Clinical Director
• Do you love being a practising GP but looking to step up into a clinical director role?
• We are an established community practice in semi-rural Auckland and looking for a dedicated GP to provide leadership as we re-design our model of care and modernise our clinical systems and practice premises.
• Escape the traffic and enjoy a semi-rural surrounding while being close to Manukau and Auckland cities.
• Large, progressive general practice with circa 17,000 enrolled patients offering a wide range of health care services.
• Challenging clinical leadership role transforming and expanding primary care, reporting directly to the group CEO.
• $140 per hour + bonus with flexible options ranging from half to full time, with 20% non-patient facing time.
About Us:
Pukekohe Family Health Care is a large and well-established General Practice located in the Franklin district. We are guided by our vision – “Excellence in Clinical Care and Customer Service” so we aim to provide complete care to our patients by a comprehensive range of services to meet whanau healthcare needs in our community. We offer access to nurse-led specialist services, a specialist centre with visiting consultants, immigration and medical services for companies.
The Role:
Working alongside of a team of dedicated doctors, nurses and support staff, this role will work collaboratively with the Clinical Services Manager to provide professional oversight and leadership for the strategic and operational aspects of the practice. You will be commercially minded, identifying business opportunities and you will have the ability to formulate plans and drive change.
As part of the Executive team, you will attend and participate in Executive and other meetings where your clinical leadership expertise is required. We are seeking an experienced GP who loves their practice work but is also looking to step up into the challenge of a Clinical Director. We are envisaging a ratio of 80/20 patient/clinical director time working between three and five days a week.
Role Overview:
• Strong commercial acumen to provide leadership for decisions and performance monitoring of funded clinical programmes and services.
• The ability to understand data to identify value-adding business initiatives.
• Strong leadership skills to lead by example, provide pastoral care for new doctors, mentoring and guidance, identify learning and development needs.
• The ability to interpret and communicate external clinical information which may require change management processes in the practice.
• The ability to identify potential or actual clinical risks in a solutions-based approach for their mitigation.
About you:
You’re at a time in your career where you’ve garnered a lot of experience and knowledge. You now want to demonstrate your business and clinical acumen and apply your leadership skills and patient centric approach in an environment that is ready for improvement, change and expansion.
What we offer:
We are a supportive and friendly team and offer a fantastic working environment in semi-rural Auckland with ongoing professional development opportunities and competitive remuneration.
Pukekohe Family Health Care is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application to assist you through the recruitment process.
If you are looking for the next step in your GP career then don’t waste time and apply now by sending your CV and brief cover letter to:
Jennie Rayner
JennieR@easthealth.co.nz
Please note that it is a requirement that you must have full New Zealand work eligibility to be successful for the role.
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