Platform Owner (Clinical) - Digital Applications Products

Auckland based
Permanent, Full-time
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we're building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.
About the Role

The Platform Owner (Clinical) is a key technical and delivery leadership role, responsible for overseeing the performance, optimisation, and ongoing operational management of clinical digital platforms. This role ensures that platform services are reliable, secure, and meet both organisational standards and business needs. With a strong focus on operational excellence and continuous improvement, the Platform Owner drives initiatives to enhance platform capabilities, support cost-efficiency, and align services with the broader digital strategy. Working closely with business owners, stakeholders, and vendors, the role plays a critical part in delivering platform-related outcomes and supporting the implementation of product roadmaps.

About the Team/Service/ Location

The Platform Owner (Clinical) sits within the Digital Applications Products function under the wider Digital Services group. Reporting into the Platform Manager Application Databases, this team is focused on reducing duplication and improving alignment across application and product teams, with a strong emphasis on maintaining stability, security, and reliability. The function delivers standard change and supports minor change alongside the Digital Delivery function, prioritising reliability and consistency across services. Teams are structured around the applications and products they support, enabling standardised processes and nationally consistent outcomes. Organised into service portfolios and domains, this structure ensures delivery is aligned to clinical and operational needs while advancing national standardisation efforts.

About you

As an experienced platform or technical leader, you'll bring a strong track record in optimising complex digital platforms and ensuring secure, reliable services. You balance innovation with risk, and work effectively across teams and vendors to drive continuous improvement. Experience in the health sector would be an advantage, but not essential. You will also have the following skills and experience to support your success in the role:

Preferred minimum of 10 years of IT experience in a relevant technical field or other leadership roles.
Preferred minimum 5 years in technical leadership roles and/or responsibilities.
Demonstrated ability to optimise financial and service performance of complex critical systems.
Experienced ICT professional with a strong track record in technical leadership and providing expert guidance across complex IT environments.
Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness'. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

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.
How to Apply

To view the position description and/or apply for the role please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on Tuesday 12th August 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Tegan Gutry at tegan.gutry@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz.

Whilst Health New Zealand is undergoing change affected kaimahi will be given preference and priority for this position.

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