• Role: Manukau Health Park, Permanent Full-time
• Great leaders and supportive working environment
• Make an Impact: Drive service excellence and quality improvement

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

We have an exciting opportunity for a Programme Manager to join our team to deliver the Bowel Screening programme. This position offers variety from managing and supporting staff working in the community to ensure equitable programme participation to ensuring participants with a positive screening result receive further assessment and are referred to treatment services if required.

In this role you will be reporting to the Service Manager, you will be responsible for all aspects of the programme delivery, including developing, and overseeing the service delivery, equity, quality and communication plans and reporting against these plans and contract. This is a full-time position working Monday to Friday and based at Manukau Health Park.

About you

You will be liaising with a range of community, primary and secondary services. Therefore, it is essential that you have exceptional written and verbal communication skills and a history of fostering strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

To be successful in this role you will have;

• A relevant tertiary qualification or be a qualified health professional, with a minimum of 4 years’ experience working in a health care setting.
• Previous experience managing staff and team building skills
• Experience working in partnership with Maaori and Pacific community or primary care organisations, understanding quality improvement processes and systems and previous experience working in public health programmes will be an advantage.
• You will need to be a well-developed conceptual thinker with a strategic focus and have strong relationship, communication and leadership skills.

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.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal. To review the position description please ''click here'' or for more information please contact Tangi Namulauulu in the Recruitment Centre on email tangi.namulauulu@middlemore.co.nz

Closing Date: 13th April 2025