Operations Lead, Acute

12 hours ago


Palmerston North, New Zealand Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Te Pae Hauora o Ruahine o Tararua MidCentral Full time

MidCentral actively seeks Māori into our workforce to reflect the community we serve.

Te Pae Hauora o Ruahine o Tararua | operates an integrated health service that is based in the central north island of New Zealand.

Te Uru Ruahī (Mental Health & Addictions services) is responsible for the commissioning and delivery of primary, specialist, and community mental health & addiction services across a diverse urban and rural population of 186,000 people.

Te Uru Rauhi, Mental Health, and Addictions Services (MHAS) provide treatment for and connection to recovery-orientated services for individuals experiencing mental illness or addiction issues. Services are delivered across the continuum of lifespan, both regionally and locally, and include specialist community MH&A teams, inpatient services, crisis response, acute alternatives, and specially designed residential programmes.

Te Uru Ruahī has embarked on a programme of transformational change which sees a fundamental shift in the way services will be delivered. This sees services move towards a wellness and recovery-focused approach in our community that prioritises access, choice, and care closer to home. The change sees significant investment into digital technologies and new infrastructure including the construction of a new “greenfield” state-of-the-art acute inpatient unit.

To support the Integrated Model of Care we are seeking to appoint an Operations Lead for Acute and Specialist MH&A Services. Reporting to the Operations Executive you will lead the delivery of safe, efficient and comprehensive contemporary high quality, person/whānau centered clinical services.

Responsibilities include:

- Contribute to strategic and service planning process, that align with the directorate plan and the broader health reforms
- Grow and develop front line clinical leadership, promoting an enabling and responsive approach to leadership.
- Provide operational management of the acute and specialist mental health and addiction services.
- Drive the implementation of integrated clinical pathways that align with the acute model of care and new acute inpatient unit.
- Working in partnership with the leadership team to implement the programme of transformational change culminating in the integration of mental health and addiction services across the continuum of care
- Relevant clinical qualification in mental health addictions and master's qualification or have at least 5 years' experience within Mental Health Addictions services at a senior management level.
- Knowledge and experience of integrated care approaches within mental health and addictions.
- Track record in leading and managing positive change.
- Understanding off and experience in addressing equity issues across the sector including, but not limited to Māori Health.

MH&A service are predominately based in Palmerston North.



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