Expressions of Interest - Operations Manager Surgical Services

New Zealand Government Joba; Wellington; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora in Wellington is recruiting an Operations Manager for General Surgery to lead the Capital Coast service on a fixed-term basis. The role is based at Wellington Regional Hospital with responsibilities spanning multiple sites within the network.

The Operations Manager will partner Clinical Leaders and Directorate of Nursing to deliver safe, affordable services, manage resources within budget, and ensure compliance with Ministry of Health requirements and government

Qualifications

• Health professional qualification is essential.
• Experience in an acute clinical service.
• Proven track record in service development, delivery and improvement.
• Leadership/management experience in the health sector.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development.
• Understanding of cultural and ethical dimensions and equity.

Responsibilities

• Influences, builds, and refreshes systems/services to achieve the unit vision.
• Translates strategy into operational plans to improve capability and capacity.
• Balances day-to-day operational challenges while implementing system changes.

Skills

Health professional

Acute clinical service

Service development

Leadership in health

Professional development

Equity & ethics in practice

Education

Health professional qualification

Job description

Accepting applications from current Health New Zealand employees only

Location: Wellington Regional Hospital Contract: Fixed term, 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

We are recruiting an Operations Manager responsible for General Surgery, SAPU, 7 North and the Sub Regional Breast service at Capital Coast. This position is fixed term for 12 months to cover a secondment.

The Wellington General Surgery Unit provides high-quality tertiary and secondary adult surgical services, delivering timely and expert care to patients across the Central Region. The unit serves a population of approximately 900,000 people.

Acute and elective general surgery services are delivered across two sites: Wellington Regional Hospital and Kenepuru Hospital. The unit's subspecialty services include colorectal, endocrine, breast, upper gastrointestinal, and hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery.

The Operations Manager is the operational driving force to manage the delivery of General surgery at Capital Coast. The Operations Manager will develop, strengthen and enhance this service, alongside managing the day-to-day operational needs of the team. A key driver continues to be achieving equitable health outcomes.

The Operations Manager will ensure that organisational objectives are met and that resources are managed effectively and efficiently to provide contracted services within budget, whilst ensuring compliance with relevant legislative and Ministry of Health requirements, Government targets, organisation/service policies and quality indicators.

This is a fixed term opportunity until 23 September 2027.

About the Team/Service/ Location

The Surgical Service Group is one of six within CCHV district provider services. Specialties within the Directorate are at secondary and tertiary level with service provision for the district, the central Region and wider Regions. Surgical operating provision is largely across 3 hospitals (Wellington, Hutt, and Kenepuru) and a district outsourcing plan with private providers. Outpatient clinics are held at Wellington, Hutt Valley, Kenepuru, Paraparaumu, contracted at private provider sites, Marae and through hub and spoke arrangements at other regional hospitals.

The General Surgery service provides In-patient and outpatient services. The team consists of 21 General Surgeons, 18 Registrars and 16 house officers, along with a strong multidisciplinary team of medical, allied and nursing. The team works as an inclusive and supportive group, recognising the skills that all members bring to the service and working together successfully for the benefit of the population.

About you

We are seeking an innovative, energetic, and experienced Manager, who has proven transformational leadership skills and an excellent knowledge of the health sector. This middle management role partners the Clinical Leaders and Directorate of Nursing in the delivery of safe affordable services.

The Operations Manager:

Influences, builds, and refreshes systems, services, or interventions that achieve the vision of the Group.

Translates strategy into operational plans that improve the Capital Coast and Hutt Valley Provider Services capability and increase capacity to deliver agreed services.

Balances meeting day-to-day operational challenges while keeping sight of directorate objectives and implementing system and process changes to provide solutions.

Skills & Experience

• Health professional qualification (essential)
• Experience working within an acute clinical service
• Proven track record in service development, delivery and improvement
• Previous experience in a leadership/management role in the health sector
• Demonstrated commitment to professional development of self and others
• Demonstrated understanding of and sensitivity to cultural and ethical dimensions of practice
• Demonstrated understanding and commitment to achievement of equitable health outcomes.

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is 'the weaving of wellness'. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.