Clinic Operations Lead

The Fono; Kaipātiki; On-site; NZD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Fono is seeking a Clinic Operations Lead to oversee the daily operations of a busy medical practice in Auckland. You will lead the FonoCare Service Agents and non-clinical staff, coordinating with doctors, nurses and health professionals to ensure efficient, high-quality service.

You will drive people leadership, customer service excellence and financial administration while promoting health equity and culturally safe practice for patients and whānau.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading and developing a team.
• Experience managing reception, administration, healthcare, social service or community-based operations.
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent customer service and relationship-building capability.
• Experience managing competing priorities in a busy environment.
• Confidence with financial administration, revenue collection, claims or reconciliations.
• Strong computer and systems literacy, with the ability to learn and support others with new systems.
• Experience coaching, developing and managing staff performance.
• A genuine commitment to health equity and culturally safe practice.
• A current full driver's licence.
• Pacific language capability is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day operational leadership of your allocated medical practice.
• Support your team to deliver an efficient, welcoming and culturally safe experience for patients and whānau.
• Oversee people leadership, customer service, appointment management, patient flow, administration, revenue collection, claims and data integrity.
• Ensure health and safety, quality assurance and continuous improvement.
• Help create a clinic environment where patients and whānau feel welcomed and supported.

Skills

Team leadership

Healthcare operations

Reception management

Customer service

Organisational skills

Problem solving

Financial administration

Data integrity

Health and safety

Cultural safety

Driver's licence

Pacific language advantage

Job description

Lead the day-to-day operations of a busy medical practice, supporting your team to deliver an efficient, welcoming and culturally safe experience for patients and whānau.

As the Clinic Operations Lead, you will be responsible for the day-to-day operational leadership of your allocated medical practice. You will lead our FonoCare Service Agents and non-clinical practice team, working alongside doctors, nurses and other health and social service professionals to ensure the clinic operates efficiently and delivers a consistently high standard of service.

The role covers people leadership, customer service, appointment management, patient flow, administration, revenue collection, claims, data integrity, health and safety, quality assurance and continuous improvement.

Most importantly, you will help create a clinic environment where patients, families and whānau feel welcomed, culturally safe and well supported.

About You

We are looking for someone who can combine strong operational capability with genuine care for people.

You will ideally bring:

Proven experience leading and developing a team.

Experience managing reception, administration, healthcare, social service or community-based operations.

Strong organisational and problem-solving skills.

Excellent customer service and relationship-building capability.

Experience managing competing priorities in a busy environment.

Confidence with financial administration, revenue collection, claims or reconciliations.

Strong computer and systems literacy, with the ability to learn and support others with new systems.

Experience coaching, developing and managing staff performance.

A strong understanding of health, social service or community environments.

A genuine commitment to health equity and culturally safe practice.

A current full driver's licence.

Pacific language capability is an advantage

Location: Blockhouse Bay or City