Local Clinical Integrators, Southern District

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Contribute to transforming the future of health through your primary care clinical networks
• Part-time advisory roles flexible up to 0.4 FTE
• Roles based in the Southern district of Te Wai Pounamu

Join Health New Zealand- 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 mahi will improve the health and wellbeing of everyone in Aotearoa, and we've got an opportunity for you to be part of it…

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

We have an important role in supporting the Crown in its relationships with Māori under te Tiriti o Waitangi | the Treaty of Waitangi. The government is committed to improving services and outcomes for Māori and strengthening the Crown's relationships with Māori.

The commissioning teams are responsible for designing community-based systems of care, developing and agreeing health plans, executing those plans, and monitoring outcomes which then feed into the design process. We work in partnership with our wider Health New Zealand: Te Whatu Ora colleagues, communities, Iwi Māori partnership Boards and the wider health sector to shape system-wide health services across the motu.

The Local Clinical Integrators are General Practitioners or Nurse Practitioners in clinical practice, who are tasked with supporting the commissioning teams to implement service improvements in the local areas in which they practice, They will work closely with their Hospital and Specialist (HSS) colleagues, the Clinical Advisors in the Regional Service Integration Teams, the Regional Clinical Director, Primary and Community Care.  They will report to the Senior Local Area Manager, Commissioning within their area.

Ngā pūkenga me ngā weako | Skills and experience

• Relevant Medical qualification.
• Current Vocational Registration or Practicing Nurse Practitioner.
• Significant clinical practice in the NZ public health system
• Experience in a clinical system leadership role.
• Currently in clinical practice and will continue in that as part of the role
• Experience as a change leader, demonstrating the capacity to respectfully challenge status quo and continuously improve processes and outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience at a leadership level for developing, maintaining and influencing relationships and partnerships across sectors and organisations including with other clinicians, Māori and Pacific Peoples and groups.
• Demonstrated ability to think conceptually and anticipate the impact of decisions on long-term outcomes, including financial outcomes, and develop/recommend responses in consultation with key stakeholders.

Nau mai, uru mai | Come and join us 

When you join us, you become part of transforming the health system. This is a once in a life-time change, which will touch the lives of everyone in Aotearoa for generations. 

We are working towards a system that better meets the complex demands of a growing population, addresses the persistent inequalities experienced by Māori and ensures improved access, experience and outcomes for those traditionally not well served by the system – Māori, Pacific and Disabled People. 

Tō mātou whakahaere ki te tika, te rerekētanga, me te whai wāhi mai | Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion  

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply. 

To view the position description and/or apply for the role, please click “APPLY NOW.”  For tracking and reporting purposes, all applications must be submitted through our online career portal.

Advertising closes Sunday 7 April, please contact Matt Brown on matt.brown@health.govt.nz if you have any queries.