22 November 2023
David Brotherhood
[FYI request #23271 email]
Tēnā koe David
Your request for official information, reference: HNZ00023550
Thank you for your email on 10 July 2023, asking for the following relating to the appointment
of the Group Manager, Acute Demand and System Pressures for Hospital & Specialist
Services, which has been considered under the Of icial Information Act 1982 (the Act). You
have specifically requested:
1. Copy of the job/position description
2. Salary (if unwil ing to provide a specific salary, please provide salary band/range or to
nearest $5,000)
3. Please advise if the role was advertised. If so, where was the role advertised? For how
long (dates the advert live by advertising channel)?
4. If the role was not advertised, please provide how applicants were sought
5. How many applicants were there?
6. How many people were interviewed (if there was an interview)?
7. Who was on the interview panel (if there was an interview)?
8. Al emails, text/WhatsApp/etc messages, papers, decision documents, etc. relating to
the creating of the role and/or appointment of a permanent post-holder
9. Please provide copies of any advice received regarding appointing to the role during a
consultation period
Firstly, I apologise for the delay in providing our response. For the sake of clarity, I wil address
each part of your request in turn.
1. Copy of the job/position description
Please see a copy of the job description attached as
Attachment One,
dated April 2023.
2. Salary (if unwiling to provide a specific salary, please provide salary band/range or to
nearest $5,000)
The salary band for this role is Strategic Pay Band 29 ($213,553 - $320,329, with a midpoint of
$266,941).
3. Please advise if the role was advertised. If so, where was the role advertised? For how long
(dates the advert live by advertising channel)?
The role was advertised for 10 days (17 May 2023 to 27 May 2023) on the Health New Zealand
and then Māori Health Authority Careers website, the Kiwi Health Jobs Career website, and the
jobs.govt.nz website.
4. If the role was not advertised, please provide how applicants were sought
Not applicable.
5. How many applicants were there?
There were 12 applicants.
6. How many people were interviewed (if there was an interview)?
Three candidates were interviewed.
7. Who was on the interview panel (if there was an interview)?
• Joanne Gibbs, Director - Hospital and Specialist Services Delivery Unit – Hospital and
Specialist Services
• Laura Aileone, Akatū Hōhipera - General Manager Hospital & Specialist Services Te Aka
Whai Ora and
• Associate Professor Peter Jones, Emergency Medicine Specialist and Chair of the Acute
Care Sector Advisory Group - Hospital and Specialist Services
8. All emails, text/WhatsApp/etc messages, papers, decision documents, etc. relating to the
creating of the role and/or appointment of a permanent post-holder
9. Please provide copies of any advice received regarding appointing to the role during a
consultation period
In regard to parts eight and nine of your request, please see attached
Attachment Two, dated 15
May 2023.
How to get in touch
If you have any questions, you can contact us at
[Health New Zealand request email].
If you are not happy with this response, you have the right to make a complaint to the
Ombudsman. Information about how to do this is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
by phoning 0800 802 602.
As this information may be of interest to other members of the public, Te Whatu Ora may
proactively release a copy of this response on our website. Al requester data, including your name
and contact details, wil be removed prior to release. The released response wil be made available
on our website.
Nāku iti noa, nā
Megan Stratford
Director
Office of the National Director
TeWhatuOra.govt.nz
Te Whatu Ora, PO Box 793,
Wel ington 6140, New Zealand
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