Clinical Nurse Coordinator - HCA Coordinator at Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Southern, Otago

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Dunedin Hospital
• Fixed-term, part-time role (0.5 FTE) until December 2026
• Salary band between $114,025 - $121,444 per annum pro-rata

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

This role will be a pivotal figure in the coordination, facilitation, and implementation of bulk HCA recruitment to enable safer staffing levels in our hospitals. In addition, the development of orientation and education plans for the HCA workforce will be a key component of the role. With the overarching goal to improve patient outcomes through the careful matching of staff to patients, there is certainly ample opportunity to make a difference for staff and patients alike.

Key accountabilities of this role include, but are not limited to:

• the development and facilitation of an Assessment Centre for recruiting HCA's
• practicing both autonomously and in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team to support staff education needs
• setting objectives and goals with individual staff members to ensure an adult learning environment is developed with clear outcomes achieved
• supporting staff learning, particularly those that are new to specialty.

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

To succeed in this diverse and involved role, we are looking for:

• a clinical practice leader
• a role model with a proven ability to inspire, motivate and develop others
• a change agent
• a great communicator
• someone with excellent self-awareness, and listening skills
• a clinically focused and skilled practitioner, who can exercise independent nursing judgement, apply advanced assessment skills

This is a demanding and challenging role, where the successful candidate will demonstrate strong leadership skills, expertise in conflict resolution, and the ability to 'own' your decisions. Previous experience in recruitment of staff is essential, while prior experience in assessment centres will be highly advantageous.

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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 Monday, 26 January 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.

We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website.