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Community Co-ordinator, Bowel Screening Programme

Permanent, Part Time 0.5FTE, flexible hours working across Wednesday to Friday

Remuneration as per MECA guidelines

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the role

This position is responsible for the Promotion, Education and Follow-up/Support of participants into the Bowel Screening Programme (BSP) within Counties Manukau. This role will focus directly on engaging, educating and encouraging our priority group populations, in particular Maaori and Pacific, to complete their test kits and participate within the bowel screening programme. This also includes providing support to attend colonoscopy, alternative assessment or first treatment appointments. Focus will be given to follow-up on priority groups that have failed to complete a screening FIT (faecal immunochemical test). This service forms part of the National Bowel Screening Programme (NBSP).

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.

This position will be based at Manukau Health Park and in the community.

Experience and Skills required

  • Relevant Health or Community Health Worker qualification
  • 2-3 years experience working in the public health, community health or primary care setting
  • Experience working with Pacific, Maaori and multicultural communities
  • Have knowledge and understanding of Tikanga Maaori and Maaori protocols
  • Ability to speak Te Reo Maaori or a Pacific language
  • Full clean drivers licence

What we can offer

  • Free parking onsite
  • Discounted services as part of our work perks

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to Apply

To apply please click “apply now.” To review the position description, please click here. 

All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Amy on amy.lin@middlemore.co.nz or 09 2760044 ext 58680.

For more information on living and working in Counties Manukau, click here.

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

Job Number: CMH202414507

Applications Close: 20 March 2025

At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us. We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community. To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind –Manaakitanga, Together –Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today.

 

 

 

 
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