Equity Manager - Breast And Retinal Screening

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

As an Equity Manager, you will ensure that a Northland-wide approach is taken to ensure participation in the breast and retinal screening programmes for eligible populations, with a focus on achieving equity for priority populations. This includes managing the day-to-day operations of the Retinal Screening Service and the Recruitment and Retention team for Breast Screening, ensuring culturally safe, responsive, and integrated service delivery.

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About the Team / Service / Location

Both services have fixed sites in Whangarei and provide mobile screening to the rest of Northland / Te Tai Tokerau District. Applicants need to be willing to travel extensively throughout Northland to engage with Iwi health providers and other organisations supporting women to screening.

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About you

As an Equity Manager, you will be skilled at building strong, respectful relationships and maintaining supportive working environments.

• Relevant health or management qualification, preferably in health promotion or public health
• Experience in leading community development. building community capacity and screening programmes
• Project planning, financial management and contract liaison and monitoring abilities.
• Proven abilities at a minimum intermediate level for Microsoft excel and word.
• Desired experience with health patient management systems

Candidates need to have experience in health promotion, working with priority populations, Iwi and community providers within the Northland / Te Tai Tokerau District.

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Maori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to Apply

To apply please click apply now. All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by 1st December

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We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.