RMO Support Service Medical Workforce Co-Ordinator at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Waikato, Waikato

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Where you’ll be working: Resident Medical Officer Support Service, Waikato Hospital

The details: Permanent– 40 Hours per week (1.0 FTE)

• Be part of the national transformation in Health

• Recruit and support our Resident Medical Officers (RMOs) throughout their journey within Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, Waikato

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for a pro-active, self-motivated individual to join our close knit team in the RMO Support Service (RMOSS). Joining us as one of our Medical Workforce Coordinators you’ll be an integral part of our business and actively involved in rostering our RMO resources. You'll enjoy the variety involved in learning about the different tasks, and in building relationships with RMO staff and across the RMO team. Our team is responsible for ensuring the optimum deployment of RMO staff in the Waikato District rostering them when and where required as well as ensuring leave and training are appropriately managed.

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Mō tātou Ratonga | About our Service

Our team is responsible for ensuring the optimum deployment of RMO staff in the Waikato District rostering them when & where required as well as ensuring leave & training are appropriately managed.

This key rostering role:

• Supports and coordinates the RMO workforce, including contributing to workforce planning to ensure services are appropriately resourced

• Develops and maintains rosters to comply with the collective agreements and to meet the needs of the service and the RMOs

• Actively manages and reports on RMO leave

• Manages RMO expense claims and entitlements

• Work as part of a team to cover other medical workforce co-ordinator duties and leave when required

Mōu | About you

Required skills & experience you will need to be considered for this role:

• Have experience in planning and scheduling

• Be quality focused with a strong attention to detail

• Be highly organised and able to respond to queries in a timely and positive manner

• be able to manage your time, priorities and responsibilities in a reactive work environment

• Be self-directed and able to meet critical deadlines

• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Be able to foster effective and enduring relationships with RMOs and Managers across the organisation.

• Have great initiative, be solution focussed and able to identify, develop and implement process and system improvements

• Be a supportive team player working collaboratively to deliver successful team outcomes

• Be highly competent in computer literacy including Microsoft Office in particular Word and Excel

• Be committed to excellence - Striving to be the very best you can be in all you do

Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation

Te iwi Ngakaunui – People at Heart

• Whakamana – Give and earn respect

• Whakaronga – Listen to me; Talk to me

• Mauri Pai – Fair play

• Whakapakari – Growing the good

• Kotahitanga – Stronger together

It is not very often something happens that is big; like, really big. Big to the point that it will touch the lives of every single person in the country. That is what we are talking about here. The provision of Health in Aotearoa New Zealand, and how its run is about to change in a big way.

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand and Te Aka Whai Ora - Māori Health Authority will together shape the delivery of Health services in Aotearoa New Zealand for generations to come, and will form the core of a modern and integrated service looking after the needs of all our Whānau.

We are dedicated to achieving health equity for Māori and other priority populations. We are a Crown entity and an active partner in Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand is guided by Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to upholding the articles.

Here at Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, Waikato we have a team of 8,000 working across the Waikato where everyone plays a vital role in the care of our patients – directly or non-directly. Our vision is Healthy People. Excellent Care.

Te Whatu Ora, Waikato serves the largest Māori population and third largest Pacific population in Aotearoa New Zealand. Waikato Hospital in Hamilton is one of New Zealand’s largest tertiary, teaching hospitals with over 600 inpatient beds and 22 operating theatres. Clinical specialities include Women’s and Children Services, Cardiology / Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oncology and Haematology, Surgical services, and Mental Health and Addiction. Waikato Hospital is the Midland regional referral centre for multiple specialties including trauma surgery, oncology, and neurology.

We are a values-based and inclusive organisation that is committed to deliver the best health outcomes for our total population. Reflecting the population we serve is an important part of the care we deliver to the community. We strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds with the necessary capability and who share our values to apply. We proactively develop pathways that maximise opportunity for Māori and encourage Māori to apply.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Please apply directly online, applications are not able to be accepted via email.

For any queries about the role please contact RMOSS Manager, Tina Gupwell on 027 265 5355

Closing date: 27 March 2023

COVID-19:

A national Vaccination Policy which includes COVID19 is under development. In the interim, a Health and Safety Risk Assessment against the requirements of the role will apply to unvaccinated candidates and employees and appropriate risk mitigation (e.g. extra PPE, RAT testing) may be taken as a result. Please note that when a Vaccination Policy is introduced it will apply to this role and need to be supported.