Regional Clinical Director, Primary & Community Care, Northern - Commissioning Contribute to transforming the future of healthFlexible working supported to balance your work and lifestyleBased in our Northern RegionJoin Te Whatu Ora at a key time, 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 OpportunityWe have an important role in supporting the Crown in its relationships with Maori under Te Tiriti o Waitangi | The Treaty of Waitangi. The government is committed to improving services and outcomes for Maori and strengthening the Crown's relationships with Maori.We are responsible for designing community-based systems of care, agreeing health and wellbeing plans, executing those plans, and monitoring outcomes which then feed into the design process. We work in partnership with our Te Whatu Ora and Te Aka Whai Ora colleagues to shape system-wide public health services across the motu.The Regional Clinical Director, Primary and Community Care reports to the Regional Wayfinder with a dotted line to the National Clinical Director, Primary and Community Care. The Regional Clinical Director has responsibility for leading and overseeing the quality activities of clinical teams within commissioning, leading clinical advice with respect to primary and community care into regional activities and for planning and implementing appropriate service improvements alongside regional commissioning teams.This role is based in the Northern Region, which is made up of Northland, Waitemata, Auckland and Counties Manukau. You will need to be based in the region. Your location can be discussed at interview stage.To be successful in this role you will need to draw on experience in providing clinical governance and advice into key system and service redesign in varied environments including:Demonstrated experience in providing advice into service design.Demonstrated experience in providing clinical governance across clinical services.Recognised as a senior clinical advisor, including participation in research and or other clinical learning environments.Demonstrated experience at a leadership level for developing, maintaining, and influencing relationships and partnerships across clinicians, wider sectors and organisations including with Maori and Pacific Peoples.The ability to compellingly communicate complex information and ideas in both oral and written communication to a range of audiences including senior management, Board and Ministers.A relevant clinical professional qualification and current annual practicing certificate.Nau mai, uru mai | Come and join usWhen 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.Our name, Te Whatu Ora, means 'the weaving of wellness'. Whatu is the combining of people, resources, organisations, thoughts and actions for the betterment and wellbeing of all. Whatu is also a direct reference to the pupil of the eye, and the vision required of the new entity and system.We are working towards a system that better meets the complex demands of a growing population, addresses the persistent inequalities experienced by Maori and ensures improved access, experience and outcomes for those traditionally not well served by the system – Maori, Pacific and Disabled People.We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our lives, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whanau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter. We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Maori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.Me pehea 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.#J-18808-Ljbffr
