Senior Health Protection Officer

2 days ago

New Plymouth, New Zealand Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Full time

**Contribute to transforming the future of health in this Senior Health Protection Officer, Taranaki role**:

- **Location: Taranaki**:

- **FTE: Permanent, full-time position**

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.
**About the Role**

We have a **permanent, full-time**opportunity available to join our Te Manawa Taki regional service as a **Senior Health Protection Officer**in our Compliance and Health Protection Taranaki team. The position will be located at our office in New Plymouth, Taranaki.

The primary purpose of the role is to actively support and drive the planning, implementation and evaluation of regional health protection activities and initiatives. The role is also required to champion and lead the operationalisation of regional programmes of work across local offices and teams.

Your role will provide professional and technical leadership and mentoring to support the Compliance and Health Protection teams across environmental health, border health protection, and communicable disease. This role ensures the implementation of Te Tiriti principles to advance Pae Ora, advances continuous quality improvement, cultivates a culture of professional growth and is complementary to the people and performance responsibilities of the Team Lead, Compliance and Health Protection and regional health protection leadership.

**About the Service**

The National Public Health Service (NPHS) within Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora, work towards Pae Ora (healthy futures) for all by engaging with the wider determinants that impact people's health, focusing on oranga/wellbeing, prevention, protection, and population-level intervention. We are connected across boundaries to deliver public health services that are nationally planned, regionally delivered and locally tailored.

**About you**

**Skills and Experience**
- A relevant degree in public health as advised in the Criteria for Appointment as a Public Health Statutory Officer
- Experience in implementing Te Tiriti o Waitangi in action
- 5+ years' experience as a Health Protection Officer
- Proven understanding of health protection in the Aotearoa New Zealand context
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively alongside communities and wider stakeholders
- Experience in leading projects, programme planning, evaluation, research and writing reports
- New Zealand Drivers Licence
- Willingness to travel across the region
- Experience in professional leadership and mentoring

**Working for Health New Zealand**

**How to Apply**

**Whilst Health New Zealand is undergoing change affected kaimahi will be given preference and priority for this position.

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