Location: Hauora a Toi Bay of Plenty
Employment Type: Permanent Part-time (32 hours per week)

• Bring your passion and experience in providing exceptional patient care
• Competitive remuneration + wellbeing programme + staff carparking
• An ideal combination of office-based and on-the-road work!

Join Te Whatu Ora at a key time of change where you will meaningfully contribute to our kaupapa of creating a more equitable, accessible, cohesive and people-centred health system. This is mahi that will improve the health and well-being of everyone in Aotearoa, and we've got an opportunity for you to be part of it.
He Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the Role
Keen to play a crucial role in contributing to the early detection of newborn hearing loss? Join the team as a Newborn Hearing Screening Coordinator and aid in the future language, learning and social development of New Zealand’s infants.
Newborn Hearing Screening provides a seven-day-a-week service to newborn babies at Tauranga and Whakatāne hospital and in the community (including home visits) as part of the Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Early Intervention Program (UNHSEIP).
This role requires a special interest in providing a high level of screening to newborn inpatients and outpatients, as well as strong leadership qualities to provide daily coordination of the Newborn Hearing Screening Service within Hauora a Toi Bay of Plenty. As such, you will be an ambitious individual with at least one year’s newborn hearing screening experience (using Beraphone) and proven experience in office systems for accurate reporting and data management purposes.
This role is covered by the PSA Allied Public Health, Scientific and Technical Collective Agreement. Salary range for this position is $72,074 to $86,719 (full-time equivalent).
He Korero mōu - About You
To be successful you will need excellent interpersonal skills, a willingness to learn, and the ability to work flexibly in a busy team environment whilst maintaining high standards of care.
The ideal candidate will be a strategic planner who is confident in conducting hearing screening on newborn babies; facilitating monthly newborn hearing screening team meets and training sessions; making appropriate contact with families and professionals as required; and following up on unactioned referrals. As this role involves travel between screening sites, and home visits, you must also be willing to adapt to variable situations, not only managing your time accordingly, but approaching each family setting with care and consideration. If you are passionate about community development and meticulous by nature, this could be the perfect role for you.
Mō Tātou – About Us
Situated in the sunny eastern coast of New Zealand's North Island, the Bay of Plenty really is just that, offering vast golden sand beaches, bush clad mountains, lush farmlands and more. Its pleasant climate means that the area has become a favourite for holiday makers, retirees and those looking for a different lifestyle outside of the main cities.
Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, Hauora a Toi Bay of Plenty is spread across a vast geographical area and centred across two hospitals based in Tauranga and Whakatāne. We serve a population of approximately 308,000 for the major population centres of Tauranga, Katikati, Te Puke, Whakatāne, Kawerau and Ōpōtiki. Te Whatu Ora Hauora a Toi Bay of Plenty is one of the Bay of Plenty’s largest employers with over 4500 staff.
Ko o tatou painga – Our Benefits

• In-house professional development
• Flexible working practices (e.g. We support work life balance and flexible work arrangements whenever possible)
• Highly rewarding role and opportunity to make a difference!
• Be a valued member of a multidisciplinary team
• Subsidised onsite hospital gym membership
• Free flu vaccinations
• Free onsite parking
• Discounts (with local businesses)

Tō mātou whakahaere ki te tika, te rerekētanga, me te whai wāhi mai | Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
Our name, Te Whatu Ora, means ‘the weaving of wellness'. Whatu is the combining together of people, resources, organisations, thoughts and actions for the betterment and wellbeing of all. Whatu is also a direct reference to the pupil of the eye, and the vision required of the new entity and system.
At Te Whatu Ora we acknowledge and respect our people's diversity and spiritual needs, ensuring a safe workplace that is a whānau orientated and supportive environment. We are working towards a system that better meets the complex demands of a growing population, addresses the persistent inequalities experienced by Māori and ensures greater access, experience and outcomes for those traditionally not well served by the system – Māori, Pacific and Disabled People.
Tō tūranga i roto i Te Whatu Ora | Your place in Te Whatu Ora
When you join us, you become part of transforming the health system. This is a once in a life-time change, that will touch the lives of everyone in Aotearoa, and future generations. 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.
Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to Apply
You can view the position description below and to apply for the role please click “APPLY NOW.” For additional information or to arrange a confidential chat, contact Judi Riddell, Associate Director of Allied Health, on 021 791742 or via email Judi.Riddell@bopdhb.govt.nz
Due to this position having contact with children and Te Whatu Ora Hauora a Toi Bay of Plenty commitment to child protection, you will be subject to ‘safety checks’ under the Children’s Act at the time of hire and thereafter as per the relevant legislation.