Clinical Services Manager - Wellington

Whānau Āwhina Plunket is a well-known charity who supports the health and wellbeing of tamariki under-five and their whānau. We provide clinical support through our traditional well child checks, 24/7 telehealthcare via PlunketLine. 

Due to an internal promotion, we are seeking a confident people leader to join our team as a Clinical Services Manager. While our preference is to have a Wellington based kaimahi, we may consider application from surrounding areas for the right candidate.

Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity

You’ll join us at an exciting time of change and innovation, with nurse prescribing and immunisation pilots in the pipeline, there are bound to be some exciting changes to manage alongside the day-to-day mahi involved in leading a geographically dispersed and busy team. 

Drawing on your appreciation and understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and equity considerations in Aotearoa, you’ll understand how to ensure methods of service delivery support us to improve outcomes for mokopuna Māori as well as other whānau who may find accessing healthcare challenging. 

He kōrero mōu | About you

You will be able to showcase your experience in coaching and supporting high performing leaders who enable their kaimahi to thrive. You will be a strategic thinker, who has experience in motivating your direct reports and their teams to reach strategic organisational goals. 

Providing leadership at this level will require you to have established networks with iwi providers and across the health sector. You will be adept at managing multiple contracts and nouse to make budgetary and staffing decisions to support your teams to do their best mahi. 

If this feels like you, make sure you hold the qualifications below before applying:

• A registered nurse with a current annual practicing certificate
• A full NZ driving license 
• Postgraduate nursing or health qualification (this is preferred but not required)
• The right to work in Aotearoa

   

Ngā āhuatangakei a mātou | What we offer

If you’re seeking to work for an organisation that values improving society, join us at Whānau Āwhina Plunket. In line with our values, we believe in caring for our people, to support your wellbeing and ongoing professional growth. As such, amongst other benefits, we offer our kaimahi:

• Various wellbeing schemes such as a wellbeing day: use your one of your sick leave days to proactively protect your well being
• Retail discounts
• Flexible working arrangements
• Programmes to build your cultural competence so you can contribute to our goals most effectively
• Access to our established networks such as hui whakarauora and hui a tau for our Māori kaimahi, Pacific Fono, Asian Networks and other community of interests focused on providing supportive spaces where as kaimahi we connect, enhance our culturally safe practice and collectively consider how we can best deliver to whānau we serve.

  
  

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

For further information please contact hr@plunket.org.nz

Applications must be made online and close on 17 November 2024.

Please note, we will consider applications as they are received and may close this advert early if we find a suitable candidate.

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He huanui oranga mo ngā mokopuna whakatipuranga roto i ngā hapori heke iho, heke iho - Setting the path of wellness in our communities for the early years, for generations to come

Whānau Āwhina Plunket is committed to supporting the health and wellbeing of pēpi, tamariki and their whānau/family. We have committed to adopting a pro-equity approach where we give life to the Treaty principles of tino rangatiratanga, partnership, active protection, equity and options in our mahi/work to ensure healthy tamariki, confident whānau and connected communities. This journey is creating exciting career opportunities - If you would like to contribute to the important mahi we do, nau mai, haere mai.