Clinical Charge Nurse

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland; Auckland; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Part time

Job summary

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland seeks an experienced Nurse Leader to head the day-to-day management of our 26-bed Adult General Intensive Care Unit. You will guide clinical practice, support our expanding ICU team and collaborate with medical, education and allied health staff to deliver high-quality patient care.

The role offers fixed-term, part-time 0.9 FTE arrangements for internal staff, with leadership development and opportunities to influence critical care

Qualifications

• NZ Nursing Registration and a current annual practising certificate.
• Advanced clinical practice knowledge in Intensive Care with leadership skills.
• Commitment to biculturalism in relation to the Treaty of Waitangi.
• Postgraduate ICU qualification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day management of the general adult ICU with 26 beds.
• Collaborate with Nurse Unit Manager, Education, Senior Medical Officers and Allied Health.
• Coordinate elective and acute patient workload and ensure high-quality care.

Skills

Nursing registration

Annual practising certificate

Leadership experience

Critical care expertise

Postgraduate ICU qualification

Resource management

Cultural safety / biculturalism

Job description

The Opportunity

The Department of Critical Care Medicine has expanded significantly over the past 2 years, with increased staff to resource our increased bed base. Fixed Term/ Part time 0.9 FTE available (for Internal staff only) Location Te Toka Tumai Bring your expert staff management and leadership skills to this fantastic Adult General Intensive Care team. We will ensure you are always supported and developed professionally in an environment that is often challenging but always exciting! Te whiwhinga mahi | The OpportunityThe Department of Critical Care Medicine is a 26 bedded general adult intensive care unit. We provide critical and high dependency care for our national and regional specialties, including major trauma, neurosurgery, vascular, liver and kidney transplants, ORL, and upper GI surgery, as well as support for other specialties in a major tertiary hospital. This is an exciting nursing leadership role for highly motivated, passionate, experienced ICU nurses to lead the day-to-day management of specialised patient care and support and develop their own team. Our Clinical Charge Nurse sit within our Senior Leadership team, supporting the development and direction of the unit. The DCCM consists of 6 high dependency and 20 intensive care beds, for patients 15 years and above. You will be working closely with our Nurse Unit Manager, Education team, Senior Medical Officers and expanded Allied Health team to deliver effective and high-quality patient care. You will collaborate with multiple senior team members for the day-to-day co-ordination of elective and acute patient workload, enjoy organising people and resources while achieving demanding goals. For further details, please refer to the position description here.

Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills

• NZ Nursing Registration and a current annual practicing certificate
• A commitment to biculturalism in relation to the Treaty of Waitangi
• Advanced clinical practice knowledge at least 3 recent years working within an Intensive Care environment with highly proficient skills in critical care nursing practice.
• Post graduate ICU qualification preferred
• Demonstrated leadership experience at this level - ability to provide direction, support, coaching and address performance issues
• Commitment to providing excellent care for patients and staff
• Strong accountability for resource management
• Demonstrated expertise in setting standards and managing practice to achieve these

Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation

We are Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland. We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand. Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Childrens Hospital, located in central Auckland. We are part of Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealands national health service. Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels. We are also an Accredited Employer with Immigration NZ (Please visit Immigration NZ Accredited Employer Work Visa for more information if you will be needing a Work Visa) We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngāti Whātua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.

He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here

We recognise there is more to life than mahi | work, and we encourage and provide access to all our staff several services and benefits to support themselves whilst they are employed within Te Toka Tumai Auckland. For more information on what we offer, please click here.