Clinical Nurse Manager - General Ward and CCU

Canterbury District Health Board; Greymouth; Sur place; NZD 120 000 - 150 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora West Coast seeks an experienced Clinical Nurse Manager to lead the General Ward and CCU at Te Tai o Poutini, Te Nikau Hospital and Health Centre. The role focuses on clinical leadership, workforce support, and delivering timely, evidence-based, and culturally safe care.

This senior nursing position partners with Operational Managers and the Nurse Director Operations to shape service delivery and advance equity for Māori in rural health.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NZ Annual Practising Certificate (APC).
• Postgraduate qualification (Postgraduate Diploma or working towards completion).
• Minimum of 5 years’ post-registration experience.
• Experience in CCU and medical or surgical nursing.
• Completion of, or commitment to, cultural competency training.
• Computer literacy (Microsoft Suite).
• Ability to work with children.
• Previous experience in a senior nursing position.
• Senior Professional Development and Recognition Programme (PDRP) portfolio.
• Postgraduate qualification (master's or equivalent).

Responsabilités

• Lead and support the operational management team to ensure safe staffing, positive work environments, and compliance with MECAs.
• Drive workforce sustainability initiatives, including recruitment, retention, succession planning, and growing the Māori nursing workforce.
• Provide strong clinical leadership to deliver safe, effective, equitable, and culturally competent care.
• Act as a change agent, leading sustainable service development in line with local and national strategies.
• Support service and practice development, embedding evidence-based and interprofessional models of care.
• Promote quality practice environments, professional accountability, and patient safety.
• Deputise as required, including Duty Manager on call responsibilities.
• Facilitate and supervise professional development of nursing colleagues.

Connaissances

Nursing leadership

Collaborative leadership

Cultural safety

Team motivation

Formation

APC (NZ Annual Practising Certificate)

Postgraduate Diploma

Master's degree or equivalent

Outils

Microsoft Suite

Description du poste

Clinical Nurse Manager - General Ward and CCU

• GeneralWard and Coronary Care Unit (CCU), Te Nikau Hospital and Health Centre
• Senior Nursing leadership opportunity

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Orais firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committedto building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Clinical NurseManager(CNM) to lead our General Ward and CCU at Te Tai o Poutini. Thisis an exciting opportunity to influence rural healthcare outcomes while workingalongside Operational Managers and the Nurse Director Operations to deliverhigh-quality, sustainable, and integrated care.

The CNM will provide clinical leadership, workforce support,and operational oversight to ensure our patients receive timely,evidence-based, and culturally safe care. This is a key leadership role,offering the chance to shape service delivery and drive excellence in ruralhealth outcomes, with a strong focus on equity for Māori.

Key Responsibilities

• Leadand support the operational management team to ensure safe staffing,positive work environments, and compliance with MECAs.
• Driveworkforce sustainability initiatives, including recruitment, retention,succession planning, and growing the Māori nursing workforce.
• Providestrong clinical leadership to deliver safe, effective, equitable, andculturally competent care.
• Actas a change agent, leading sustainable service development in line withlocal and national strategies.
• Supportservice and practice development, embedding evidence-based andinterprofessional models of care.
• Promotequality practice environments, professional accountability, and patientsafety.
• Deputiseas required, including Duty Manager on call responsibilities.
• Facilitateand supervise professional development of nursing colleagues.

About You

We are looking for a collaborative and resilient leader whocan inspire confidence, foster innovation, and promote culturally responsivepractice. You’ll be passionate about advancing equitable outcomes for Māori andrural communities, while supporting your team to achieve excellence in caredelivery.

• RegisteredNurse with current NZ Annual Practising Certificate (APC).
• Relevantpostgraduate qualification (minimum Postgraduate Diploma or workingtowards completion).
• Minimumof 5 years’ post-registration experience.
• Experiencein CCU and medical or surgical nursing.
• Completionof, or commitment to, cultural competency training.
• Computerliteracy (Microsoft Suite).
• Abilityto work with children.
• Previousexperience in a senior nursing position.
• CurrentSenior Professional Development and Recognition Programme (PDRP)portfolio.
• Postgraduatequalification (master's or equivalent).
  

Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuringexcellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce thatis diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand andservice our community.We welcome applications from our diverse Māori,Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori,Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

Health NZ West Coast is situated on the West Coast of New Zealand'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. The town of Greymouth is central toTe Tai o Poutini West Coast and is located alongside the historically rich andpicturesque Grey river.

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. We're passionate about attracting, recruiting, and retaining talented people - tobecome part of our team.