Associate Charge Nurse Manager - Te Puna Wai Ora - Southern Critical Care (ICU) at Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Southern, Otago

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Associate Charge Nurse Manager-  Te Puna Wai Ora - Southern Critical Care (ICU)

• Dunedin Hospital, permanent part-time role available
• 0.6 FTE (48 hours per fortnight)

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

Associate Charge Nurse Manager will assist and work collaboratively with the Charge Nurse or Nurse Manager in the establishment and promotion of clinical nursing professional standards.

Tasks include but are not limited to:

• Provides clinical leadership, monitors and mitigates risk
• Manages day-to-day functioning of the service to ensure delivery of safe patient focused care
• Roster & leave management
• Team appraisals for nurses as delegated by the Charge Nurse Manager.
• Data and metric collection, entry, collation, and dissemination.
• Safety first incident report review and investigation.
• Assist in staff education.

About the Team/Service/ Location

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora - Southern has the largest geographical coverage of all the New Zealand regions, providing services to 350,000 people in diverse communities. We take pride in all the services we provide, and our aim is to improve, promote and protect the health of our region. We believe that our dedicated and passionate staff are a significant driving force behind the achievement of these standards, and we need more like-minded people to help us continue providing for our community.

About you

Our ideal candidate will:

• Be registered with the Nursing Council of New Zealand as a Registered Nurse and hold a current Nursing Council of New Zealand APC
• Achieved or working towards relevant post-graduate qualifications
• Advanced learning and contemporary knowledge in either HDU, ED or ICU nursing.
• Current CORE Advanced certification or be willing to undertake
• Holds Level 4 or Senior Nurse PDRP or level 3 and working towards level 4, or be willing to undertake if new to New Zealand
• Experience and credibility with the health care team as a professional resource in managing the deteriorating patient
• Demonstrated ability to articulate evidence-based nursing advice to a Multidisciplinary Team
• Demonstrated education provision in area of clinical practice
• Evidence of extensive background in critical care nursing area with minimum 5 years clinical practice
• Advance communication techniques such as conflict resolution, diffusion and mediation skills

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.  

How to Apply

To apply please click “apply now.”  All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal by 29 October 2026. If you have any questions about the role, please contact SO.recruitment@tewhatuora.govt.nz

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.