Te Whatu Ora data and digital recruiting to leadership team

NEWS - eHealthNews.nz editor Rebecca McBeth

Te Whatu Ora data and digital is recruiting for six national roles to join the leadership team, reporting to the chief, data and digital.

These are; chief clinical informatics officer; director sector digital channels; director data services; director ICT; director strategy and investment; and general manager business support – data and digital.

Three of these job advertisements have now closed to further responses, while three remain open until February 8 and 17, 2023.

All members of the leadership team will contribute to the overall data and digital strategy, and help implement the new operating model for data and digital.

The description of the CCIO role says it will provide clinical direction into the development and delivery of clinical informatics strategy, products and services across the health sector, “to enable health service consumers, providers and practitioners to realise the planned outcomes of the Health reforms”.

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The national CCIO will partner with clinicians (including primary care), key specialisations and professions, and with the improvement & innovation delivery team to assess new health technology.

Becky George, former clinical director – Hira, says "with the reforms there is an opportunity to collaboratively address technology induced clinical risk and identify what our risk appetite is as health service agencies.

“While the clinical team have made a really good start on digital clinical governance on behalf of Hira, a new CCIO role coming into place is exciting and we will get to see where this strategic intent will lead us as we continue to deliver effective and safe products that add value," she says.

The director ICT is responsible for the management, delivery and support of national ITSM, and service desk function, corporate applications, all core infrastructure, workspace environment(s), integration platforms, API gateways, identity platforms, networks, telephony, cloud and storage.

They will ensure the data and digital team has a technology roadmap and transformation plan and that resource allocation and prioritisation is based on clinical needs and roadmaps.

Also, that there is a “robust foundation that supports the scaling of innovation and digital transformation across the motu” and that “ambitious digital technologies and tools can be implemented at pace, while minimising technical debt”.

The director sector digital channels will “play a crucial role in delivering equitable outcomes through innovative and effective digital solutions,” the job advertisement says.

This director will lead the delivery and support of sector-wide digital channels, consumer products, and platforms, ensuring digital infrastructure enables equity and all external channels and services are inclusive, user-friendly, and accessible.

The director strategy and investment, is responsible for ensuring data and digital systems and services are interoperable.

“You will lead and manage the financial, people and change capacity pressures to ensure there are robust strategy, investment, architecture and commercial foundations to support the scaling of innovation and digital transformation across the motu,” the job advertisement says.

All members of the data and digital leadership team will contribute to the overall Data & Digital strategy.

“The top priority is to work in partnership with colleagues in Te Aka Whai Ora and across Te Whatu Ora to effect delivery of priorities, ensuring the ICT Team contributes effectively to all aspects of Te Whatu Ora and Te Tiriti o Waitangi in action, a commitment to action on equity and making a difference,” the role descriptions say.


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