Regional Clinical Services Programme Manager at Te Whatu Ora, Waikato

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Work from anywhere in Te Manawa Taki
• Permanent Full Time
• Work alongside clinical and operational teams to improve access for patients and ensure best use of resources for excellent patient care.
• Support Te Manawa Taki Regional Clinical Service Networks to deliver high quality, equitable and whanau-centred care.

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 

The purpose of this role is to work with district teams to ensure services across the region are equitable, high-quality and sustainable.  Focusing on developing regional clinical service delivery models, ensuring services are equitable, high-quality and sustainable. This involves shifting from locally focused models to an integrated regional approach, to improve access and patient outcomes across the region.

Key responsibilities include contributing to regional service planning and implementation, leading collaborative efforts with district clinical and operational leads to optimize operational processes and patient flow, and ensuring that changes are effectively managed and sustained. The role also involves implementing national service models to regional and district contexts, ensuring consistency while addressing local needs.

To succeed, the role requires strong leadership and programme management experience, especially in healthcare operations and change initiatives. The ability to build and manage relationships with a wide range of stakeholders is essential. Strategic alignment with national healthcare priorities and structures is also critical to ensuring consistent, high-standard care delivery across the region.

This role will be working alongside other Regional Programme Managers in the Te Manawa Taki regional office who will provide collegial support and will report to the Director of Performance and Improvement, Te Manawa TakiThe team is located across the region so regular touch points are established.

About you 

You will have significant recent experience in programme management with expertise in:

• Clinical service review, redesign and planning
• Programme management tools and reporting
• Ability to develop and document business cases, programme plans from concept to implementation /
• Quality improvement and using data for improvement
• Change management and service improvement methodology
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written reporting
• Clinical background would be an advantage

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 Wednesday, 19 August. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Matt Kelly at matt.kelly@tewhatuora.govt.nz