Improvement Programme Manager

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• 3 Permanent, Full-time positions available
• Salary $138,000 - $146,000 pa (based on work experience)
• Based in Grafton, Auckland but flexible to travel to other locations

Join Te Whatu Ora at a key time of change where you will meaningfully contribute to our kaupapa of creating a more equitable, accessible, cohesive, and people-centred health system. This is mahi that will improve the health and well-being of everyone in Aotearoa, and we've got an opportunity for you to be part of it.

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

Te Whatu Ora Improve takes a whole system, consumer, whānau-centred and equity led approach to accelerate improvement and innovation underpinned by best evidence, data and evaluation.

The primary purpose of the role is to:

• Lead key improvement programmes that deliver significant sustained benefit
• Scope definition, justification, analysis, solution design, implementation, integration into the organisation’s management systems
• Coach, mentor, and train workplace improvement teams in improvement
• Support the strategic planning processes to ensure plans are informed by data, prioritised, and aligned to the organisation’s goals

For further details, please refer to the position description
here. 

We are actively looking to support our colleagues in the Te Tokerau district and there will be opportunities to be based there/provide outreach services to the district.

Improvement Programme Managers have training and mentoring to support the development of their careers. There is also a continuous focus on achieving and maintaining a sustainable work-life balance.

We still encourage applicants even if you don’t meet all of the important skills for the role, if you feel like you would be a successful candidate with something to offer, we would love to hear from you.

Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills

• Significant Project and Programme Management experience
• Six Sigma (Green/Black Belt)
• Significant Lean experience (7+ years)
• Leadership experience (line, technical or project work)
• Change management knowledge
• Strategic and operational planning knowledge
• Exposure to process and/or system design methodologies
• Agile process management
• Excellent service improvement experience

Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation

We are Te Whatu Ora Improve based at Te Toka Tumai Auckland. We support health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand.

Te Toka Tumai’s main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Children’s Hospital, located in central Auckland. We are part of
Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand’s national health service. Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels. 

We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngāti Whātua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.

He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here

We recognise there is more to life than mahi | work, and we encourage and provide access to all our staff several services and benefits to support themselves whilst they are employed within Te Toka Tumai Auckland. For more information on what we offer, please click here.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Please submit your application online via our website, outlining your experience and motivation to apply. (Please note:
We don’t accept email CV applications). To view details about our recruitment process,
click here. Any other queries please contact Michelle Kerley - Recruitment Consultant at
mkerley@adhb.govt.nz
and quote ADHB21224.

If we receive a high number of applications for this position, we may have to close our advertising early. We recommend that you submit your application as early as possible.