Bowel Screening Kaiawhina
Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Te Matau a Māui Hawke's Bay · 5001+ employees
What the role involves
- Coordinating education
- Promoting screening
- Supporting whānau navigation
What they ask for
Experience working with Māori, Pacific and other priority populations; strong relationship-building and communication skills; understanding of culturally safe practice and Te Tiriti o Waitangi; health promotion experience; data and reporting skills; full current New Zealand driver licence.
- Professional licence or registration
- Driver licence
About the job
- Bowel Screening Kaiawhina - Hawkes Bay Fallen Soldiers Hospital
- 2 x Permanent, Part Time positions available
- Make a meaningful difference by supporting equitable access to bowel screening for whānau across Hawkes Bay
- Join a passionate, values - driven team committed to improving outcomes for Māori, Pacific, Asian, disabled and rural communities
- Be part of innovative community - led engagement initiatives that strengthen prevention, early detection and whānau wellbeing
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.
About the Role
As the Bowel Screening Community Engagement Kaiawhina, you will work in partnership across the Hawkes Bay Hospital Specialist Service and National Public Health Service (NPHS) bowel screening teams to coordinate education, promotion, awareness and access to the National Bowel Screening Programme (NBSP), including the Age Extension project. This role has a strong focus on equity and prioritises engagement with Māori, Pacific, Asian, disabled and rural communities.
You will lead and support community engagement activities that encourage participation in bowel screening and improve access to culturally safe services. This includes working alongside primary care, hauora providers, PHOs, GPs and community organisations to promote screening, support whānau navigation and strengthen local participation initiatives. The role also provides follow-up support for participants with a positive FIT result to help them engage confidently with colonoscopy services.
This is an opportunity to contribute to meaningful health improvement by delivering whānau-centred outreach, supporting community champions, using participation data to identify gaps and inform local approaches, and helping pilot initiatives that reduce barriers to screening for priority populations.
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About the Team/Service/ Location
The Hawkes Bay (Te Matau - a - Māui) Bowel Screening Programme is anchored in equity, with a strong commitment to improving participation and outcomes for communities who experience barriers to screening. Our team works collaboratively across hospital, public health and primary care settings to deliver accessible, culturally responsive and community - focused services.
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About you
As a Bowel Screening Community Engagement Kaiawhina, you will bring a passion for health equity, community engagement and whanau - centred care. You will be confident building relationships across communities and health services, and committed to supporting culturally safe and accessible healthcare experiences.
- Experience working with Māori, Pacific and/or other priority populations in community or health settings
- Strong relationship - building and communication skills, with the ability to engage confidently with whānau, providers and community groups
- Understanding of culturally safe practice and the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi
- Experience delivering health promotion, education or outreach initiatives
- Ability to use data and reporting tools to monitor participation, identify gaps and support quality improvement initiatives
- Full current New Zealand driver licence
Working at Health New Zealand
Health 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 Apply
To apply please click apply now. All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by 3rd December 2026. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Jess, Jessica.Trew@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz>
We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.
Whilst Health New Zealand is undergoing change, affected employees will be given preference and priority for this position.
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