Faster Cancer Treatment Tracker

The Details: Permanent, Full time. Monday – Friday

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

An exciting opportunity has arisen to assist Waikato in improving our achievement against the Faster Cancer Treatment (FCT) health targets. We are seeking two enthusiastic and motivated individuals who have a health background, excellent communication skills and the ability to work independently and within a team. You will support the Regional Cancer Coordinator to identify and monitor patient pathways to ensure patients receive treatment in a timely manner.

The successful candidates will work closely with the oncology clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) across all tumour streams and the FCT multi-disciplinary meeting (MDM) registered nurses (RN).

About the Team

The FCT team are part of the Cancer and Chronic Conditions directorate. We work closely with other directorates to accurately report on the cancer targets.

About you

• Medical terminology knowledge (essential)
• Strong written, reporting and verbal communication skills (essential)
• Worked within the NZ hospital system and understanding of hospital systems and processes (desired)
• Demonstrate knowledge of data entry, interpreting and managing data (desired)
• Knowledge of cancer waiting times and standards (desired)
• An understanding of Microsoft Office tools (desired)
• Tertiary qualification (desired)
• Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth
• Experience in upholding Te Tiriti principals and frameworks, and the application of Mātauranga Māori and Kaupapa Māori approaches, particularly as they apply in healthcare settings.

Working 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.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

• We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.
• We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

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How to Apply

To apply for the role please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on 18 December. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Shivani Kulkarni at Shivani.Kulkarni@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz.