Te Waipounamu Regional Service Delivery Manager – Neurosurgery

Expression of Interest-Te Waipounamu Regional Service Delivery Manager –Neurosurgery

Secondment opportunity | Senior leadership role | Regional scope

We are seeking Expressions of Interest from experienced leaders for a secondment opportunity into the role of Te Waipounamu Regional Service Delivery Manager-Neurosurgery.

This is a senior, regionally focused leadership role with responsibility for operational delivery and service excellence across Te Waipounamu. The role works in close partnership with the Te Waipounamu Regional Service Clinical Director – Neurosurgery to deliver high-quality, equitable, and sustainable neurosurgical services for our population.

About the Role

This is a .5 FTE  position that reports to the Te Waipounamu Service Clinical Director – Neurosurgery and is accountable for ensuring Te Waipounamu Neurosurgery services deliver excellent and continuously improving outcomes across:

1. Patient care and experienced Health equity and outcomes for Māori, Pacific peoples, and communities experiencing health disparities
2. Staff engagement, satisfaction, and professional development
3. Patient safety and flow
4. Financial performance and sustainability
   

This position description is not intended to be exhaustive. The Regional Service Delivery Manager will be expected to undertake any reasonable task requested by the Te Waipounamu Service Clinical Director Neurosurgery. The Te Waipounamu Regional Service Delivery Manager is responsible for the operational delivery of an assigned portfolio of neurosurgery services, supporting and enabling the delivery of the regional strategy of care within Our Health System.

The role shares accountability with Campus Service Managers at Dunedin and Waitaha, exercising collective leadership to support the organisation’s vision of a fully integrated regional healthcare system.

Key Accountabilities

As part of the regional leadership team, you will be accountable for:

1. Leading and engaging across services, the wider organisation, Our Health System, and key stakeholders to build trust, shared ownership, and common understanding
2. Delivering the purpose and strategy for Te Waipounamu Regional Neurosurgery services
3. Contributing to system-wide planning, setting clear priorities, and supporting shared accountabilities
4. Building people capability and process capability to deliver outcomes effectively and efficiently
5. Communicating clearly and consistently so teams across regions and districts are aligned, informed, and engaged
   

Key Responsibilities

Specifically, the role is responsible for:

1. Ensuring the regional service meets required Health Targets
2. Providing advice and operational leadership support to service leaders in people management and performance delivery
3. Championing a positive culture and regional ways of working through clear vision and leadership
4. Managing service quality, risk, reporting requirements, and business continuity and resilience planning
5. Advocating for a high-quality experience for patients and their whānau
6. Applying financial rigour to budget management, planning, and business case development (capital and workforce)
7. Driving continuous improvement in systems, processes, and information management
8. Leading the delivery of service projects and programmes of work aligned to organisational outcomes
9. Contributing to regional service operations, outcomes, and strategy development
   

Professional Requirements

1. Tertiary-level qualification in healthcare or business management
2. Experience within the healthcare sector, including knowledge of accreditation, credentialing, and quality standards
3. Minimum of five years’ management and leadership experience
4. Project and contract management experience (qualifications desirable)
5. Demonstrated business and financial acumen, including operationalising strategy and preparing business cases
6. Exceptional relationship-building skills with the ability to influence at senior levels
   

How to Apply

Please submit an online application via the link below. 

Please attached your CV and Cover Letter.

If you would like to discuss the role further, please contact Lily Simons on lily.simons@tewhatuora.govt.nz