Rau Kowhai (Hauora Clinical Lead)

Māwhera – Fixed Term

Full Time (preferably full time, hours range from 20 – 40 per week)

Are you passionate about strengthening the mana and wellbeing of whānau and community?

Mō te tūnga | About the role

The Clinical Lead is a member of the Poutini Waiora leadership team working alongside the leads of Oranga, Hauora, Mental Health & Addiction, Mātauranga and staff to enable excellence in rural clinical outcomes in alignment with the Poutini Waiora vision and values. To achieve this, the role will lead and empower staff to provide high quality, integrated care that is also sustainable.

Key functions of the role include providing clinical and professional leadership in order to:

  • Ensure a positive working environment; and that safe-staffing is achieved through evidence-based, transparent decision making, and compliance with relevant professional standards. Works closely with the leadership team to ensure service integration and sustainable resource management.

  • Ensure that quality service outcomes align with best practice, agreed KPIs and key targets, as well as various contracts/quality standards and accreditation requirements.

  • Ensure evidence-based, culturally competent, timely, and appropriate care is provided in a professional manner to achieve equitable health and social service outcomes.

  • Ensure a satisfied and sustainable workforce; working collaboratively with others to develop the Poutini Waiora early workforce pipeline, grow the Māori workforce, develop the existing workforce; and enable effective recruitment, retention, and succession planning in partnership with the Business Support Team (BST) Manager.

  • Serve as a change agent; supporting sustainable service changes informed by national and local strategy and promoting integration to further embed the Poutini Waiora model of care.

  • Support strategic service and practice development of individuals and teams; developing processes within the service, and supporting others to achieve excellence in rural care.

This role is specific to Immunisations and Ora services. Service specifications for this role are outlined as:

  • Raising immunisation rates for whānau Māori with the purpose of supporting national immunisation targets of 90% by June 2024, and 95% by June 2025.

  • Raising awareness with whānau and communities on the benefits of immunisation, with the aim of creating a systemic multi-generational commitment to immunisation within whānau.

  • Growing the numbers and diversity of the Māori immunisation health workforce to address critical workforce gaps and sustainability issues.

  • Support the achievement of equitable coverage for Māori rangatahi, tamariki and whānau.

You would need:

  • New Zealand Registered Health Professional with a current Annual Practising Certificate with no conditions on practise that may prevent ability to fulfil requirements of the role

  • Minimum 3-5 years’ post-registration experience

  • Demonstrated leadership and management ability and coaching and mentorship ability

  • Demonstrated financial acumen/budgeting

  • Completion of, or personal commitment to undertake, cultural competency training

  • Has the ability to work with children

  • Full ‘clean’ NZ driver’s license and the ability to drive a manual transmission vehicle

  • Computer literacy (i.e. Microsoft suite)

  • Clinically credible, respected, and person-centered

  • Demonstrates high standards in terms of personal competence and professional practice

  • Demonstrates cultural competence and evidence of application of the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi to provision of equitable health service

  • Proven assessment and communication skills, including the ability to think critically

  • High emotional intelligence

  • Well-developed interpersonal and interprofessional skills

  • Has an ability to consistently form therapeutic relationships with consumers and their families/whānau

  • Demonstrated passion and commitment to professional development of self and others

  • Ability to work autonomously, use own initiative and accept responsibility for own actions

  • Flexible, adaptable, embraces change

  • Self-motivated

  • Proven ability to lead and supervise a team through change and in the achievement of goals/outcomes and conflict resolution

  • Able to work under pressure/prioritise competing demands

Desirable:

  • Previous experience in a senior nursing or Allied Health leadership position

  • Authorised Vaccinator including Childhood immunisation

  • Experience in Cold Chain management of storage and transportation

  • Knowledge of Cold Chain national standards and compliance

Come and join us!

Please apply by:

  • Download and fill in the application form

  • Provide a cover letter and tell us about yourself and why this position is perfect for you

  • Supply a current CV and evidence of relevant qualifications

  • Email to: enquiries@poutiniwaiora.co.nz denoting “Rau Kowhai (Hauora Clinical Lead)” in the subject line

Applications will be progressed as received. Close Date: 5pm Friday 8th November 2024.

For more information on the role, please view Position Description or if you have any questions, please email enquiries@poutiniwaiora.co.nz