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Offer: National Director, Service Improvement and Innovation:Maori Pacific JobsJob description:Job DescriptionThe Health and Discapability System Review was finalised in 2020 and findings indicated that the complicated healthcare system in New Zealand was contributing to inequity and a lack of consistency in care. In order to simplify and coordinate the health system across the country, a new organisation has been created - Te Whatu Ora | Health New Zealand (HealthNZ). Te Whatu Ora | HealthNZ has been created to achieve a vision of pae ora, healthy futures for all New Zealanders. The new system has been established around the priority results of partnership, equity, sustaincapability, person- and wh?nau-centred care, and excellence. The formation of Te Whatu Ora | HealthNZ is a truly bold and courageous step in the journey to transform the way that health services are delivered in Aotearoa New Zealand.Te Whatu Ora | HealthNZ will manage the health system day to day and will plan and commission health services for the whole population - with responsibility for improving service delivery and results at all levels. The new organisation will unify the existing public health service, ensuring decisions on the ground are made in alignment with the strategic and national policy direction of the Ministry of Health. In partnership with the Te Aka Whai Ora |M?ori Health Authority, Te Whatu Ora| HealthNZ will ensure that the system has a strong focus on Te Tiriti and health equity for M?ori. The newly created executive function of National Director, Service Improvement and Innovation will lead service and model of care changes in the system - supporting the strategic aims of the health sector reform. This person will bring a whole-of-organisation view to improvement and innovation, supporting the identification and realisation of improvement opportunities across all areas of the system - including clinical and non-clinical service improvement and digital enablement. With an emphasis on Te Tiriti o Waitangi, this person will work alongside the executive to bring to life the Waka Hourua Kawenata - with the two worldviews moving together in a common direction. This is a once-in-a-career opportunity to play a key part in driving real change and innovation in the way that health is delivered in Aotearoa New Zealand. The National Director, Service Improvement and Innovation will work to determine priority areas for innovation that will assist in achieving equity gains for M?ori, Pacific, and other groups who practice inequitable health access or results. This is an exciting and transformational opportunity to bring new thinking and a continuous improvement mindset to Health New Zealand. This person will be integral in ensuring the potential benefits from nationalisation are realised, in addition to strengthening the consumer voice of groups around the country. As a key member of the Te Whatu Ora | HealthNZ executive leadership abilities team, the National Director, Service Improvement and Innovation will be instrumental in ensuring the achievement of the Government's objectives for the health and wellbeing of all New Zealanders. The function and the organisation are highly complex, so candidates will need to be practiced in leading a service improvement-focused workforce in a large-scale organisation with multiple and complex stakeholder interests, as well as leading through transformational change. At a personal level, candidates will be practiced in implementing Te Tiriti and will be instinctively committed to striving for health equity and to the service of a highly diverse community. Health New Zealand is working alongside search firms Kerridge & Partners and Mana Recruitment to manage the appointments of its executive team. To express interest in this opportunity, Contact Us by Zoë Watson at Kerridge & Partners on zoe.watson@kerridgepartners.com by 5pm, Friday 29th July . How to submit the application:Health New Zealand is working alongside search firms Kerridge & Partners and Mana Recruitment to manage the appointments of its executive team. To express interest in this opportunity, Contact Us by Zoë Watson at Kerridge & Partners onzoe.watson@kerridgepartners.comby 5pm, Friday 29thJuly .Skills:
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