Health Centre Manager - Auckland Region Women's Corrections Facility

About this role

• Elevate Health Services: Drive efficiency and clinical excellence.
• Lead Whānau-Centric Care: Oversee operations and support teams.
• Foster Collaborative Networks: Enhance clinical practices in a prison setting.

'Kotahi anō te kaupapa, ko te oranga o te iwi': ‘There is only one purpose to our work:  the wellness and wellbeing of our people.

Pae Ora - Corrections Health Services lead the delivery of patient-focused primary health care services to those in our care and their whānau, across Aotearoa. It is a nurse-led service providing nursing services and general practice services. Health teams are multidisciplinary in nature with various primary health clinicians (including medical officers and dentists) contracted by the department. Hōkai Rangi, our over-arching strategic direction, places the focus on health at the heart of our business.  Building our frameworks from a Mātauranga Māori basis is our focus to drive and support equity for Māori, which in turn will contribute to achieving our outcomes of reducing reoffending. 

Ngā kawenga | About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated people leader to lead our health centre team of clinical and non-clinical staff at Auckland Region Women's Corrections Facility in Wiri.

We are seeking an inspiring and dynamic leader to drive our health centre team, guiding wāhine centred, clinical and non-clinical staff toward excellence in delivering quality healthcare at Auckland Region Women's Corrections Facility.

You will be both operationally focused and driven to engage and enhance your team as a leader, with overall responsibility of the day-to-day operations, clinical governance activities, and quality and resource management of our health services.  The wider team deal with a broad range of health assessment and treatment, respond to emergencies and undertake health education for the wāhine under the care and management of Auckland Region Women's Corrections Facility.

Working collaboratively with Doctors, Allied Health professionals, external agencies, your wider Pae Ora team and other Corrections staff, you will promote a philosophy of care within the prison which ensures the delivery of quality health services and wāhine centred care – therefore the ability to form and sustain relationships is vital in this role.

Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience

If you are keen to extend your expertise in this leadership opportunity, and if you feel you align with the below requirements of the role, then we want to hear from you!

• Strong cultural competence and a commitment to our practice values of Rangatira, Wairua, Whānau, Kaitiaki and Manaaki.
• Have well developed leadership and management skills.
• Demonstrates business acumen within a health care setting.
• Thrives on working in a complex and challenging environment.
• Demonstrates understanding of a philosophy of care which ensures staff, systems and processes are focussed on providing safe competent and timely health care for wāhine in Auckland Region Women's Corrections Facility: and
• Be a Registered Nurse with a current NZ practising certificate and post-graduate clinical experience in a range of settings.

Utu ā-tau | Salary

The full salary range for this site is $146,296 up to $170,514.  Appointment and remuneration will reflect skills and experience relevant to the role.

Ko wai mātou | About us

Ara Poutama Aotearoa is a name that has been gifted to us and is our commitment to improving the oranga and safety of the people, whānau, and that of the communities we serve across the motu.

As a values-led organisation, we use the principles of rangatira (leadership), manaaki (respect), wairua (spirituality), kaitiaki (guardianship) and whānau (relationships) to shape how we work and deliver the outcomes in our strategy - Hōkai Rangi (https://corr.nz/hr).

It is an exciting time to join us, and we continue to seek out talented individuals who are committed to an inclusive, vibrant workplace. We recognise and celebrate the uniqueness of individuals, and that of the collective talent in our whānau. 

We welcome applications from disabled and neurodiverse communities, all cultures, faiths, and Rainbow communities, as we appreciate the richness of experience that diversity brings to our organisation. We strive to make our recruitment process fair and inclusive, and we encourage applicants to discuss reasonable accommodation with us if required at careers@corrections.govt.nz.

Tono ināianei | Apply Now

To view the job description, click 'apply' and you will be taken through to our careers site, where you can view this.

To apply, please submit a tailored CV and a cover letter describing your motivation for joining the department highlighting relevant skills and experience. Alignment to our kaupapa is critical to our success - we ask that you provide examples which reflect and demonstrate our organisation values. 

Applications close on: Sunday 29th September 2024

All applications must be submitted through our careers site to ensure transparency. Applications received via email will not be considered. 

If you want to find out more about a career with us, visit careers.corrections.govt.nz or email our team at  careers@corrections.govt.nz.