Clinical Chief Advisor- Intelligence - NPHS at Te Whatu Ora, All Locations

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Contribute to transforming the future of health in this pivotal role as a Clinical Chief Advisor
• Location: National or Regional NPHS office
• Permanent, Full-Time

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is the country's largest employer, delivering universal public healthcare to 5 million New Zealanders.

We provide essential hospital, specialist, and community health services across 80+ locations from large urban centres to rural towns and remote communities. 

Our goal is to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders by delivering equitable, accessible and innovative care. 

About the Role

We have the opportunity available to join the National Public Health Service (NPHS) Intelligence Directorate as a Clinical Chief Advisor. This is a permanent, full-time role.

The Clinical Chief Advisor Intelligence has a critical role in ensuring population and public health intelligence is informative and interpretable, to inform decision-making for districts, regions, and agencies. They will provide guidance to the Clinical Director, Director of Intelligence, senior leadership team, and members of the Intelligence directorate in the development and delivery of data, insights, and intelligence products.

About the Team/Service/ Location

The 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.

As a member of the Intelligence directorate of the National Public Health Service, this position has shared accountability for the analytic and intelligence products for workstreams within NPHS. The Intelligence Directorate is a population and public health operational Intelligence team that is nationally and regionally networked, and collaborative across organisations and agencies.

About you

The successful candidate is an experienced leader with extensive knowledge of NZ public health care. You will be an expert at providing senior clinical or technical advice and will be able to support and have oversight across the team. You will bring previous experience and expertise in leadership and proven experience in contributing to the delivery of key work programmes and projects. You are committed to creating an environment that empowers our employees to continually learn and evolve, enabling them to deliver responsive and trusted services. 

• Extensive clinical experience and relevant sub-specialty expertise such as public health (medicine, nursing or other clinical practitioner), infectious disease, general practice with special interest in public health analytics, epidemiology, or informatics, with appropriate tertiary level professional qualification.
• For a clinical banding, hold a current Annual Practising Certificate as a health practitioner.
• Significant experience in analysis and presentation of health data
• Significant experience in using data and intelligence products to improve health outcomes, reduce inequities and improve the health of communities
• Proven ability to write and talk about complex issues clearly and concisely
• Proven ability to tailor complex messages to a range of audiences including clinical, government, executive/senior managers and the public

Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.  

How to Apply

To apply please click “apply now”. All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal by Sunday, 7 December 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Anesha Pillay via Anesha.pillay@tewhatuora.govt.nz

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