Elective Surgery Coordinator

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 Elective Surgery Coordinator, you will play a key role in ensuring the efficient and effective delivery of Planned Care services across Northland hospitals. This includes the line management of some staff at Whangarei Hospital, specifically those involved in planned care and acute arranged bookings.

You will coordinate streamlined planned care processes in alignment with Ministry of Health business rules, working closely with the surgical multidisciplinary teams both at Whangarei and a regional level. The role also involves maintaining strong communication with private providers, to support the scheduling and planning of patients receiving planned care.

The planned care team are a dynamic solutions focused team based at Whangarei Hospital dedicated to providing a timely and smooth pathway for northland people requiring surgical treatment. We work closely with our regional partners and private health providers to support this access.

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About you

As an Elective Surgery Coordinator, you will have proven experience in a continuous improvement facilitator / leadership / coordinator role – preferably within planned care, with clinical health care experience and an ability to be flexible, adaptive, prioritize and deliver to tight deadlines.

• Proven management of processes / systems / people
• Excellent and proven record in customer relations
• New Zealand public health environment experience
• Excellent understanding of Elective Surgery Processes

Experience in coordination of Planned Care (formerly Elective Services) is desirable.

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 Māori, 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 27 th November 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Olivia Matthews at

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

Job details

Job Reference : WHA00883

Location : North Island - Northland - Whangarei

Job type : Permanent Full time

Expertise : Non-clinical - Administration - Administration

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