Clinical Leader, Northern Region Cervical Screening Programme at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Waitematā, Auckland

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Part time 0.5 FTE (40 hours per fortnight)
• Based at Greenlane Clinical Centre

We have a brand new opportunity available for a Senior Nurse to join our Cervical Screening Programme team based in Greenlane.

It’s an exciting time to be contributing to the National Cervical Screening Programme, with the implementation of new clinical guidance, testing, and register infrastructure this year. If you have an interest in making an impact on health outcomes for our population in Tamaki Makaurau Auckland, this is a fantastic opportunity.

The purpose of this role is to provide clinical leadership to the National Cervical Screening Programme (NCSP) Auckland Register team, within the wider Uri Ririki - Health Connection Centre. The Uri Ririki Health Connection Centre encompasses the Aotearoa Immunisation Register (AIR), and the National Child Health Information Platform (NCHIP) alongside other programmes. This role will also support the NCSP team leader and the URCHCC clinical lead.

You will be providing clinical leadership and guidance to the administrative staff in the NCSP Auckland Register Team, using a quality improvement approach to systems and process and data-management related to cervical screening. The role will support health care providers to ensure best practice standards for cervical screening are implemented. Providing quality, evidence-based information for all participants and providers involved in cervical screening.

If you are an experienced clinical leader with great practical experience, excellent rapport, an eye for systems, data-savvy, coaching and improvement approaches then this is a great opportunity to take on a meaningful and varied role.

 What we would need from you:

• Registration as a Health Professional with current Annual Practising Certificate in New Zealand
• Membership of a professional body
• Be an authorised cervical sample taker within New Zealand NCSP
  •  Ideally also an authorised vaccinator
• At least five years’ health professional experience in infant and/or child health and/or women’s health
•  Leadership experience
•  Experience in engaging Māori and Pacific whānau with health care services
• Sound understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi
• Understanding of health equity and population health

If this sounds like you, please apply online at www.wdhbcareers.com

For more information about the role, please contact Georgina Tucker on 021 879 625 or Georgina.tucker@waitematadhb.govt.nz

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Position reference: WDHB17335

Closing date: 11 December 2023 -  extended