Job Description
Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role
Clinical Lead, National Mortality Review
Fixed Term (3 Years) | Full time | Auckland
Who we are:
Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality and Safety Commission (Te Tāhū Hauora) is a stand-alone Crown entity with a board responsible to the Minister of Health. Te Tāhū Hauora is responsible for assisting providers, both private and public, across the whole health and disability sector to improve service safety and quality and therefore outcomes for all those who use these services in Aotearoa New Zealand. Read more about our values.
Following our recent change process, we are delighted to introduce new roles within our organisation. These roles have been designed to align with our strategic vision, offering exciting opportunities for professional development and impactful contributions.
Join us as we partner with clinicians, providers and whānau to improve health and disability support service to improve health and disability support services in New Zealand.
The role:
The primary purpose of this role is to understand the basis for inequities in perinatal and maternal outcomes for Pacific women and their babies. There will be opportunities to contribute to an understanding of inequities in diabetes-related mortality and contribute to organisational understandings of Pacific engagement with health services and health interventions. This role will be fixed term for three years, ending in December 2027.
The Clinical Lead will facilitate engagement with health sector professionals on issues arising from the mortality review process, with a particular focus on collaborating to address inequities in avoidable mortality.
This role will champion clinical perspectives linking the mortality review programme with the health sector and will involve.
- Clinical leadership
- Relationship management
- Mortality review advice
This role sits within the National Mortality Review Management Group. The group's work includes supporting the National Mortality Review Committee (NMRC), subject matter experts and local review function. Click here for more information on the groups responsibilities.
About you:
To be successful in this position, you will need:
Clinical expertise with an understanding of complex health environments.
- A tertiary qualification in clinical or health-related discipline
- Professional membership is advantageous
- Understanding of health inequities in Aotearoa New Zealand and policy approaches
- Strong links with Pacific health communities
- Strong understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi
- Knowledge of healthcare quality principles and international trends
How to apply
This role presents a unique opportunity to contribute to improving health outcomes and addressing health inequities in Aotearoa New Zealand, if you have the passion and expertise to make a difference, we encourage you to apply.
Please submit your CV and cover letter apply today via Seek here: https://www.seek.co.nz/job/79932351?ref=cm-ui
For more information, please email people@hqsc.govt.nz.
See below for the position description.
Applications close Monday, 18 November 2024.
Salary band 18 (85% $118,171 to 100% $139,025)