganui is a great little progressive city with a friendly chilled vibe. Great café culture, schools and sporting opportunities with some of the best all year-round weather in the country. The rugged west coast beaches on your doorstep allow for all year surfing, fishing or just wal