Charge Nurse Manager, Community Health Team, Specialist Community Health Services at Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau, Auckland

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Charge Nurse Manager, Community Health Team, Specialist Community Health Services

• Opportunity to make an impact on the health of our community in Counties Manukau District
• Permanent, Full-Time (1.0FTE)
• Monday Friday

Our Organisation:

Health NZ Counties Manukau is a dynamic and progressive organisation at the forefront of innovative health care delivery within the New Zealand Public Health Sector. We continue to work with others to achieve equity in key health indicators for Maaori, Pacific and communities with health disparities and will continue to develop and implement plans, based on local needs to improve the health and wellbeing of Counties Manukau region.

We are part of Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora, the overarching organisation for New Zealands national health service. HNZ leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels. 

About the role:
Our Community Nursing Services are driven by a commitment to delivering exceptional, personcentred caresupporting people and whānau in their homes and clinics across the Counties Manukau district. We provide care to patients with a wide range of acute and complex health needs, making a meaningful difference in the lives of our community every day.

We are seeking an experienced nurse with demonstrated leadership capability to step into a Charge Nurse Manager role with the Specialist Community Health Service (SCHS). This is a pivotal leadership role within SCHS and you will lead the nursing team located at our Otara hub. The team provide care to manage acute and complex needs of our diverse community that is delivered in clinics and the community setting.

You will promote excellence in clinical practice, and lead and manage innovative evidence based best nursing practice. You will provide excellent financial, administrative and operational management to the SCHS Otara team. You will work collaboratively with other service leaders to lead the implementation and monitoring of strategic and operational plans for nursing within the SCHS.

The CNM role is supported by the Clinical Manager and the Clinical Nurse Director, Specialist Community Health Service. A detailed position description is available on request. 

Essential Criteria

• New Zealand Registered Nurse with a Current APC
• Post graduate Diploma with relevant leadership and management papers, working towards a Master of Nursing Degree.
• Minimum of 5 years post registration experience relevant to the area
• Experience in acute medical, surgical, community and/or palliative care
• A strong commitment to holistic, person- and whānau-centred care
• Have a Proficient, Expert or Senior PDRP portfolio
• Demonstrate effective problem solving, priority setting and planning
• Demonstrate a commitment to participating in continuous quality improvement.
• Solution focussed, team player with excellent communication skills.
• Experience in staff management

Please apply online at https://info.health.nz/careers/explore-new-zealand/auckland/east-south-counties-manukau or for more information please contact Nancy in the recruitment centre at Nancy.Li@middlemore.co.nz

Applications Close: 7^th June 2026

Job Number: CMH202617158