Regional Planned Care Delivery Leader

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora; Wellington; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora in the Central Region seeks an experienced Regional Planned Care Delivery Manager to lead planning, performance management and delivery oversight across districts.

You'll translate national priorities into regional plans, monitor production, demand and capacity, and collaborate with clinical and operational leaders to improve patient access and equity in planned care. This role reports to the Director Performance & Improvement and influences regional strategy.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years' experience in planned care, health service planning or related field.
• Experience developing and monitoring production and delivery plans with senior clinical/operational leaders.
• Experience translating strategic priorities into practical service delivery plans.
• Strong understanding of planned care pathways, demand, capacity, production planning and performance management.
• Understanding of the New Zealand Health Price Volume Schedule (PVS) and costing methodologies.
• Public sector/health sector experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to interpret performance data.
• Proven relationship-building and influencing skills with senior stakeholders.
• Understanding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and applying its principles in work.

Responsibilities

• Lead the regional Planned Care planning and delivery cycle, including production planning and recovery initiatives.
• Translate national planned care priorities into regional plans and planning requirements.
• Monitor district performance against agreed production plans, access expectations and improvement priorities.
• Identify delivery risks, capacity constraints and opportunities, and work with districts on mitigation actions.
• Apply the Integrated Performance Framework to monitor and report on targets and indicators.
• Bring together activity, demand, capacity, financial and performance information to identify trends for decisions.
• Lead regional production planning framework and annual planning cycle across districts.
• Maintain a regional view of demand, capacity, activity and waiting-list needs across specialties.
• Advise senior leaders on performance, delivery risks and opportunities for regional intervention.
• Build strong relationships with district planned care leaders and national partners.

Skills

Planned care

Health service planning

Production planning

Performance management

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical thinking

Job description

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora in the Central Region seeks an experienced Regional Planned Care Delivery Manager to lead planning, performance management and delivery oversight across districts.

You'll translate national priorities into regional plans, monitor production, demand and capacity, and collaborate with clinical and operational leaders to improve patient access and equity in planned care. This role reports to the Director Performance & Improvement and influences regional strategy.