Associate Charge Nurse Manager - General Surgery, Vascular, ENT and Ophthalmology

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley; Wellington; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Part time

Job summary

Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora invites a registered nurse with leadership potential to join Ward 7 North as Associate Charge Nurse Manager. This 0.7 FTE role supports the Charge Nurse Manager, coordinates shifts, and mentors staff to uphold high standards of care in a busy multi-speciality ward.

We value clinical leadership and teamwork and welcome applicants with surgical experience and a portfolio in development. Location: Wellington Regional Hospital or Hutt Hospital.

Qualifications

• 3+ years as a surgical registered nurse.
• Experience as a PFN.
• Completion of Expert portfolio or working towards.
• Working at Health New Zealand

Responsibilities

• Provide ward-level leadership and coordinate shifts.
• Mentor less experienced nurses to maintain high clinical care standards.
• Support the Charge Nurse Manager and lead MDT in 7 North to ensure safe patient care.

Skills

3+ years as a surgical registered nurs

Experience as a PFN

Expert portfolio

Working at Health New Zealand

Job description

WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM CURRENT TE WHATU ORA EMPLOYEES.

Location: Wellington Regional Hospital or Hutt HospitalContract: Fixed term, Part Time 0.8 FTE Rostered and Rotating

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we're building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic registered nurse (0.7 FTE) to join the leadership team as Associate Charge Nurse Manager in Ward 7 North (General Surgery, Vascular, ENT and Ophthalmology). We are looking for someone who has proven ability to provide leadership at a ward level including demonstrated ability to coordinate shifts and mentor less experienced nurses to ensure high standards of clinical care.

About the Team/Service/Location

As Associate Charge Nurse Manager, you will provide support to the Charge Nurse Manager by extending the presence of clinical leadership and be responsible for delivering safe outcomes for all nursing services within 7 North across morning, evening and weekend shifts. You will need to support the Charge Nurse Manager in leading this large multi-speciality ward and multi-disciplinary teams (MDT) to achieve excellence in patient care and safety. It is important to have an organisational focus and understanding, alongside service and speciality knowledge and expert nursing knowledge. It is vital that you can work well in a team as we value your contribution towards innovation, taking responsibility for you own professional development and working as part of a team with all that this encompasses. You will have at least three years of experience as a surgical nurse preferably with general surgical or vascular background.

About you

• 3 + years as a surgical registered nurse
• Experience as a PFN
• Completion of Expert portfolio or working towards
• Working at Health New Zealand

Hours are rostered and rotating according to the needs of the unit.

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is 'the weaving of wellness'

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