Group Manager, Resident Doctors Support Services

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

The purpose of this role is to lead the newly formed Resident Doctors Support Service (RDSS) which has been established to provide leadership and connection right across the training and service delivery lifecycle to ensure RMO wellbeing, professional development, and effective integration across and within the healthcare system.

This is a senior role that will work to establish this new function, with senior leaders within the Hospital & Specialist Services, National Clinical Leadership and People and Communications business unit to ensure this critical workforce group is supported across their lifecycle.

**Key accountabilities are**:

- Establishment of a new function, operating model and associated programme of work which includes key opportunities to develop consistency of activity across the 19 current operational RMO Units, including fit-for-purpose systems and processes that support RMO wellbeing, training, workplace experience and retention.
- Stakeholder relationship management with key senior leadership (Clinical and Managerial) internal and external stakeholders ensuring the RDSS has a focus on contractual, accreditation, career planning and training requirements as well as opening opportunities to support the medical pipeline and development of the Te Whatu Ora medical workforce with both organisational and clinical skills.
- Group Manager, Resident Doctors Support Services
- Proactively works alongside the Workforce Development and Planning function within P&C to ensure a seamless relationship across the training pipeline to establish and deliver a review and evaluation programme (including seeking H&SS and other feedback) to ensure the RDSS delivers to core objectives; and
- Ensuring a strong relationship, and active engagement with, RMO Unions.

**Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience**
- Leadership experience working at a senior level (in the range of 10+ years), preferably in healthcare.
- Previous responsibility at a leadership level relating to Tier 2 and other senior leaders, and for developing, maintaining, and influencing these mutually beneficial relationships and partnerships.
- Significant experience working in complex stakeholder environments.
- Prior experience working with RMO or Medical workforce issues.
- Experience with design, and governance of multi-layered programmes of work and implementing effective group strategies and work plans that deliver on organisational objectives.
- A relevant tertiary qualification or comparable/extensive experience working at a senior leadership level.

**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.

**Nau mai, uru mai | Come and join us**

When you join us, you become part of transforming the health system. This is a once in a life-time change,that will touch the lives of everyone in Aotearoa, and future generations.

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.

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 mātou whakahaere ki te tika, te rerekētanga, me te whai wāhi mai | Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion**

**Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply**

**_ Please note: This position is part of the Te Whatu Ora's Simplify to Unify Change Process therefore affected kaimahi will be given preference and priority for this position._