General Manager, Health NZ Waitematā

• Permanent, Full time Positions
• Multiple Services
• Growth Opportunity

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.

Health New Zealand| Te Whatu Ora Waitematā is the largest District in New Zealand providing services to a population of more than 650,000 and employing more than 8,000 people. Our organisation values and promise statement – Best Care for Everyone - serve to inspire us to continuously improve to provide the best care possible to each and every person and their family.

The Roles

Reporting to the Group Director Operations Waitematā, we have 4 x General Manager roles that we are looking to fill with energetic, self-motivated, and experienced people leaders who will be charged with the responsibility to drive their respective service towards the achievement of Health Targets as outlined by our current Government. 

Acute and Emergency Medicine

The division has approximately 1380 FTE, with an expenditure budget of $234m, spanning both North Shore and Waitakere Hospitals. The role covers Emergency, ADU, Cardiology and Hyperbaric Medicine. Click here for the Position Description

Diagnostic and Clinical Support Services

The division has approximately 1,049 FTE, with an expenditure budget of $235m, spanning both North Shore and Waitakere Hospitals. Click here for the Position Description

Specialty Medicine, Cancer and Integrated Care 

The division has approximately 880 FTE, with a budget responsibility of $134m spanning both North Shore and Waitakere Hospitals. This is a transformational role, that will lead the redesign development and subsequent transition of Specialty Medicine. Click here for the Position Description

Child Women and Family and Site Manager for Waitakere Hospital

The division has approximately 1035 FTE, with an expenditure budget of $1.44M, spanning North Shore and Waitākere Hospitals. It is a combination role that is also responsible for providing day to day oversight of the safe care and management of patients, staff and property across Waitākere Hospital services. Click here for the Position Description

About you

To you, this is not a typical leadership role.

You value people, where you understand that compassion is important in providing specialist medical care to people and their loved ones. 

You value collaboration, where connections, relationships and co-design principles are at the centre of improvements to clinical practise and patient care environments.

You value systems – where better, best, brilliant performance management systems are important to achieve health outcomes and facilitate the patient journey.

Everyone matters. You know this instinctively and can demonstrate it in everything you do and empower your healthcare teams to reflect this.

As an established business leader, who has either a clinical background or extensive experience leading clinical services , you know what high quality health care delivery looks like and work hard to ensure patients have their care managed in a timely way by the appropriate healthcare professional. 

You consider it’s important to set the standards and then let your team get on with their work but you also know to proactively anticipate issues and liaise with services to quickly remedy these.

You appreciate things are constantly changing and new technology and innovative ways of working invite possibilities but also challenges on which you need to lead and collaborate.

You appreciate cost considerations are part of running a large division and can manage complex financial, resource and business decisions.

You value the clinical leadership partnership with the Head of Division, knowing that shared goals, teamwork and clarity of goals and accountabilities will set the scene for better patient outcomes and an enhanced patient experience.

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. We invite you to join us in contributing to better healthcare outcomes where it matters most – for the people in your community

How to Apply

To apply please click “apply now.” Please provide a Cover Letter and include which service(s) you are interested in. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Glenn Bratton, Recruitment Manager on 027 458 1600

Job code: WDHBGM

Closing date: 19 June 2025