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Getting the best outcomes for our clients really matters to us.
StayWell understand that our business is people and that our success is directly related to the people we work with and our passion to do the best for our clients.
We are a small, values based team that strive to create an environment which encourages everyone to voice their opinion, feel supported and work collaboratively towards a collective goal for ourselves and those we work with.
We care about each other as people and respect each other’s whanau and family lives – we believe if you are well at home, you will do well at work.
We offer flexible working arrangements to create an environment where we can get the best out of you and we can get the best out of each other. While we take our work seriously, fun and laughter is also an important part of our day.
Simon Everitt
Simon is a well-respected Senior Healthcare Leader with broad-based expertise in the healthcare industry for the past 30 years. He brings extensive health leadership and management experience of large complex organisations with particular expertise in developing and delivering integrated models of care across the whole of health system.
He is known as an implementer and for working through complex commissioning issues and problem solving to achieve improved population outcomes. He is a positive and engaging leader with effective people skills, an open communication style and is known for his ability to build effective and lasting relationships.
He has fulfilled a range of roles including 10 years as a practicing Occupational Therapist (NZ and in the United States), four years working for central government at the Ministry of Health, General Management and Director roles in District Health Boards and an extended period as the Interim Chief Executive of the Bay of Plenty DHB.
Most recently Simon was engaged by Manatū Hauora Ministry of Health as Interim Director Public Health Agency for 11 months to set up and establish the Agency in the Ministry of Health.
DIRECTOR
Dr Luke Bradford
Luke is a proven leader in the New Zealand Health Service at primary and secondary care levels both locally and nationally. Luke holds a clear values-based vision of an equitable, patient centred healthcare system delivered in an adaptable fashion by an integrated and collaborative team.
Luke has experience in both governance and executive leadership at a Primary Health Organisation (PHO) level, as Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Bay of Plenty DHB (now Hauora a Toi Bay of Plenty) and nationally as Medical Direcotr of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practice as well as various sector leadership groups.
Luke values partnership with Iwi and has developed a strong and trusted relationship with mana whenua.
Principal Medical Advisor
Dorothy Clendon
Dorothy has over 25 years of health experience in New Zealand at the UK across a variety of roles that span the system – as a physiotherapist, service manager, commissioner, strategy and policy developer, implementer and a change manager.
Dorothy is passionate about improving health outcomes and how people experience health services. As an Allied Health trained clinician, she is always looking for another way to do things, is practical and pragmatic, and focuses on actions that will really make a difference.
Senior Consultant
Leigh Haldane
Leigh has 17 years’ experience within healthcare both in New Zealand and Australia. Leigh holds a current Physiotherapy Annual Practicing Certificate and has worked within various healthcare settings including clinical (acute and community), health management, strategic leadership, research, commissioning and innovation and improvement.
Leigh is known for her ability to work collaboratively as well as her ability to find outcome focused solutions that meet the needs of the community. She has skills and expertise in project management, co-design, model of care development as well as public health with specific clinical knowledge around long term conditions.
Leigh is a strategic thinker and is relationship focused taking a collaborative approach to her mahi which delivers positive results. She is committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is driven by a passion for achieving equitable outcomes for communities and priority populations.
Consultant
Amy Stewart
Project Manager
Amy is our powerhouse in ‘getting stuff done!’.
Amy joined the StayWell team joining us in early 2022. Amy has become an integral part of the StayWell ‘way of operating’ helping the team to stay organised and on task when working with our clients. She has assisted StayWell with our organising systems, enhancing how we manage and report on key activity and deliverables while bringing new online tools and ways of working to help us improve our delivery of services to our clients.
Amy has acquired skills and competency in organisational management including policies and procedures, workflows, budgeting, financial management and a detailed eye for drafting, formatting and distributing complex reports. Amy also possesses strong technical skills which flow through to virtual hosting platforms, website management, survey development, Microsoft Office, Accounting platforms and online marketing tools.
Amy completed her Legal Executive Diploma in Waikato Polytechnic in 2021 and with extensive practical experience, Amy is known for her attention to detail, positivity, and ability to juggle multiple tasks at once.
We have worked on meaningful projects with amazing people.
Contact us.
We are always interested in talking to talented people that want to join our team.
If you have relevant experience or are a new graduate, align with our values and think you would be a good addition to the team, give us a buzz at simon@staywell.nz or fill in the form and let’s chat.