General Manager Medical & Surgical

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti; Gisborne; On-site; NZD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is seeking a Group Manager Medical and Surgical for Gisborne, working with inter-professional clinical leaders to provide strategic and operational leadership across the Directorate.

You will lead service development, workforce planning, financial performance, and interdepartmental coordination to delivery high-quality, safe care and to meet health targets.

Qualifications

• Ten or more years of leadership experience in health services.
• Postgraduate qualification in leadership/management.
• Academic degree in a health-related discipline.
• Proven ability to lead diverse teams through change.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across a Directorate of clinical and non-clinical services.
• Ensure services deliver safe, high-quality care and meet performance targets.
• Oversee workforce planning, financial performance and interdepartmental coordination.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement and accountability.
• Partner with clinical leaders to ensure clinically informed, patient-centred decisions.

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

Stakeholder collaboration

Communication

Education

Postgraduate qualification in leadership/management

Health-related degree(s)

Job description

GGisborne HospitalFull-timePermanentHealth 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.

About the Role

The General Manager works in strong partnership with their inter-professional clinical leaders to provide strategic and operational leadership across a Directorate of large clinical and non-clinical services. The role ensures services deliver safe, high-quality care, meet performance expectations, and operate sustainably. A core focus is on service development, workforce planning, financial performance, interdepartmental coordination, and supporting the delivery of health targets. The General Manager is responsible for fostering a strong culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and accountability across service areas, partnering closely with clinical leaders to ensure that operational decisions are clinically informed and patient-centred.

Position Description: Group Manager Medical and Surgical

About the Team/Service/ Location

The Tairāwhiti Hospital and Specialist Service workforce includes over 1037 staff, reflecting significant ethnic and demographic diversity and collaborates regionally with other hospitals in Te Manawa Taki to enhance health outcomes. There is one hospital site in the district. Gisborne is based on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand.

About you

You will have proven experience in a leadership role, planning, business development and budget management. You must have the ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, have exceptional written and verbal communication skills and the ability to perform and meet targets. Extensive experience in health including at least 10 years in leadership roles. Hold a post graduate qualification in leadership/management, with one or more academic degrees in a health related discipline. Proven experience successfully leading diverse teams through change and achieving improved results. Experience in a medical and surgical setting is desirable.

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.