Operations Manager - Sub Specialty Medicine

Location: Wellington, Hutt Valley and Porirua. 

Contract: Permanent, Full Time (1FTE)

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence. 

About the Role 

The role reports to the Group Manager for Sub-Specialty Medicine and works in partnership with the Group Manager, Operations Managers, Clinical Directors and Clinical Leads to enable the delivery of high-quality care to patients. 

This is a highly collaborative role that will need to actively build and maintain relationships with the Operations Managers and their teams. This leadership role will work closely with colleagues to develop, lead and support hospital and specialist services in meeting their objectives, and ensuring strategic priorities are well integrated into Provider Services work.

To deliver safe and affordable health outcomes through high level planning and operational management so that services meet their activity targets and are appropriately resourced. 

To partner Clinical Leaders and the Directorate of Nursing and Midwifery and Directors of Allied Professions in the delivery of safe, affordable, integrated, high quality health services.

The Operations Manager:

• Influences, builds and refreshes systems, services or interventions that achieve the directorate vision.
• Translates strategy into operational plans that improves Provider Services capability and increase capacity to deliver agreed services.
• Balances meeting day-to-day operational challenges while keeping sight of directorate objectives and implementing system and process changes to provide solutions.
• Works to integrate services and specialties across the new District

The Operations Manager participates in an afterhours Emergency Management roster.  On call periods are for one week commencing 1700hrs Monday pm and concluding the following Monday at 0800hrs. On Call is approximately 1 week in 12. 

About the Team/Service Location 

The Sub-Specialty Medicine and Regional Screening Group consists of a range of services across Wellington, Hutt and Kenepuru Hospitals:

• Cardiology, including Wellington Hospital Ward 6 South and Hutt Hospital CCU
• Clinical Measurements Unit
• Interventional Radiology Unit
• Gastroenterology
• Respiratory Medicine
• Diabetes and Endocrine
• Rheumatology
• Dermatology
• Infectious Diseases & Infection Prevention and Control
• Hutt Medical Day Stay Unit
• Renal
• Immunology
• Breast Screening
• Cervical Screening

The services and specialties are split across 4 Sub-Specialty Operational Manager roles and this post will include:

• Diabetes and Endocrinology, Renal Services including Dialysis Units, Infectious Diseases and Infection Prevention & Control, and Neurology, including Stroke Services.

The role will also have responsibly for a range of projects across the Group.

About You

The ideal applicant will have:

• A commitment to biculturalism 
• A commitment to achieving equitable outcomes for Māori 
• Education to degree level or equivalent qualification and or experience. 
• In-depth knowledge in a number of management disciplines acquired through training and experience to degree level or equivalent 
• Up-to-date knowledge of the New Zealand Health System 
• Proven track record of successful and sustained management in a large organisation including financial and performance management 
• Successful delivery of significant organisational change 
• Experience of managing people and teams 
• Experience in developing creative solutions to problems 
• Project Management experience 

Working at Health New Zealand 

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. 

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community. 

How to Apply 

To apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal by 20th May. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Madeline.Mctavish@ccdhb.org.nz 

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advertisement.

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