Allied Professions Lead - Hauora Māori

Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora – Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District

Location: This role will be based across Wellington Regional Hospital and Hutt Hospital and on occasion will be required to support activity across different locations in the Wellington region.

Service:  Allied Professions Leadership Team

Contract:  Permanent, Part Time (28 hours per week / 0.7 FTE)

Salary:  Allied Scientific and Technical Pay Equity Settlement 2023: Designated scale

Kōrero mō te tūranga – About the role

We have an exciting leadership opportunity for a Māori Allied, Scientific or Technical health professional to come and join our Allied Professions Leadership team working across Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley.

This is a permanent, part-time role (24-28 hours per week), that would suit an experienced Māori Allied, Scientific or Technical clinician who has a strong grounding in te ao Māori and tikanga, and is motivated to support our services and allied professionals to develop pro-equity approaches to service delivery that meets the needs of Māori and their whanau.

A key priority will be leading a work programme that focuses on growing our Māori Allied Professions kaimahi to enable it to be representative of our communities and support the development of cultural capability across the Allied Professions. 

This senior leadership role will report to the Chief Allied Professions Officer and also have a reporting line through to the General Manager Māori Provider Services.  The role will be based across Wellington Regional Hospital and Hutt Hospital and on occasion will be required to support activity at different Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District locations.

Mō tō mātou rōpū – About our team

You will be joining a friendly, fun and enthusiastic team from a mix of professions.  You will work closely with a range of Allied Profession leadership roles and teams, our Māori Provider Services, Mana Whenua of this rohe and a number of other key roles such as Recruitment and our Kia Ora Hauora Programme providers.  Cultural support and supervision and professional development opportunities will be provided to enable you to be successful in this role and to support your continued development.

Moū – About you

This is an opportunity for an Allied, Scientific or Technical health professional where the Te Ao Māori skills and knowledge you hold will be highly valued and recognised.  You will need the ability to communicate with and influence a wide range of audiences and create connections to empower, enable and drive kaupapa Māori capability and competence initiatives.   

This role will work well for an individual wanting to take on a new opportunity alongside clinical hours or for individuals looking to work part-time.  (For interested people wanting to do this alongside clinical work, we can support coordinating this). 

E pā ana ki a tatou – About us

Here at Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District we embrace diversity and welcome applications from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disability and religions. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and serve our community.

Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

To find out more about us click on the following links:

Capital and Coast

Hutt Valley

Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service

Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply

If this unique and important leadership role is an opportunity you’ve been waiting for then don’t hesitate in putting through your application.

Click the apply now button to send your application directly to us. For further information on this role please email philip.adamson@tewhatuora.govt.nz and indicate the job title and vacancy number in the subject line.

Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai

By joining together we will succeed