Quality improvement programme coordinator

• Te Manawa Taki – Trauma System/Service – a regional role based at Waikato Hospital
• Permanent – 72 hours per fortnight

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the Role

Do you crave a fulfilling role within a dynamic and innovative team? If so, the Te Manawa Taki (Midland Region) Trauma Service has just the opportunity you have been waiting for. We are in search of a committed and enthusiastic Trauma Quality Improvement Programme Coordinator to join our team. You will be playing a crucial role in delivering and maintaining our Trauma Quality Improvement Programme. Playing a crucial role in maintaining the efficiency of our TQIP system.

About the Service

In your role as Trauma Quality Improvement Programme Coordinator, you will be an integral part of our Te Manawa Taki (Midland) Trauma Hub team. What we do matters – we are a network of devoted clinicians, researchers and technical data management staff, dedicated to ensuring the application of best practices in trauma care.

Our clinical network is backed by a central hub service dedicated to assisting patients affected by physical injury, their families, and the wider community.

As a team, we work tirelessly to ensure trauma patients receive the best care, regardless of when, where, or how the incidents occurred. We are trailblazers in trauma system development, having pioneered the first regional Level 1 trauma system in New Zealand.

About you

We are on the lookout for a self-driven team player who thrives on teamwork and has a genuine passion for making a difference. The perfect candidate will shine in the areas listed in the position description.

We require a person who has:

• Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth
• Experience in upholding Te Tiriti principals and frameworks, and the application of Mātauranga Māori and Kaupapa Māori approaches, particularly as they apply in healthcare settings.
• A clinical background with at least four years’ of experience
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to write reports, design forms, retrieve data, speak effectively and support all levels of management, staff, and the community
• Excellent organisational skills and detail orientated
• A high level of computer and internet skills including but not limited to Windows and Microsoft Office – Word Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, etc.)
• Mathematical ability necessary to validate and analyse data
• Ability to self-educate and develop a thorough knowledge of current trends in trauma quality improvement.

If you have the proven experience and enjoy a challenge then this is the opportunity for you, and we want to hear from you!

Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

• 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 life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau 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 Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

Click here to view the position description.

How to Apply

To apply for the role please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on 1 December 2024. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Monique Wilson at Monique.Wilson@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz

Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.