Clinical Lead

2 weeks ago

Auckland City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

**Clinical Lead - Mortality Review Management Group**

**Full Time | Permanent | Auckland/**Wellington**

**Who we are**:
Our vision is hauora kounga mo te katoa, quality health for all.

At Te Tahu Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission (the Commission) we work with clinicians, health providers, whanau and consumers to improve health and disability support services across Aotearoa New Zealand.

Our goal is to ensure all groups get safe and high-quality care that matches their health needs, including improving access to care for those with needs that are not currently being addressed.

Te Tahu Hauora is a Crown entity with a board responsible to the Minister of Health.

Join us as we partner with clinicians, providers and whanau to improve health and disability support services in Aotearoa.

**Read more about our values**.**

**The role**:

- Give expert clinical advice to the Mortality Review Management Team, He Mutunga Kore, the National Mortality Committee and other key stakeholder groups
- Champion best practice, working with experts and health professionals to develop and test mortality surveillance tools
- Co-design data analysis products with the Health Quality and Intelligence team.
- Partner with the Engagement and Impact team to turn evidence into clear, practical activities that lower avoidable deaths
- Build and maintain strong relationships across the Commission and wider health sector - ensuring recommendations are realistic and implemented by services
- Draft policy briefings, board reports, speeches and responses to Ministerial, media or public enquiries
- Support the design of the Mortality Review work programme, ensuring that recommendations are connected across each workstream and represent the lived experience of Whanau.
- Ensure all work reflects Te Tiriti o Waitangi, cultural safety and anti-racism principles

**About you**:

- Registered clinician or tertiary-qualified in health quality, with clinical research or health policy related expertise. You will have an eye for detail with the ability to peer review and write from a clinical point of view and is comfortable with tailoring the material to communicate the key messages to suit different audiences.
- Strong writing, research, negotiation and presentation skills
- Skilled at breaking down complex clinical issues into clear and accessible terminologies
- whether you're talking to senior leaders, frontline staff or the public
- Deep understanding of how health inequities have developed in Aotearoa and what makes a difference
- Proven ability to work alongside health sector professionals, mortality advisors and quality-improvement teams
- Excellent at juggling priorities, using sound judgment and maintaining high integrity
- Digitally confident with Microsoft Office and Teams
- An understanding of the Mortality Review Function would be preferred

**How to apply**:
This role presents a unique opportunity to contribute to the improvement of health outcomes and health equities in Aotearoa New Zealand. If you have the passion and expertise to make a difference, we encourage you to apply.

Please submit your CV and cover letter via the Seek portal today.

Applications close on 20 August 2025.

Salary band and range 18 $118,171.00 - 139,025.00.

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