[ref. i3487218] Allied Health Central Team Managerat Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Te Tai o Poutini West Coast - - Greymouth
Based in Greymouth0.5FTE (20hrs) (potential to combine with otherclinical/leadership FTE) PermanentHealth New Zealand | Te Whatu Orais firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicatedto serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we'rebuilding a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability,whānau-centred care, and excellence.Aboutthe RoleWe are seeking either anexperienced Allied Health Leader or someone wanting to take their next steps intoa leadership role.
You will be working in a supportive Allied Health LeadershipTeam allowing you to grow and develop your operational leadership skills. Ifyou are looking for career development, then this is the role for you.As an Allied Health Team Manageryou will provide day to day leadership, operational management and planning forthe Allied Health team in the Central Locality (Greymouth), in order to delivera sustainable, high-quality service that contributes to the achievement oforganisational goals and development of the Rural Generalist Capability Framework.Also works with the Clinical Leaders to focus on workforce development, safeand high-quality care, outcomes focussed practice and integration that supportstrategic development and organisational priorities.
Options to lead a combination ofAllied Health staff from Occupational Therapy & Physiotherapy or Dietetics,Speech Language Therapy, Social Work & Music Therapy. We are open todiscuss combining this role with a clinical or leadership role to increaseoverall FTE.About UsTe Tai o Poutini West Coast AlliedHealth Team in Greymouth consists of Allied Health Assistants, OccupationalTherapists, Physiotherapists, Dietitians, Speech Language Therapists, SocialWorkers, a National Travel Assistance Coordinator, Child Development ServiceKaiarahi and Music Therapist.
The team covers all aspects of in-patients,out-patients and community settings, working within a Rural Generalist model ofcare. Smaller teams from professionssuch as Dietetics, Speech Language Therapy and Music therapy support ourcommunity throughout the West Coast (Karamea to Haast) travelling out to theseregions for clinics and community visits.Other professional groups work withtheir colleagues based in the Northern Locality (Westport) and SouthernLocality (Hokitika) ensuring equity of services across the West Coast.AboutyouYou will bean experienced or developing leader with a minimum of five years clinicalexperience and hold a current New Zealand Registration and Annual PracticingCertificate with an Allied Health professional body.
You will have a passion tosupport, enable and develop our people to ensure we deliver high qualityresults for our patients in the rural setting. As an Operational Manager,you'll be resilient to change and able to have honest and courageousconversations to drive improvement and equitable outcomes for people,communicates and whānau we care for.Otherdesirable attributes include:Experiencemaking judgements in complex situations where there is incomplete informationor solutions are not obvious.Knowledge infinancial management and experience managing budgets appropriately.
Experience inquality /service improvement activities. Experience inpeople leadership or managementKnowledge ofNZ Health & Disability sector standards and the Privacy Act within a healthcontextCompetencywith te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting yourjourney and taking ownership of your learning and growthWorkingfor Health New ZealandHealthNew Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is 'the weaving of wellnesses'.We're dedicated toensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. TheEquity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the healthsystem think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes thecultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.Our people are at the heart ofeverything we do.
Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers andhonouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.Weparticularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled,and rainbow communities.Howto ApplyToview the position description and/or apply for the role please click - applynow.
- All applications must be submitted through our onlinecareers portal before 11:59pm on 29th June 2025. If you have any questions aboutthe role, please contact Alex Jay at Alexandra.jay@tewhatuora.govt.nzTo beeligible for this role you must hold the legal right to work and live in NewZealand you do not hold the legal right to live and work in New Zealand yourapplication will be declined.Please note, we will be reviewing applications asreceived and may proceed with the recruitment process before the closing dateof this advert therefore we encourage you to apply early.