Clinical Product Coordinator - Waikato - Procurement & Supply Chain

Clinical Product Coordinator - Waikato - Procurement & Supply Chain Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora – Hamilton, North Island Full-time, permanent position based in Waikato Be part of a team that delivers high-quality patient outcomes across Aotearoa Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is the country's largest employer, delivering universal public healthcare to 5 million New Zealanders. We provide essential hospital, specialist, and community health services across 80+ locations — from large urban centres to rural towns and remote communities. Our goal is to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders by delivering equitable, accessible and innovative care. About the Role As a Clinical Product Coordinator , you'll be at the centre of how clinical products are introduced, evaluated, and managed across the health system. Your role is pivotal in ensuring that clinical products introduced into the health system are safe, effective, and deliver the best value for patients and staff. This role has real system-wide impact. You will: Plan and manage the evaluation and introduction of new clinical products in line with safety, quality, and compliance standards. Coordinate product alerts and recalls, identify safe alternatives, and ensure clinical services remain safe and uninterrupted. Drive standardisation and optimisation of consumables and products by improving equity, efficiency, and value across regions. Support procurement and capital projects by providing clinical product expertise, specifications, and evaluations. About the Team/Service The Procurement, Supply Chain and Health Technology (PSC&HTM) team at Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora are a national function with a vast and complex scope. Responsible for managing and influencing over $9 billion in annual spend, the team plays a critical role in ensuring the availability, safety, and efficiency of clinical and non-clinical products and services across the health system. About you This role requires a strong clinical lens and the ability to assess how products impact patient care, clinician workflows, safety, and service delivery. We are seeking someone with a clinical background who can confidently engage with frontline healthcare professionals and apply their practical understanding of clinical environments to product evaluations, introductions, standardisation initiatives, and recalls. Experience working directly in a healthcare setting is highly valued. To succeed in this role, you will have: A relevant tertiary qualification and/or at least 5 years' experience in a related field. Strong knowledge of project management principles and stakeholder engagement. The ability to work with initiative and adapt in a dynamic, complex environment. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills; health sector experience an advantage. A genuine commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and to advancing equity in healthcare. 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. Whilst Health New Zealand is undergoing change affected kaimahi will be given preference and priority for this position. #J-18808-Ljbffr