Practice Team Liaison & Community Coordinator (Full Time) Bowel Screening Programme at Counties Manukau District Health Board (South Auckland), Auckland

Full Time

Permanent

Remuneration as per MECA guidelines

Do you have experience working in primary care settings? If you have a strong focus on quality improvement and have a good understanding on Population Health, we would like to hear from you.

The Counties Manukau Bowel Screening Service has an exciting role available to provide liaison between the Bowel Screening Programme and Primary Health Care Providers. The purpose of the role is to provide support with the enrolment and participation of priority groups within the Counties Manukau Health district.

The role also requires the promotion and education about the bowel screening programme within the Community, supporting outreach activities and assisting/Training Primary Health Providers on the patient dashboard and referral systems within their Patient Management Systems (PMS).

This position will be the 'face' of this programme to many Primary Health Care Providers in Counties Manukau and will assist Practices and Primary Health Organisations (PHOs) to identify eligible participants who require screening or enrolment via regular monitoring. This role will centre on establishing and maintaining quality systems and quality improvement processes to ensure the enrolment of participants or follow up of overdue or unscreened participants that are referred into this programme.

The preferred applicant for this role would have proven experience in establishing and maintaining quality systems and quality improvement processes to ensure that all participants are followed up appropriately. You would need to be a confident communicator, a self-starter, patient, discreet and tactful. Intermediate computer skills are vital.

Essential:

• Four years secondary education
• Full, clean driver’s licence
• 2-3 years experience working in a primary care setting
• A good understanding of Practice Management Systems
• Intermediate proficiency in MS Office

Desired:

• Knowledge of General Practice Systems and processes
• Commitment to quality and equity in programme delivery

What's in it for you?

• Work at the largest organisation in South Auckland
• A great learning environment where you will continue to grow and be challenged
• Fantastic culture and team environment across CM Health
• Annual practicing certificate is refunded for every additional year of service

Please apply online by clicking on the Apply Now button.

To review the position description please ''click here''. Please contact Amy Lin in the Recruitment Centre on 09 276 0044 ext 58680 or amy.lin@middlemore.co.nz if you need further information.

Job Number: CMH20228419

Applications Close: 12 July 2022