Associate Charge Nurse Manager - Surgical at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Southern, Southland
Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role
Southland Hospital
Salary band - $112,000 - $123,000 p.a. pro-rata, Kiwisaver and car park
- Permanent leadership opportunity
- Take the next step in your career
- 0.9FTE - 36 hours per week
This is an exciting opportunity for an exceptional senior nurse looking to take the next step up into a leadership position. This role will see you providing operational management, and day-to-day clinical leadership across the ward.
Mō te tūranga - About the role
Reporting to the Charge Nurse Manager, and strongly supported by a tight knit team, you'll foster a culture within the ward that continues to strive for excellence in clinical services and focuses on patient centred care. Key accountabilities of this role include; strategic leadership, staff education, development and recruitment, financial management, production planning, report writing and quality and risk management.
Operationally, you will turn your hand to supervision, mentoring, and developing relationships through close liaison with other services, both internal and external.
Key accountabilities of this role include, but are not limited to the following:
- Operational management of the ward: coordinating resources to meet identified needs of patients and staff, managing staff and patient flows on a shift-by-shift basis, both across the ward and between wards
- Team management of the ward: supervision of nursing staff, providing clinical leadership on a shift-by-shift basis to establish and maintain a high standard of patient focused care within the allocated resources
- Quality and Risk Management, contributing to the service's risk minimisation activities and service activities, fostering a quality improvement culture
- Education, research and evidenced based practice, both role modelling and providing staff with clinical educational support
Mōu ake - About you
You must bring a clear focussed vision; strive for contemporary practice, and be 'firm, but fair,' with the ability to inspire staff, being their advocate when needed.
You'll be a senior registered nurse with significant nursing experience, possess a current NZ APC and relevant post graduate qualifications, and your proven success in nursing leadership will be complemented by your knowledge of, and experience in, clinical quality, safety and best practice.
If this sounds like the opportunity you have been waiting for then apply today!
Painga - Benefits
- Continuous support for career development
- Subsidised gym membership and discounted health insurance
- Free on-site parking
- Short work commutes - only 10-15 minutes drive to work from anywhere in the city
- Access to discounted staff holiday accommodation in Te Anau and Central Otago
- Access to a range of retail and entertainment discounts
- Discounted rates available with local Childcare provider
- Affordable housing and beautiful scenery
Mō mātou - About us
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.
Utu whānui - Salary range
This role belongs to the DHB/NZNO Collective Agreement and falls between grade two, step one ($112,660 p.a. pro-rata) and grade two, step three ($123,955) p.a. pro-rata of the Designated Senior Nurse Salary Scale.
Rā mōnehu - Closing date: Wednesday, 4 October 2023.
Due to the fast-paced nature of what we do, our vacancy close dates may be subject to change. Don't delay, make sure you apply as soon as possible.
Tono ināianei - Apply now
We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website: https://careers.southernhealth.nz/
For further information please contact Diane Wilson, Recruitment Advisor, diane.wilson@southerndhb.govt.nz
If you currently work for Te Whatu Ora- Health New Zealand - Southern, please apply for this role via our internal careers site, found here: Pulse > Applications > Corporate > SuccessFactors
Pre-employment checks
In the interests of protecting our people and our patients, all appointments will be subject to the following:
- Occupational health assessment
- Police vetting/Ministry of Justice safety checks
- Serious misconduct checks (previous Public Service departments and statutory Crown entities only)
- Covid-19 vaccination is expected for all Workers at higher risk of workplace exposure to Covid-19 through face-to-face patient interaction, working in clinical areas and contact with potentially infectious materials and surfaces
To apply
We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website: https://careers.southernhealth.nz/
Ngā taipitopito tūranga mahi | Job details
Employer: | Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Southern |
Location: | Southland |
Position type: | Permanent Full time |
Category: | Health |
Date listed: | 14-Sep-2023 |
Closing date: | 04-Oct-2023 |
Reference: | NZ/SOUT07909 |
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Website: | https://www.southernhealth.nz |
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