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The Health Quality & Safety Commission is a small crown entity operating within the complex landscape of the health and disability system. We are a diverse organisation with a commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Our current vacancies are listed below. Click the + next to the role title for further information about the role, a position description and information about how to apply.
Current vacancies | He tūranga kei te wātea
Wellington-based | Fixed-term, until 30 June 2025 | Full-time
Ngākau tuwhera | Open
Te tāpiri uara | Adding value
Whakakohohe | Energising
Mō te iwi | It's about people
Kotahitanga | Together
The Health Quality & Safety Commission is recruiting an experienced senior data analyst to enable the successful delivery of the Commission’s trauma programme. The trauma programme was established in 2019 under a contract with the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) for the Commission to work with the National Trauma Network to build a contemporary trauma system across New Zealand. As such, this role will be full time until the conclusion of the contract in June 2025, with a possibility for renewal.
We are looking for someone who is committed to working as an integral part of the programme team but also has the confidence, drive and initiative to be a self-starter with a ‘can do’ attitude. You will be working among a team of analysts on a broad range of analytic projects focused on understanding the end-to-end management of care and outcomes for people who experience major trauma. Your experience with, and a sound understanding of, health system data, statistical methods and data visualisation applications will be an asset to the team. If you’ve got some experience with Patient Reported Outcomes Measures (PROMs), this would be a huge complement to our wider programme of work. An interest in using data and measurement for supporting quality improvement would be ideal.
This role will primarily support the Commission’s third-party-funded trauma programme, and may also contribute to the infection prevention and control programme. The senior analyst will be expected to engage with external agencies including ACC, the National Trauma Network, Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, Te Aka Whai Ora (Māori Health Authority) and regional trauma networks as well as a wider national and international academic community.
The Health Quality & Safety Commission is a stand-alone Crown entity with a Board responsible to the Minister of Health. The Commission is responsible for assisting providers across the whole health and disability sector, both private and public, to improve service safety and quality and therefore outcomes for all those who use these services in New Zealand. Read more about our values.
The Commission has a strong focus on Māori health advancement and reducing inequity, and the successful candidate will contribute to these goals.
We celebrate inclusion and diversity in all areas of culture. Our organisation has a commitment to creating a truly visibly inclusive and accepting work environment for our takatāpui and LGBTTQI++ kaimahi (staff) and manuhiri (visitors).
For further information please contact Tony Mottershead on 021 933 840 and to apply for the role, upload your completed application form, cover letter, and CV using the application form below.
Applications close midday Tuesday 14 February 2023.
Position description: Senior data analyst (167KB, docx).
Wellington-based | Permanent | Full-time
Ngākau tuwhera | Open
Te tāpiri uara | Adding value
Whakahohe | Energising
Mō te iwi | It's about people
Kotahitanga | Together
Is building a health system that focuses on the people it serves important to you? Do you want to apply your analytical skills to help achieve this?
The Health Quality & Safety Commission (the Commission) is recruiting a data analyst to join the He Hoa Tiaki | Partners in Care team, the Commission’s consumer and whānau engagement programme. You will also work closely with the Commission’s health quality intelligence team and be mentored and supported as an analyst through this team.
The Partners in Care programme provides leadership and direction to the Commission’s consumer engagement-related strategies and activities. The programme ensures the Commission has established networks and processes to understand how the health system is working for consumers. The programme also provides leadership and support to the health sector on ensuring that the perspectives of people who access our health system are reflected everywhere: In design, delivery and evaluation.
The ideal candidate will be passionate about the complexities of measuring quality in health care, have strong analytical skills and be comfortable working with both qualitative and quantitative data sets. An understanding of what is important to consumers and whānau when engaging with health services will be key in this role.
The Commission has a strong focus on Māori health advancement and reducing inequity, and the successful candidate will contribute to these goals.
The Commission is a stand-alone Crown entity with a board responsible to the Minister of Health. The Commission is responsible for assisting providers, both private and public, across the whole health and disability sector to improve service safety and quality and therefore outcomes for all those who use these services in Aotearoa New Zealand. Read more about our values.
We celebrate inclusion and diversity in all areas of culture. Our organisation has a commitment to creating a truly visibly inclusive and accepting work environment for our takatāpui and LGBTTQI++ kaimahi (staff) and manuhiri (visitors).
For further information, contact Deon York on deon.york@hqsc.govt.nz and to apply for the role, upload your completed application form, cover letter, and CV using the application form below.
Applications close at 5.00 pm on Friday, 17 February 2023.
Read the full position description here (172KB, docx).
Wellington-based (preferred) | Fixed-term, until 30 June 2024 | Full-time
Ngākau tuwhera | Open
Te tāpiri uara | Adding value
Whakakohohe | Energising
Mō te iwi | It's about people
Kotahitanga | Together
The Health Quality & Safety Commission is recruiting an experienced senior advisor/writer, measures library, to lead the publication of technical documents for the health quality intelligence team.
This team plays a key role in the Commission’s responsibility to improve New Zealand’s health services. Its purpose is to make the Commission stronger and more effective through being the acknowledged Aotearoa New Zealand leaders in measuring, evaluating and commenting on the quality of health services.
The primary purpose of this position is to lead the development of technical documents that describe relevant measure definitions and inform how measures can be used to influence service and system improvements. This will include participation in stakeholder engagement workshops, leading web-based content management and migration, informing data visualisation experiences and providing advice on how measures are being used to support health service/system quality improvement. This position has a broad and strategic focus given the range of data collected, and measures being reported in the health system.
We are looking for someone motivated to work within a small team to develop an internationally renowned library of measures that will be recognised as an asset to Aotearoa New Zealand’s health sector. Your technical knowledge related to health system measurement and improvement will be essential, and you will thrive on developing high quality resources that can be practically applied by diverse stakeholder groups. Working with the senior project manager and key stakeholders, your skills will inform how key measures can be used to influence continuous improvement of health care in Aotearoa New Zealand.
The Health Quality & Safety Commission is a stand-alone Crown entity with a Board responsible to the Minister of Health. The Commission is responsible for assisting providers across the whole health and disability sector, both private and public, to improve service safety and quality and therefore outcomes for all those who use these services in New Zealand. Read more about our values.
The Commission has a strong focus on Māori health advancement and reducing inequity, and the successful candidate will contribute to these goals.
We celebrate inclusion and diversity in all areas of culture. Our organisation has a commitment to creating a visibly inclusive and accepting work environment for our takatāpui and LGBTTQI++ kaimahi (staff) and manuhiri (visitors).
For further information please contact Tony Mottershead on 021 933 840 and to apply for the role, upload your completed application form, cover letter, and CV using the application form below.
Applications close at 5pm on Friday 24 February 2023.
Position description: Senior advisor/writer, measures library (164KB, docx)
Full-time | Permanent | Wellington-based
We are looking for a Human resources advisor who will provide end to end HR advice and support to managers and staff.
The Commission is a stand-alone Crown entity with a board responsible to the Minister of Health. The Commission is responsible for assisting providers, both private and public, across the whole health and disability sector to improve service safety and quality and therefore outcomes for all those who use these services in Aotearoa New Zealand. Read more about our values.
This is a sole HR position in the corporate services team which has some external HR support.
You will be working with great people who love what they do.
To be successful in this role you will need to demonstrate that you have:
- At least three years previous experience working as an HR Advisor
- Experience in processing a payroll
- A strong understanding of the machinery of government
- Ability and drive to deliver the required results in all key accountabilities of the role
- Knowledge and experience in public sector management and development
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, particularly the ability to communicate clearly, concisely and in plain language
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to foster good stakeholder relationships through consultation and partnership
- Sound judgement, discretion and proven ability to work under pressure
- Knowledge of the machinery of government
The Commission has a strong focus on Māori health advancement and reducing inequity, and the successful candidate will contribute to these goals.
We celebrate inclusion and diversity in all areas of culture. Our organisation has a commitment to creating a truly visibly inclusive and accepting work environment for our takatāpui and LGBTTQI++ kaimahi (staff) and manuhiri (visitors).
This permanent position will not last long. To discuss further call Kate Langston on 0276346961 or send her an email at kate.langston@alphajobs.co.nz.
Chief Executive, Health Quality & Safety Commission (closes Wednesday 22 February 2023)
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Senior data analyst, health quality intelligence/trauma programme (closes midday, Tuesday 14 February 2023)
Wellington-based | Fixed-term, until 30 June 2025 | Full-time
Ngākau tuwhera | Open
Te tāpiri uara | Adding value
Whakakohohe | Energising
Mō te iwi | It's about people
Kotahitanga | Together
The Health Quality & Safety Commission is recruiting an experienced senior data analyst to enable the successful delivery of the Commission’s trauma programme. The trauma programme was established in 2019 under a contract with the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) for the Commission to work with the National Trauma Network to build a contemporary trauma system across New Zealand. As such, this role will be full time until the conclusion of the contract in June 2025, with a possibility for renewal.
We are looking for someone who is committed to working as an integral part of the programme team but also has the confidence, drive and initiative to be a self-starter with a ‘can do’ attitude. You will be working among a team of analysts on a broad range of analytic projects focused on understanding the end-to-end management of care and outcomes for people who experience major trauma. Your experience with, and a sound understanding of, health system data, statistical methods and data visualisation applications will be an asset to the team. If you’ve got some experience with Patient Reported Outcomes Measures (PROMs), this would be a huge complement to our wider programme of work. An interest in using data and measurement for supporting quality improvement would be ideal.
This role will primarily support the Commission’s third-party-funded trauma programme, and may also contribute to the infection prevention and control programme. The senior analyst will be expected to engage with external agencies including ACC, the National Trauma Network, Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, Te Aka Whai Ora (Māori Health Authority) and regional trauma networks as well as a wider national and international academic community.
The Health Quality & Safety Commission is a stand-alone Crown entity with a Board responsible to the Minister of Health. The Commission is responsible for assisting providers across the whole health and disability sector, both private and public, to improve service safety and quality and therefore outcomes for all those who use these services in New Zealand. Read more about our values.
The Commission has a strong focus on Māori health advancement and reducing inequity, and the successful candidate will contribute to these goals.
We celebrate inclusion and diversity in all areas of culture. Our organisation has a commitment to creating a truly visibly inclusive and accepting work environment for our takatāpui and LGBTTQI++ kaimahi (staff) and manuhiri (visitors).
For further information please contact Tony Mottershead on 021 933 840 and to apply for the role, upload your completed application form, cover letter, and CV using the application form below.
Applications close midday Tuesday 14 February 2023.
Position description: Senior data analyst (167KB, docx).
Data analyst, Partners in Care (closes 5pm, Friday 17 February 2023)
Wellington-based | Permanent | Full-time
Ngākau tuwhera | Open
Te tāpiri uara | Adding value
Whakahohe | Energising
Mō te iwi | It's about people
Kotahitanga | Together
Is building a health system that focuses on the people it serves important to you? Do you want to apply your analytical skills to help achieve this?
The Health Quality & Safety Commission (the Commission) is recruiting a data analyst to join the He Hoa Tiaki | Partners in Care team, the Commission’s consumer and whānau engagement programme. You will also work closely with the Commission’s health quality intelligence team and be mentored and supported as an analyst through this team.
The Partners in Care programme provides leadership and direction to the Commission’s consumer engagement-related strategies and activities. The programme ensures the Commission has established networks and processes to understand how the health system is working for consumers. The programme also provides leadership and support to the health sector on ensuring that the perspectives of people who access our health system are reflected everywhere: In design, delivery and evaluation.
The ideal candidate will be passionate about the complexities of measuring quality in health care, have strong analytical skills and be comfortable working with both qualitative and quantitative data sets. An understanding of what is important to consumers and whānau when engaging with health services will be key in this role.
The Commission has a strong focus on Māori health advancement and reducing inequity, and the successful candidate will contribute to these goals.
The Commission is a stand-alone Crown entity with a board responsible to the Minister of Health. The Commission is responsible for assisting providers, both private and public, across the whole health and disability sector to improve service safety and quality and therefore outcomes for all those who use these services in Aotearoa New Zealand. Read more about our values.
We celebrate inclusion and diversity in all areas of culture. Our organisation has a commitment to creating a truly visibly inclusive and accepting work environment for our takatāpui and LGBTTQI++ kaimahi (staff) and manuhiri (visitors).
For further information, contact Deon York on deon.york@hqsc.govt.nz and to apply for the role, upload your completed application form, cover letter, and CV using the application form below.
Applications close at 5.00 pm on Friday, 17 February 2023.
Read the full position description here (172KB, docx).
Senior advisor/writer, measures library (closes 5pm, Friday 24 February 2023)
Wellington-based (preferred) | Fixed-term, until 30 June 2024 | Full-time
Ngākau tuwhera | Open
Te tāpiri uara | Adding value
Whakakohohe | Energising
Mō te iwi | It's about people
Kotahitanga | Together
The Health Quality & Safety Commission is recruiting an experienced senior advisor/writer, measures library, to lead the publication of technical documents for the health quality intelligence team.
This team plays a key role in the Commission’s responsibility to improve New Zealand’s health services. Its purpose is to make the Commission stronger and more effective through being the acknowledged Aotearoa New Zealand leaders in measuring, evaluating and commenting on the quality of health services.
The primary purpose of this position is to lead the development of technical documents that describe relevant measure definitions and inform how measures can be used to influence service and system improvements. This will include participation in stakeholder engagement workshops, leading web-based content management and migration, informing data visualisation experiences and providing advice on how measures are being used to support health service/system quality improvement. This position has a broad and strategic focus given the range of data collected, and measures being reported in the health system.
We are looking for someone motivated to work within a small team to develop an internationally renowned library of measures that will be recognised as an asset to Aotearoa New Zealand’s health sector. Your technical knowledge related to health system measurement and improvement will be essential, and you will thrive on developing high quality resources that can be practically applied by diverse stakeholder groups. Working with the senior project manager and key stakeholders, your skills will inform how key measures can be used to influence continuous improvement of health care in Aotearoa New Zealand.
The Health Quality & Safety Commission is a stand-alone Crown entity with a Board responsible to the Minister of Health. The Commission is responsible for assisting providers across the whole health and disability sector, both private and public, to improve service safety and quality and therefore outcomes for all those who use these services in New Zealand. Read more about our values.
The Commission has a strong focus on Māori health advancement and reducing inequity, and the successful candidate will contribute to these goals.
We celebrate inclusion and diversity in all areas of culture. Our organisation has a commitment to creating a visibly inclusive and accepting work environment for our takatāpui and LGBTTQI++ kaimahi (staff) and manuhiri (visitors).
For further information please contact Tony Mottershead on 021 933 840 and to apply for the role, upload your completed application form, cover letter, and CV using the application form below.
Applications close at 5pm on Friday 24 February 2023.
Position description: Senior advisor/writer, measures library (164KB, docx)
Human resources advisor
Full-time | Permanent | Wellington-based
We are looking for a Human resources advisor who will provide end to end HR advice and support to managers and staff.
The Commission is a stand-alone Crown entity with a board responsible to the Minister of Health. The Commission is responsible for assisting providers, both private and public, across the whole health and disability sector to improve service safety and quality and therefore outcomes for all those who use these services in Aotearoa New Zealand. Read more about our values.
This is a sole HR position in the corporate services team which has some external HR support.
You will be working with great people who love what they do.
To be successful in this role you will need to demonstrate that you have:
- At least three years previous experience working as an HR Advisor
- Experience in processing a payroll
- A strong understanding of the machinery of government
- Ability and drive to deliver the required results in all key accountabilities of the role
- Knowledge and experience in public sector management and development
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, particularly the ability to communicate clearly, concisely and in plain language
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to foster good stakeholder relationships through consultation and partnership
- Sound judgement, discretion and proven ability to work under pressure
- Knowledge of the machinery of government
The Commission has a strong focus on Māori health advancement and reducing inequity, and the successful candidate will contribute to these goals.
We celebrate inclusion and diversity in all areas of culture. Our organisation has a commitment to creating a truly visibly inclusive and accepting work environment for our takatāpui and LGBTTQI++ kaimahi (staff) and manuhiri (visitors).
This permanent position will not last long. To discuss further call Kate Langston on 0276346961 or send her an email at kate.langston@alphajobs.co.nz.
Apply for a vacancy | Tono tūranga
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Last updated: 31st January, 2022
