START Team Lead

• Lakes Rotorua & Taupo Hospital (Based in Rotorua)
• Permanent Full Time

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the Role

Supported Transfer and Accelerated Rehab Team (START) is an early supported discharge programme that accepts referrals for patients who are medically cleared and can be discharged home earlier than previously possible with an individualised care plan and intensive holistic support.

START provides up to four visits a day, 7 days/week using Health Care Assistants with oversight from Registered Nurses, Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist and input as required from Medicine / Geriatricians and other specialties e.g. SLT.

START is part of LICHS (Lakes Integrated Community Health Service) which includes our Needs Assessment and Service Coordination services and District/Community Nursing. LICHS sits as part of the Medicine Sercvice.

We are seeking a dedicated and flexible clinical professional to join our team in a 1FTE, 40-hour per week role. This position requires flexibility so you may sometimes be called after hours or on weekends.

Ideal candidates will have a strong work ethic and be super-committed to our early supported discharge service, leading a team of clinical professionals to deliver an outstanding 7 days/week service.

About you

You should:

• Have a Health qualification with a current New Zealand practicing certificate and with the equivalent of at least five years’ recent relevant experience. Be a competent clinical professional capable of managing a team of varied clinical professionals and working collaboratively with other multidisciplinary teams.
• You will have a broad range of experience both clinical and managerial.
• Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth is desirable as is experience in projects / initiatives which give effect to Te Tiriti principles and frameworks, and the application of Mātauranga Māori and Kaupapa Māori approaches, particularly as they apply in healthcare settings.

About the Team / Service / Location

Health New Zealand |Te Whatu Ora Lakes provides healthcare from its two modern and progressive general hospitals in Rotorua and Taupo, New Zealand. The Lakes district is becoming the lifestyle destination of choice and is well known for its many outdoor recreational activities, family friendly beaches, and a growing multi-cultural community. Working at Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora Lakes provides a great opportunity to balance an amazing lifestyle with a rewarding professional experience.

As well as a supportive, inclusive and diverse work environment, Health New Zealand |Te Whatu Ora Lakes offer competitive salary, free staff parking, fee flu vaccination, discounts (with local businesses), and access to Employee Assistance Program.

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Salary range

$117,420 to $122,570 pro-rated to hours worked

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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

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