Charge Nurse Manager - Mental Health Services Older Persons at Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Southern, Otago

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Charge Nurse Manager – Mental Health Services Older Persons

• Dunedin Hospital, full time permanent role available
• Salary Band between $126,124 - $138,057–p.a prorata + KiwiSaver

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

The Charge Nurse Manager is responsible for the management of the Mental Health Services Older Persons including clinical leadership and co-ordination, operational functions, quality and financial performance, human resource management, quality and risk management, and quality, clinical pathway development and other service delivery improvements within the ward/unit/ service.

Tasks include but are not limited to:

• Fostering a culture of clinical excellence, innovation and strategic thinking.
• Facilitating clinical practice development within the multidisciplinary team.
• Ensuring human resource management activities are undertaken appropriately for all staff includes recruitment, professional development management and performance management where indicated.
• Supporting the philosophy and practice of a service wide approach to service delivery and operational processes whilst being cognisant of the organisational context.
• Participates in service development planning.
• Ensuring service delivery is provided within approved activity plans and financial budgets.
• Preparing performance reports on activity and resource utilisation compared to the activity plan and budget, including description of risk mitigating strategies on issues that threaten to impact on clinical safety, financial and operational performance of the service.
• Working with Service Manager to develop and implement capital and asset management plans that ensure all plant and equipment is maintained, replaced and/or purchased for the ward/units.
• Ensuring internal service structures, practices and controls to monitor and manage resource utilisation, risk, quality and compliance are actively in place.
• Participating in focus groups/projects that advance issues and strategies for the organisation.
• Proactively identify development goals for self in order to meet the position requirements.

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 a registered nurse with strong clinical leadership and management skills
• Have previous experience in people management and leading teams
• Hold a current portfolio (PDRP) or equivalent, appropriate to the role.
• Have a minimum of Post-graduate diploma in a relevant field
• Have strong verbal and written communication skills

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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 25 May 2026. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Mikayla Hamilton mikayla.hamilton@tewhatuora.govt.nz

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