Charge Nurse Manager | Aroha Pai (PSAID)

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora; Christchurch; Presencial; NZD 110.000 - 135.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora in Canterbury seeks a capable Nurse Leader to guide an inpatient Mental Health service. The fixed-term, 1FTE role runs Monday to Friday 7.30am–4pm, combining clinical leadership with operational management for a multidisciplinary team.

Applicants must be a registered nurse with Mental Health scope and APC, and be pursuing or have a Postgraduate Diploma. The role emphasizes high-quality care for tangata whaiora and whānau within a 6-bed unit.

Formación

• Registered nurse with Mental Health scope and APC.
• Experience in leadership roles within inpatient services.
• Knowledge of relevant clinical governance and change management.

Responsabilidades

• Provide clinical leadership and oversee operational delivery of the unit.
• Lead multidisciplinary teamwork to maintain high standards of care.
• Support transition planning and integration of services with governance groups.

Conocimientos

Leadership experience

Interpersonal skills

Strategic thinking

Operational & financial management

Nursing registration (APC)

Educación

Postgraduate diploma in nursing

Descripción del empleo

• 1FTEfixed termposition until February 2028, workingMonday toFriday 7.30am to 4pm
• Leadershiprolefor an experienced registered nurse in Mental Health, (Ideally, you willhave previous experience as a Charge Nurse Manager)
• Musthave or be studying towards a post graduate diploma

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in theprinciples of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health systemthat serves all New Zealanders.

About the role

• A 6bedded inpatient unit that provides 24-hour care for tangata whaiora withan Intellectual disability and a mental illness. Our model of care focuseson integrated multidisciplinary teams, providing excellent care forconsumers in the least restrictive manner.

About You

In this professional and clinical leadership role, you willeffectively contribute to the ongoing development of excellent practice and theprofessional workforce within the service. The role has a function that is bothclinical and operational, therefore you will have excellent clinicalcredibility as well as an ability to ensure the operational objectives arecarried out in line with the Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora vision.

• Withyour proven ability to lead, you will be an expert at supporting the teamto develop excellent skills to enable them to continue to deliver a highstandard of care.
• As apositive role model, you will be highly motivated with excellentcommunication skills and can build successful relationships within theservice.
• Workingcollaboratively with the MDT, Clinical Nurse Specialist, other ChargeNurse Manager's across the Intellectual disability service, AdultInpatient Group, and the Senior Leadership Team, you will strive to ensurethe overall provision of quality care for service users.
• Mustbe registered with the Nursing Council of New Zealand and have MentalHealth Scope with a current APC.
• Yourexpert communication, interpersonal skills and proven ability to engagepeople at all levels will see you work effectively and efficiently with adiverse group of teams to lead your team to provide advanced clinical careand nursing expertise to the patients and their families/whanau.
• Byutilising your advanced knowledge and clinical skills in collaborationwith nursing and the MDT, and other external agencies you will contributeto the development and maintenance of high quality evidenced based patientcare whilst also contributing to and developing, appropriate nursingstandards and quality initiatives.
• Youhave a comprehensive understanding of professional competency and can workalongside individuals to support professional development.
• Inaddition to the day-to-day operational management of the unit, you will beintegral in supporting the integration of the Aroha Pai service into WahiTumanako.
• Youwill be involved in transition planning for tangata whaiora and staff. Youwill work alongside the Wahi Tumanako governance and steering groups tosupport engagement with the relevant stakeholders.
• Knowledgeof both the Intellectual Disability and Adult inpatient services would bea distinct advantage, as would experience of implementing and supportingchange management processes.

Essential skills:

• Experiencein relevant management and/or leadership roles with the ability toinfluence decision making and change.
• Interpersonalskills and building relationships.
• Strategicthinking and promoting interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Familiarwith operational and financial management.
• NZRegistered Nurse with a current Annual Practising Certificate and eitherworking towards or hold a relevant Post Graduate qualification.

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.

Job details

Job Reference:

Job Reference: PC4536504

Location:

South Island - Canterbury - Christchurch