Clinical Nurse Manager - Acute Stabilisation Unit

West Coast District Health Board; West Coast; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

West Coast District Health Board invites applications for Clinical Nurse Manager at the Acute Stabilisation Unit Te Rau Kawakawa. You will oversee nursing services in a 24/7 unit, ensuring high-quality, patient-centred care while managing resources responsibly.

You will lead nursing teams, promote evidence-based practice aligned with Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and develop the workforce through mentoring and professional growth.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NZ Nursing Council Practising Certificate.
• 5+ years post-registration nursing experience, with prior management preferred.
• Strong leadership, communication, and conflict resolution skills; ability to manage resources and align team goals with strategic objectives.
• Postgraduate qualification in Nursing or Management (or working toward one).
• Experience in a management role within healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage nursing teams, fostering collaboration and excellence.
• Promote patient-centred nursing aligned with organizational goals and Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles.
• Ensure legal, effective, and culturally safe nursing practices.
• Manage team resources efficiently within budget constraints.
• Drive service improvements via quality management and handling complaints/incidents.
• Facilitate integration of services and multi-disciplinary care models.
• Mentor and support staff, fostering professional development.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Conflict resolution

Resource management

Strategic alignment

Education

Postgraduate qualification in Nursing or Management

Job description

• 1.0FTE – 80 hours a fortnight
• NewZealand Registered Nurse with a current Annual Practising Certificatewithout any conditions on scope/practise

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in theprinciples of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all NewZealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a healthsystem underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care,and excellence.

About the Role

Join our team as the Clinical Nurse Manager (CNM) at theAcute Stabilisation Unit Te Rau Kawakawa. In this pivotal role, you’ll overseethe coordination of nursing services in the 24/7 acute stabilisation unit, ensuringhigh-quality, patient-focused care while managing resources responsibly.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leadand manage nursing teams, fostering a culture of collaboration andexcellence.
• Promotecontemporary, patient-centred nursing practices in alignment withorganizational goals and the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi.
• Ensurelegal, effective, and culturally sensitive nursing practices.
• Manageteam resources efficiently and within budgetary constraints.
• Driveservice improvements through quality management and effective complaintand incident handling.
• Facilitateintegration of services and multidisciplinary care models.
• Mentor,support, and inspire nursing staff, fostering professional development.

About the Team/Service/Location

Te Rau Kawakawa encompasses a primary care practice with anacute stabilisation unit (including primary birthing) in Westport and two ruralclinics in Ngakawau and Karamea. It also offers community nursing and mentalhealth services alongside other outpatient services. You’ll be part of aleadership team which includes three other Clinical Nurse Managers.

The Buller region is nestled in the northern West Coast, oneof the most scenic places in Aotearoa. With a temperate climate, extensivecoastlines and a genuine ‘mountains tothe sea’ landscape, it is abeacon for outdoor enthusiasts and those looking for a slice of paradise.Westport is a short hop to Nelson/Marlborough and Greymouth and boasts someamazing commuting scenery. The community is warm, passionate and welcoming,with a good range of opportunities for schooling, amenities and retail.

About You

• Qualifications:Registered Nurse with a current NZ Nursing Council Practising Certificate.
• Experience:5+ years post-registration nursing experience, with prior managementexperience preferred.
• Skills:Strong leadership, communication, and conflict resolution skills; abilityto manage resources and align team goals with strategic objectives.
• Attributes:Innovative, culturally aware, accountable, and dedicated to ongoing selfand team development.
• Postgraduatequalification in Nursing or Management (or working toward one).
• Experiencein a management role within healthcare.

Why Join Us?

This role offers the opportunity to shape healthcareservices in a dynamic environment, contributing directly to the vision of TeWhatu Ora – Te Tai o Poutini. If you’re ready to make a difference in ourcommunities, we’d love to hear from you.

Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving ofwellnesses. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people ofAotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helpingeveryone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. Italso promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equityin health outcomes.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health NewZealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equalemployment opportunity obligations.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

• Wewant to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you onboard if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas ofour life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skillslisted in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life,community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and shareyour story with us in your cover letter.
• Weparticularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific,disabled, and rainbow communities.

Health NZ West Coast is situated on the West Coast of NewZealand’s South Island. It is unmatched for the scale, diversity, andaccessibility of its natural attractions, including rugged coastline, sandybeaches, rainforests, and some of the highest mountain peaks in the country.The region boasts robust tourism and primary production industries, whichprovide the backbone of the local economy.

Health NZ West Coast are proud of how we do things. We havea way of working that we consider unique. It's about trying new things,listening to ideas from wherever they come from and working together as one. Weare passionate about attracting, recruiting, and retaining talented people – tobecome part of our team.