Operations Manager, Starship Child Health

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Toka Tumai Auckland!

• Key Leadership role driving programme and service development and improvement.
• Oversee the Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Service for Starship Child Health, a national service as an Operations Manager
• Permanent, Full Time 

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

We are looking for a candidate with broad management skills to help us drive operational improvements across the Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Service. You need to be flexible, forward-thinking and energetic. A can-do attitude is essential, as well as the ability to align implementation with strategic priorities and principles that support the delivery of high-quality equitable health care.

You will be a standout when it comes to developing and working through implementation plans and operationalising strategies. You will have the capacity to focus on overseeing business as usual while driving programme and service development and improvement.

You will require excellent communication and relationship skills to foster collaboration across a number of sub-services and teams. You will be versatile, proactive and solutions-focused. Your business operation skills will be broad and include human resources, contract management, financial management, project management and continuous improvement.

Please click here to view a copy of the position description.

For initial confidential enquiries please contact Jess Patten, General Manager for Children's Health on JPatten@adhb.govt.nz

Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills
You will need to be committed to applying the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in your day-to-day work and decision-making. You will also need to be committed to implementing services and approaches that address health inequities for Māori.

Ideally, you will have worked in a health setting and have experience designing, implementing and improving whānau-centred services.

You will be people-focused and be an influencer with strong leadership skills and three to five years of operational experience.

Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation

We are part of Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand’s national health service. We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand. Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Children’s Hospital, located in Central Auckland.

At Te Toka Tumai | Auckland, we are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngāti Whātua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to have a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieve equitable outcomes for all.

The Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Service (PCCS) is the sole provider of cardiology and cardiac surgical services for mokopuna with congenital and acquired heart disease in New Zealand and parts of the Pacific Basin. We provide cardiac care across the life spectrum with a fetal cardiology service through the care of those born with congenital heart disease who are now adults (ACHD). 

He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here
We recognise there is more to life than mahi | work, and we encourage and provide access to several services and benefits for all our staff to support themselves while they are employed within Te Toka Tumai | Auckland DHB.

For more information on what we offer, please click here.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Please submit your application online, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role in your cover letter and CV quoting job reference ADHB21978.

To view details about our recruitment process, click here.

To apply please click 'apply now' below. If you have any queries about accessibility or technical issues with the online process, please get in touch with Honey Pillai, Recruitment Consultant at Honey.Pillai@tewhauora.govt.nz

Applications Close: 13 November 2024