Clinical Informatics Lead

Clinical Informatics Lead

Provide clinical informatics leadership for a nationally significant programme transforming cervical screening services. Connect clinical, operational, and digital perspectives to support safe, effective, and integrated solutions. Location flexible across NZ | Make a difference to national screening outcomes and equity of care.

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is the country's largest employer, delivering universal public healthcare to more than 5 million New Zealanders. Across the motu, we are committed to improving health outcomes, reducing inequities and building a sustainable health system that delivers better care for all.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Clinical Informatics Led to provide clinical and digital expertise and leadership to the National Cervical Screening Register Review Recommendations Implementation programme. This is an opportunity to influence how clinical requirements are translated into safe, practical digital solutions that support cervical screening pathways and strengthen the quality and integrity of health information. Working across clinical, operational, programme and digital teams, you will create clarity where requirements complex, keep perspectives aligned through design and delivery, and give senior stakeholders the evidence they need to make well-informed decisions. You will provide clear, evidence-informed advice to senior stakeholders, helping them understand complex issues, manage risks and make well-informed decisions. You will also help embed clinical safety, data integrity, interoperability and equity into programme decisions, with a clear focus on the broader impact for services, whānau and communities.

In this role, you will:

• Lead clinical-digital integration across population identification, notification logic, data quality, pathway rules and screening history integrity.
• Turn clinical needs into clear system specifications and meaningful acceptance criteria for technology changes. Bring workstreams together by identifying dependencies, resolving differences and escalating unresolved issues through agreed governance.
• Provide clear, practical advice to senior stakeholders and governance forums on options, risks, constraints and delivery trade-offs.
• Support programme planning, milestone tracking, risk management and governance reporting.
• Lead clinical safety assessments of system changes and ensure clinical, digital and equity risks are visible and actively managed.
• Champion equitable outcomes, particularly for Māori and Pacific populations, through thoughtful clinical and technical decision-making.

About you

You are an experienced clinical informatics professional who can move confidently between clinical practice, technology and programme delivery. You combine sound clinical judgement with strong technical knowledge, and you know how to build trust across diverse groups to achieve safe, practical outcomes. You will bring:

Must-haves

• A current Annual Practising Certificate in a clinical discipline and at least 10 years of clinical experience.
• At least five years of clinical informatics experience in complex health or digital health environments.
• Experience translating clinical requirements into system specifications, acceptance criteria and implementation-ready artefacts.
• Strong understanding of health data, interoperability and clinical information standards, including HL7, FHIR, SNOMED CT and HISO.
• Experience supporting clinical governance, clinical safety, risk management and assurance processes.
• Proven ability to work across clinical, operational, programme and digital stakeholders to reconcile requirements and support decision-making.
• Strong communication, relationship-building and judgement skills, with the ability to provide clear, evidence-informed advice.
• An understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations and a commitment to equitable health outcomes, particularly for Māori and Pacific populations.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in screening, population health, public health, primary care, community care or national register environments.
• Familiarity with cervical screening pathways, laboratory interfaces, colposcopy systems, notification logic or screening history data.
• Experience supporting programme reporting, dashboards, board papers, milestone trackers, initiative registers or RAID logs.
• Experience working in time-bound programme or implementation roles across organisational boundaries.
• An interest in developing sustainable ways of working that support the transition of clinical-digital integration into business-as-usual or substantive structures.

Why join us?

This is an opportunity to contribute to a nationally significant health programme, where clinical expertise and digital innovation together to support safer, more effective care. You will work alongside clinical leaders, programme teams and digital specialists to help deliver meaningful improvements to cervical screening services and health outcomes across Aotearoa. If you are passionate about connecting clinical practice with digital transformation and want your expertise to make a difference at a national level, we would love to hear from you. Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and to creating an inclusive workplace that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences.

How to apply

To apply, please click "Apply now". All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by 11:59PM on Monday, 19 October. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Ash Mohan at View email address on click.appcast.io from the Recruitment team.

Job details

Job Reference: HNZ/1952036

Location: New Zealand - All Locations - Work from where you are

Job type: Secondment

Expertise: Non-clinical - Information Technology

Closes: 19-Oct-2026

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