Policy Manager

Oxford Tce

• Permanent part time working 34 hours Monday

to FridayAbout the role

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.

Our supportive Quality and

Patient Safety Team are looking for a Policy Manager to join the team, managing

and assuring the Policy Library System so there is a cohesive set of policies and

procedures that meet obligations and needs within the regulations and

standards.

In this key role, you will manage the

Controlled Document Management System (Policy Library) to ensure our policies

and procedures are cohesive, aligned with Health New Zealand national

standards, and accessible to staff.

You'll work collaboratively with quality

and patient safety teams, document controllers, and regional and national

leaders to maintain high standards of policy provenance, alignment, and

integrity.

This is an exciting opportunity for an

analytical and system-minded professional who thrives on structure,

collaboration, and enabling best practice across a complex health environment.

Key Responsibilities

Work collaboratively with Quality and Patient Safety Teams, document

controllers and other regional and national leaders that are managing the

document control network.

Assure policy is coherent and meets standard content

including key performance indicators, impact assessment, implementation plan,

and alignment with current best practice and legislation.

Manage training and quality assurance processes of delegated

staff to enable them to keep policy and supporting materials up to date in the single

repository.

Specifically, the role is responsible for :

Managing the Controlled Document Management System (Policy

Library) at Waitaha Canterbury to ensure a cohesive set of policies and

procedures aligned to National Policies, with

no duplication, meeting national regulations and standards is in place

and accessible to staff.

About You

You are an agile and experienced

leader with the ability to navigate complexity, influence across levels, and

ensure coherence and compliance across a large organisation.

You combine strong

analytical and policy writing skills with a practical understanding of document

management systems and quality frameworks.

Essential Skills

and Experience

• Proven

experience in policy management or governance, ideally within a health,

quality, or regulatory environment.

• Project

Management experience

• Excellent

written and verbal communication skills and experience at policy writing.

relevant graduate qualification.

• Experience

in implementing Te Tiriti o Waitangi in action.

• 5 +

year's experience working as a leaderDesirable

• Post

graduate university degree preferably in the health clinical domain.

• Knowledge

of national health policy environment

• Knowledge

of national health standards 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 career's portal.

If

you have any questions about the role, please contact Kerri McCarthy at

We will review

applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before

the closing date of this advert.