Planned Care Manager

Planned Care Manager – Te Whatu Ora Taranaki

Fixed-Term - 3 months, Full Time (Secondment available) - For Taranaki Internal staff applications only

Join us in transforming planned care for our community

We are seeking an experienced and forward‑thinking leader to take on the role of Planned Care Manager for Te Whatu Ora Taranaki. This is a pivotal position responsible for ensuring our community has timely, equitable access to planned care services, and for driving performance against national health targets and the District Annual Plan.

About the role

The Planned Care Manager provides strategic leadership and guidance across all elective services, ensuring high‑quality, patient‑centred care and efficient service delivery. You will be asissting Surgical and Medical Booking service leads, ensuring cohesive processes, strong performance, and continuous improvement.

Key focus areas include:

• Oversight of all elective and planned care services
• Delivery of national health targets and District Annual Plan priorities
• Strategic management of planned care funding and MoH improvement initiatives
• Ensuring equitable access and improved patient flow across the system
• Driving continuous quality improvement and service redesign
• Working with the Te Manawa Taki regional team to provide accurate and up to date data and reporting of progress

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a complex, fast‑paced environment and is motivated by improving outcomes for patients and whānau.

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Our values – Work Together

At Te Whatu Ora Taranaki, we are committed to the behaviours and actions of Work Together. This means:

• Treating people with trust, respect and compassion
• Communicating openly, honestly and acting with integrity
• Enabling professional and organisational standards to be met
• Supporting achievement and acknowledging successes
• Creating healthy and safe environments
• Welcoming new ideas and innovation

These values guide how we work with each other, our partners, and our community.

About you

You will bring:

• Proven experience in health operations, service management, or planned care
• Strong analytical and planning capability, with the ability to interpret data and drive performance
• Excellent relationship‑building skills across clinical, operational, and regional teams
• A commitment to equity, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and improving outcomes for Māori
• The ability to balance strategic thinking with individual patient needs

Ready to make a difference?

If you are passionate about improving planned care and collaborating with leadership teams to deliver better outcomes for patients and whānau, we would love to hear from you.

To apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal by Tuesday 12 May 2026. 

Please email the Surgical Services Manager with your expression of interest to: kim.kyle@tdhb.org.nz.

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

Whilst Health New Zealand is undergoing change, affected employees will be given preference and priority for this position.