Project Manager - Pathways Programme

Clinical Project Manager – Projects, Pathways and Outcomes Programme, Starship Child Health

Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi. With your food basket and my food basket, the people will thrive.

• Starship - New Zealand’s premier children’s hospital
• Exciting opportunity to build on your Project Management experience
• Full-time, Fixed term (9 months) position to cover parental leave

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 Project Manager to join Starship Child Health for a fixed term (9 months) to cover parental leave. This role works collaboratively with services, other improvement specialists and across programmes of work to deliver discrete projects with a focus on improving services and outcomes for mokopuna, tamariki and whānau. This role will deliver projects, service reviews and improvement initiatives that improve clinical and operational service delivery and uphold Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles and Ōritetanga (equity). This includes the mitigation of existing bias and the promotion of Māori health equity.

 About the Team and Location

Starship’s Clinical Projects, Pathways and Outcomes Programme team carry out important work to improve healthcare for ill and injured tamariki across Aotearoa New Zealand. For Starship’s Clinical Projects, Pathways and Outcomes team, the focus is to make sure our tamariki get equitable, world-class care and the best possible health outcomes no matter their ethnicity, location or circumstances.

The role is based in Grafton, Auckland.

 About you

To be successful you will have:

• A recognised project management qualification or 2+ years of proven project management or operational experience in healthcare (hospital services experience is an advantage).
• Demonstrated ability to apply Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles in practice, with a commitment to improving Māori health outcomes and advancing equity.
• A genuine passion for improving health outcomes for tamariki, mokopuna and their whānau.
• Experience leading change and improvement initiatives, ideally within the healthcare sector.
• Skills in programme and project delivery including planning, business case development, design, risk management, benefit realisation, communication, reporting and evaluation.
• Strong relationship-building and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across diverse teams and services.
• Clinical qualifications or experience are not required but would be welcomed.

 For all aspects of this role and experience/knowledge required please see the position description. 

For further information about the position please contact one of the Projects, Pathways and Outcomes Programme Manager, Dan Spearing via DanS@adhb.govt.nz

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.

 Starship Child Health is a dedicated paediatric healthcare service and major teaching centre, providing family centred care to neonates, children and young people throughout New Zealand and the South Pacific. Starship is a part of Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora and is the only comprehensive children’s hospital in New Zealand serving a population of approximately 1 million children.

 How to apply

We’ll be reviewing applications and conducting interviews as they come in, so the position may close before the listed deadline. If you're interested, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

To apply please click on the ‘Apply’ tab below, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role and attaching your updated CV and Covering Letter.

If you have any accessibility or technical issues with the online process, please contact Michelle Kanth, Recruitment Consultant at Michelle.Kanth@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz quoting AUC20234 to discuss how we can best support your application.