Policy Manager

About the role

Health New Zealand | Te WhatuOra 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.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and experience at policy writing.
• Experience in implementing Te Tiriti o Waitangi in action.
• 5+ year’s experience working as a leader.
• Postgraduate 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 Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to Apply

To apply please click ' apply now '. All applications must be submitted through our online career 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.

Job details

Job Reference : PC

Location : South Island - Canterbury - Christchurch

Job type : Expertise

Expertise : Non‑clinical - Quality and Risk - Quality and Risk

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