Maori Bowel Screening Programme Coordinator

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora - Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District

Location: Wellington Regional Hospital / Kenepuru Hospital / Hutt Valley Hospital

Service:   Gastroenterology (Bowel Screening)

Contract:  1.0 FTE full time

Salary:     as per nursing MECA (senior nurse salary) $85,000

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated person to join our gastroenterology team working as a Maori Bowel Screening Programme Coordinator. The role would sit well in either the nursing or allied health domain, although could be someone outside of these specialities.

The successful candidate will be working alongside other members of the Te Whatu Ora - Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley District bowel screening teams to promote and support equity across the bowel screening pathway. 

The role will focus on working within Maori communities, and with Maori providers across the District to ensure Maori are aware of the bowel screening programme, are encouraged, and supported to participate. 

Aspects of the role include:

• To promote bowel screening within Maori providers, communities, and PHO - s which includes running or attending promotional events
• To work to understand current barriers to participation in our local communities, and develop initiatives to overcome them

Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our team

Te Whatu Ora - Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley District participate in the National Bowel Screening Programme (NBSP).  As part of the NBSP service delivery model, the Te Whatu Ora - Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley District team works alongside primary care, the National Screening Unit, and local community providers and groups to promote bowel screening uptake. 

Moū - About you

The Maori Bowel Screening Programme Coordinator is a broad spectrum speciality role which will work alongside other members of the Te Whatu Ora - Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley District bowel screening teams to promote and support equity across the bowel screening pathway. The role will focus on working within Maori communities, and with Pacific providers across the District. 

Experience in this area helpful but not essential. 

E pā ana ki a tatou - About us

Here at Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District we embrace diversity and welcome applications from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disability and religions. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and serve our community.

Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

To find out more about us click on the following links:

Capital and Coast

Hutt Valley

Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service

Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply

Click the apply now button to send your application directly to us. For further information on this role please email recruitment@ccdhb.org.nz and indicate the job title and vacancy number in the subject line.

Applications for this role will be reviewed after the close date

Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai

By joining together we will succeed