Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is the country's largest employer, delivering universal public healthcare to 5 million New Zealanders.We provide essential hospital, specialist, and community health services across 80+ locations — from large urban centres to rural towns and remote communities.Our goal is to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders by delivering equitable, accessible and innovative care.About the RoleThe Project Manager, Public Private Management of Patients will work as part of a team responsible for delivery of the planned care programme of work to improve service delivery across Health NZ for 300,000 patients that Health NZ invests $2.2billion in annually, including $400 million of outsourcing to private providers. This includes effective project planning and timely management of project deliverables and risk. As a national project manager, you will need to form strong relationships across the organisation with other senior planned care programme team Managers and clinicians and with the regional planned care lead, to support regions to improve planned care timeliness, access and outputs, and ensure high-quality processes and systems are in place.About youYou are highly collaborative, solutions-focused and thrive on working with others. You will have proven experience and be able to demonstrate successful design and execution of projects in complex, fast-paced environments that require adaptability. You have experience working with benefits realisation programmes and know how to measure impact effectively.Ideally, you will also have a working knowledge of health and the Government sector and an understanding of how Government priorities are delivered.Working for Health New ZealandHealth New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.How to ApplyTo apply, please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by 11:59PM Sunday 7 September 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Nicole Rickard at .Whilst Health New Zealand is undergoing change, affected employees will be given preference and priority for this position.
