Health Centre Manager

Elevate Health Services: Drive efficiency and clinical excellence.
- Lead Whānau-Centric Care: Oversee operations and support teams.
- Foster Collaborative Networks: Enhance clinical practices in prison settings.

**'Kotahi anō te kaupapa, ko te oranga o te iwi'**: ‘There is only one purpose to our work: the wellness and wellbeing of our people.
Corrections Health Services lead the delivery of patient-focused primary health care services to those in our care and their whānau, across Aotearoa. It is a nurse-led service providing nursing services and general practice services. Health teams are multidisciplinary in nature with various primary health clinicians (including medical officers and dentists) contracted by the department. Hōkai Rangi, our over-arching strategic direction, places the focus on health at the heart of our business. Building our frameworks from a Matauranga Māori basis is our focus to drive and support equity for Māori, which in turn will contribute to achieving our outcomes of reducing reoffending.
Ngā kawenga | About the role
We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated people leader to join our health centre team of clinical and non-clinical staff at Invercargill Prison.
You will be both operationally focused and driven to engage and enhance your team as a leader, with overall responsibility of the day-to-day operations, clinical governance activities, and quality and resource management of our health services. The wider team deal with a broad range of health issues, respond to emergencies and undertake health education for this high health needs population.
Working collaboratively with Doctors, Allied Health professionals, external agencies and other Corrections staff, you will promote a philosophy of care within the prison which ensures the delivery of quality health services to the people in our care - therefore the ability to form new relationships is vital in this role.
Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience
If you are keen to develop your expertise in this leadership opportunity, and if you feel you align with the below requirements of the role, then we want to hear from you
- Be a Registered Nurse with a current NZ practising certificate and post-graduate clinical experience in a range of settings.
- Strong cultural competence and a commitment to our practice values of Rangatira, Wairua, Whānau, Kaitiaki and Manaaki.
- Has well developed leadership and operational management skills.
- Demonstrates business acumen within a health care setting.
- Thrives on working in a complex and challenging environment; and
- Demonstrates understanding of a philosophy of care which ensures staff, systems and processes are focussed on providing safe competent and timely health care for people in prison.

Utu ā-tau | Salary
The full salary range is $146,744 - $170,514. Appointment and remuneration will reflect clinical competency, skills, and experience relevant to the role.
Ko wai mātou | About us
Ara Poutama Aotearoa (Department of Corrections) Health Services lead the delivery of patient-focused primary health care services to tangata within corrections facilities across Aotearoa. Hōkai Rangi, our over-arching strategic direction, places the focus on health at the heart of our business. Building our frameworks from a Mātauranga Māori basis is our focus to drive and support equity for Māori, which in turn will contribute to achieving our outcomes of reducing reoffending.
You can find out more about our Health Services team here, click here.
To apply, please submit a tailored CV and cover letter describing your motivation for joining the department highlighting relevant skills and experience. Alignment to our kaupapa is critical to our success - we ask that you provide examples which reflect and demonstrate our organisation values.
Ara Poutama Aotearoa (Department of Corrections) values diversity in our workforce, and as a Public Service organisation we are committed to building a workforce which reflects the public we serve. We strive to make our recruitment process fair and inclusive, and we encourage you to discuss reasonable accommodations with us if required.