• Roles based in both Auckland and Mid-Central District
• Fixed Term, Full-time until end of 2028

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

The primary purpose of the role in the Māori Health Pipeline team within Health Gain Development will be initially focused on lung cancer screening. You'll be part of our team of research nurses who play a key role in undertaking lung cancer screening trials, screening a cohort, which includes a focus on Māori participants across the Northern Region and Mid-Central district.

Working within a team of study nurses, you will ensure smooth trial processes, deliver quality, culturally responsive participant experiences, and provide clinical compliance assurance. Your responsibilities include conducting assessments, managing results, obtaining consent, and collecting data for research. Additionally, you will liaise with primary care, engage participants, and coordinate support throughout the research projects.

Our research programme is being conducted across the Northern Region and also in the Mid-Central district, and hence will require the ability to travel to other research sites on a regular basis.

Bringing a strong understanding of te ao Māori, particularly as it relates to research approaches, you will ensure Māori voices and aspirations are reflected throughout the work. You'll confidently lead engagement with participants in a culturally respectful and responsive manner.

About the Team/Service/ Location

The Health Gain Development team undertakes robust implementation science research on key health interventions to address the life expectancy gap for both Māori and Pacific peoples when compared with other ethnicities in Aotearoa, as well as other priority health interventions. Our work covers the development of innovative equity approaches to healthcare interventions from early research right through to scaled up implementation plans.

About you

As an experienced Registered Nurse, you will possess a wealth of knowledge in your area of practice who is able to provide innovative and advanced specialist nursing care in direct care delivery.

You'll be comfortable contributing to the development of integrated service delivery across the continuum of care, including one to one patient management through to understanding the impact of processes of care on populations of patients at local and system level. A strong understanding of the spectrum of Māori experiences of healthcare is advantageous for this role.  

You will be required to work with a range of stakeholders across the organisation, in a national, regional and local level in this role so you will need to be an excellent communicator with a strong commitment to working collaboratively, and be able to build strong relationships across the organisation and understand the different needs required across teams and functions.

• Registered Nurse: RCpN, RGON, BHSC
• Current APC as Registered Nurse in New Zealand
• Postgraduate [PG] Certificate in specialty practice. Further research qualification
• GCP certification training
• An understanding of the significance of and obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, including how to apply Te Tiriti principles in a meaningful way in your role
• Dedicated interest in developing research nurse expertise
• Experience as part of a research team
• Experience in surgery, hospital or lab settings, or clinical trials in the primary or tertiary setting
• Familiarity and experience working with Māori Providers
• Good attention to detail and the ability to produce accurate work

Woking for 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. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

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.

How to Apply

To view the position description and/or apply for the role please click “apply now.”  All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on 18 May. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Tracey Sutherland at tracey.sutherland@tewhatuora.govt.nz

Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.