LinKIDS Coordinator - Christchurch - NPHS

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora; Christchurch; Presencial; NZD 65.000 - 85.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The LinKIDS Coordinator role supports delivery of high-quality child health coordination services across Canterbury, including enrolment of newborns into health and social services, immunisation outreach, and related programmes. Based in Christchurch, you will work with providers and stakeholders to plan, coordinate and deliver timely services for tamariki and whānau.

You will build strong relationships across services, manage competing priorities and use problem-solving skills to improve access

Formación

• Excellent relationship management, communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage competing priorities
• Advanced computer and database management skills
• Experience training and supporting users across multiple systems
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work autonomously and exercise sound judgement

Responsabilidades

• Contribute to improving health outcomes for tamariki and whānau across Canterbury
• Coordinate a range of child health and immunisation services, working with providers and key stakeholders
• Fixed-term opportunity until June 2027, based in Christchurch

Conocimientos

Relationship management

Stakeholder engagement

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Herramientas

Database management

Descripción del empleo

LinKIDS Coordinator - Christchurch - NPHS

• Contribute to improving health outcomes for tamariki and whānau across Canterbury
• Coordinate a range of child health and immunisation services, working with providers and key stakeholders
• Fixed-term opportunity until June 2027, based in Christchurch

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is the country's largest employer, delivering universal public healthcare to 5 million New Zealanders. We provide essential hospital, specialist, and community health services across 80+ locations from large urban centres to rural towns and remote communities.Our goal is to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders by delivering equitable, accessible and innovative care.

About the Role

The LinKIDS Coordinator supports the delivery of high-quality, responsive and timely child health coordination services across Canterbury. LinKIDS supports the enrolment of newborns into a range of health and social services, alongside programmes including immunisation outreach and missed events, the Rheumatic Fever Programme, Young Parents Support Service, B4 School Check support and inter-district patient transfers.

In this role, you will work closely with health providers and stakeholders to support effective planning, coordination and delivery of services for tamariki and whānau. You will build strong relationships across services, manage competing priorities and use sound judgement and problem-solving skills to identify barriers, respond to issues and support improved access and health outcomes.

About the Service

The National Public Health Service (NPHS) within Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora, work towards Pae Ora (healthy futures) for all by engaging with the wider determinants that impact people's health, focusing on oranga/wellbeing, prevention, protection, and population-level intervention. We are connected across boundaries to deliver public health services that are nationally planned, regionally delivered and locally tailored.

About you

You will be a highly organised and collaborative person who enjoys working across services and building trusted relationships with a wide range of stakeholders. You will bring strong communication and problem-solving skills, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to confidently manage competing priorities while working autonomously. Most importantly, you will share our commitment to improving access to services and achieving better health outcomes for tamariki and whānau.

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Excellent relationship management, communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage competing priorities
• Advanced computer and database management skills
• Experience training and supporting users across multiple systems
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work autonomously and exercise sound judgement

Working for 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.

South Island - Canterbury - Christchurch

Job type: Fixed Term

Non-clinical - Public Health - Public Health