Quality & Transformation Manager

• Location: Auckland (Te Toka Tumai) – all sites across the directorate
• Permanent, full-time role (80 per fortnight)
• Influence quality, equity and system change across regional and national cancer services
• Work within a Māori‑led, values‑driven service grounded in mātauranga Māori
• Key member of the Directorate Leadership Team with real strategic impact

Lead and develop a multidisciplinary team committed to equitable outcomes

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

Reporting to the Associate Director, Te Pūriri o Te Ora, the Quality and Transformation Manager plays a critical leadership role within the Cancer and Blood Directorate. This position provides strategic and operational leadership across quality, compliance, transformation and equity, ensuring services consistently deliver safe, high‑quality, and culturally responsive care, particularly for Māori and whānau.

This role is central to Pou Ārahi, supporting the reinvention of cancer and blood services so they honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi, are underpinned by mātauranga Māori, and achieve equitable health outcomes. Working from a Māori worldview, you will influence system design, service planning, workforce development and continuous improvement across the directorate and wider health system.

As a member of the Directorate Leadership Team, you will lead a committed team of senior advisors, specialists and project staff, championing quality improvement, risk management, innovation and culturally safe practice across complex clinical and operational environments.

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About the Team/Service

At Te Toka Tumai Auckland, we’re not just hiring — we’re helping shape the future of healthcare in Aotearoa.

Te Pūriri o Te Ora (Northern Region Cancer and Blood Service) delivers specialist cancer and blood services at local, regional and national levels. Guided by our gifted name and values — manaakitanga, whanaungatanga, kotahitanga, āhurutanga, mana motuhake and wairuatanga — we work collectively to ensure whānau receive care that is equitable, holistic and grounded in tikanga.

Our service is deeply committed to Māori health gain, Māori‑led change, and honouring our relationship with mana whenua, Ngāti Whātua.

About you

You are a trusted senior leader with the confidence, credibility and cultural capability to operate across Te Ao Māori, Te Ao Kāwanatanga and Te Ao Hou.

You will bring:

• A strong commitment to equitable outcomes for Māori
• A mature understanding of the Aotearoa health system and Te Tiriti obligations
• Demonstrated ability to lead quality improvement and transformation in complex environments
• Confidence moving within te ao Māori settings, including tikanga and kawa
• Proven experience influencing senior leaders, clinicians and multidisciplinary teams
• A track record of building capability, managing risk, and embedding sustainable change
• Alignment with Te Mauri o Rongo and Te Toka Tumai values
• You may identify as Māori or bring lived experience as an active Māori ally and advocate.

About the location

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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. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Belinda Peddie – belinda.peddie@tewhatuora.govt.nz

We will review applications as they are received and may proceed with the recruitment process before the closing date. We reserve the right to close this advert early should a suitable candidate be identified.