Quality Auditors - Quality Assurance, Quality and Risk 1.0 FTE

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora; Gisborne; On-site; NZD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora in Gisborne is seeking a Quality Auditor to provide timely, accurate auditing that supports compliance with national standards, MOH targets, and quality frameworks.

You will analyse audit findings, monitor data integrity, and collaborate with clinical and operational teams to strengthen patient safety and equity outcomes across Tairāwhiti.

Qualifications

• Experience in quality assurance, auditing, risk management, or quality improvement within a healthcare environment.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, validate, interpret, and report on data and audit findings.
• Knowledge of healthcare standards, quality systems, certification requirements, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across a wide range of stakeholders.
• Experience developing and implementing audits, identifying risks, and monitoring corrective actions.
• A commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and improving equitable outcomes for Māori and all communities we serve.

Skills

Quality assurance

Auditing

Risk management

Data analysis

Stakeholder collaboration

Te Tiriti o Waitangi commitment

Job description

Quality Auditors - Quality Assurance, Quality and Risk 1.0 FTE

• Full-time
• Permanent

Health 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

As a Quality Auditor, you will provide timely, accurate, and reliable auditing functions that support compliance with national standards, Ministry of Health targets, quality indicators, and organisational quality frameworks. You will analyse audit findings, identify trends and opportunities for improvement, monitor data integrity, and work collaboratively with clinical and operational teams to strengthen quality and patient safety outcomes

The Quality and Risk team supports the delivery of safe, high-quality healthcare services across Tairāwhiti. Working alongside clinical and non-clinical teams, the service provides leadership in quality assurance, audit, risk management, compliance monitoring, and patient safety initiatives.

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About you

• Experience in quality assurance, auditing, risk management, or quality improvement within a healthcare environment.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, validate, interpret, and report on data and audit findings.
• Knowledge of healthcare standards, quality systems, certification requirements, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across a wide range of stakeholders.
• Experience developing and implementing audits, identifying risks, and monitoring corrective actions.
• A commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and improving equitable outcomes for Māori and all communities we serve.

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.

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

Job details

Job Reference:

Job Reference: HAU02860

Location:

North Island - Gisborne - Gisborne

Job type:

Job type: Permanent Full time

Expertise:

Non-clinical - Quality and Risk - Quality and Risk