Contribute to transforming the future of health Part-time role, 0.5 FTE Based in our Te Wai Pounamu Region Join Te Whatu Ora at a key time, where you will meaningfully contribute to our kaupapa of creating a more equitable, accessible, cohesive and people-centred health system. This mahi will improve the health and wellbeing of everyone in Aotearoa, and we've got an opportunity for you to be part of it Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity We have an important role in supporting the Crown in its relationships with Mori under te Tiriti o Waitangi | the Treaty of Waitangi.

The government is committed to improving services and outcomes for Mori and strengthening the Crown's relationships with Mori. We are responsible for designing community-based systems of care, agreeing health and wellbeing plans, executing those plans, and monitoring outcomes which then feed into the design process. We work in partnership with our Te Whatu Ora and Te Aka Whai Ora colleagues to shape system-wide public health services across the motu.

The Clinical Advisor will work in partnership with other clinical leaders and hold critical clinical relationships both internally and externally with key sector clinical groups. Whether in a national or regional role, the Clinical Advisor will work in a collaborative way with other system development colleagues across commissioning teams to design and implement improvements that address equity, quality, and patient safety outcomes. This role has an important role to play in whole-of-system clinical processes.

This role is based in the Te Waipounamu Region made up of Nelson Marlborough, Canterbury, South Canterbury, West Coast and Southern. You will need to be based in the region. Your location can be discussed at interview stage.

Ng pkenga me ng weako | Skills and experience As well as holding a relevant clinical professional qualification the Clinical Advisor needs to draw on experience in providing clinical governance and advice into key system and service redesign within the life course area in varied environments including: Demonstrated experience in providing advice into service design. Demonstrated experience in providing clinical governance across clinical services. Recognised as a senior clinical advisor, including participation in research and or other clinical learning environments.

Demonstrated experience at a leadership level for developing, maintaining, and influencing relationships and partnerships across clinicians, wider sectors and organisations including with Mori and Pacific Peoples. The ability to compellingly communicate complex information and ideas in both oral and written communication to a range of audiences including senior management, Board and Ministers. The ability to build and maintain strong internal and external relationships at a senior level.

Experience navigating and operating in a regulated environment, experience working constructively across functions and track record of building and maintaining t.