Associate Charge Nurse Manager - Home Team/Community Nursing at Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Southern, Otago

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Associate Charge Nurse Manager – Community Nursing Teams – Dunedin based

• Part time position (28 hours per week)
• Monday to Friday
• We have a vacancy for an ACNM, below more detail about the role possibilities'

About the opportunity

This is a demanding and challenging role where the successful applicant will demonstrate strong clinical leadership skills sound professional judgement, pursue clinical excellence, and a clear commitment to high quality care and improved patient outcomes. A key driver in your success will be the relationships that you form with your team and key stakeholders. You will need to be able to think outside of the square, communicate effectively and influence across a range of providers.

About you

We are looking for a person with extensive clinical experience at a senior nurse level. They will have participated in service and care planning within multidisciplinary teams of professionals, focused on effective delivery of Older Persons Health, Primary and Acute Care.

You will be a Registered Nurse with a current Nursing Council of New Zealand annual practicing certificate.

Essential criteria will include:

• Recent experience at an Associate Charge Nurse level or on an Advanced Nursing development programme
• Nursing post graduate papers or a willingness to achieve same and evidence of working at Postgraduate Diploma level
• Recognised by peers as a leader of nursing practice
• Recent experience working on quality projects and supporting teams through change.   

In addition, you will have enthusiasm and a willingness to commit to our team and patients. You will be expected to be active in-service, therefore be proactive, innovative and have a quality driven leadership approach.

We take pride in supporting our staff to grow as a nurse working in this specialty, so we run an ongoing support and professional development programme including regular team in-services, senior staff mentoring and a comprehensive competency-training framework, and access to course and conference funding.

Why Southern

Now to the city itself, Dunedin offers the opportunity to have the lifestyle you've always dreamed of. Boasting excellent education and restaurants, competitive costs of living and a beautiful coastline, life can be as relaxed or as energetic as you want. Our team enjoy the short commute to work, leaving ample time for what matters to you most. Add to this the close proximity to some of New Zealand's most famous scenery and holiday destinations (think Queenstown, Wanaka and Milford Sounds to name but a few!) you can go from seaside to ski-slopes in a matter of hours.

Sounds too good to be true? Rest assured, you could have it all here. Why not come see for yourself!

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.  

Pre-Employment checks

In the interests of protecting our people and our patients, all appointments will be subject to:

• Occupational Health Assessment
• Police Vetting / Ministry of Justice safety checks
• Serious misconduct checks (previous Public Service departments and statutory Crown entities only)

How to Apply

To apply please click “apply now.”  All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal by 30 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.