Associate Nurse Unit Manager: Haematology

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland

Auckland

On-site

NZD 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland is seeking an Associate Nurse Unit Manager for Haematology to provide operational and professional nursing leadership across inpatient and outpatient Haematology at Auckland City Hospital.

You will work with the Haematology Service Clinical Director and NUM to lead service improvement, capacity planning, workforce development, and safe, patient-centred care, while promoting quality and cultural safety, bicultural partnership, and equity

Qualifications

Registered Nurse with current New Zealand Annual Practising Certificate.
Proficient Level 3-4 or Senior Nurse PDRP.
Post Graduate Certificate or higher qualifications.
Experience in senior nursing and leadership preferred.
Post Graduate qualifications or working towards.
Commitment to biculturalism, Te Tiriti and cultural safety.

Responsibilities

Provide operational and professional nursing leadership for Haematology services.
Lead service improvement, capacity planning and workforce development.
Ensure safe, high-quality, patient-centred care across inpatient and outpatient settings.
Collaborate with NUM and Clinical Director to meet strategic priorities.
Support continuous quality improvement and multidisciplinary collaboration.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Mentorship

Education

Post Graduate Certificate

Postgraduate qualifications or working towards

Job description

Provide active, patient-centred Haematology care to patients across the Northern Region catchment area.

Exciting Fixed term 12 months Senior Nursing opportunity to develop and enhance your professional leadership skills while working alongside an experienced Nurse Unit Manager.

Excellent mentorship, career development, and the opportunity to grow your leadership capabilities within a dynamic and supportive Haematology service.

The Haematology Service at Auckland City Hospital is comprised of a 30-bed inpatient unit including 14 bone marrow transplantation (BMT) beds, a Haematology Day Stay Unit, 8 bedded Haematology/Oncology inpatient ward and outpatient clinics.

The regional BMT service covers Northland and the greater Auckland region for autologous and allograft transplants and includes the Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Lakes and Tairawhiti DHBs for allogeneic transplants.

About the Role

The Associate Nurse Unit Manager (Associate NUM) Haematology provides operational and professional nursing leadership to support the delivery of safe, high-quality, and person-centred specialised haematology care. Working in close partnership with the Haematology Service Clinical Director (SCD) and Nurse Unit Manager (NUM), the Associate NUM undertakes delegated responsibilities and leads service improvement and project-based initiatives in response to evolving service needs.

In this role, you will also:

Support the day-to-day operational management of the service, including capacity management, demand planning, and resource coordination, ensuring alignment with the strategic priorities of the Directorate and the wider organisation.
Be accountable for maintaining high standards of clinical care
Support workforce development, and promoting quality and safety within the multidisciplinary team
Work in collaboration with the NUM, the Associate NUM
Contribute to continuous quality improvement activities and service development projects across both inpatient and outpatient haematology services.

About You

To succeed in this role, we are looking for excellent communicator with learning and growing mindset and work well within a team.

You are also expected to have the following: