Clinical Nurse Manager | Perioperative

HealthCare NZ; Invercargill City; Hybride; NZD 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Monday to Friday work

Senior leadership role

Volunteer workforce

Accessible community healthcare

Collaborative environment

Résumé du poste

New Zealand Health Group is seeking a Clinical Nurse Manager in Invercargill to lead a dedicated nursing team in a community-oriented hospital. The role combines senior clinical leadership with perioperative expertise, aiming to deliver safe patient care and foster meaningful community impact.

You will oversee clinical governance, quality improvement and policy development while supporting a team of healthcare volunteers.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification in theatre/perioperative nursing or working towards one.
• Significant senior-level clinical nursing experience.
• Demonstrated leadership and people-management capability.
• Knowledge of quality improvement and clinical governance principles.
• Patient-focused and empathetic approach.
• Strong communication, decision-making and delegation skills.
• Understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its implications for healthcare.

Responsabilités

• Provide clinical leadership and oversight of safe, high-quality patient care.
• Coordinate day-to-day nursing operations and support efficient session and list management.
• Lead, mentor and support a team of healthcare volunteers.
• Support clinical governance, quality improvement and policy review.
• Ensure facilities and equipment are maintained to a high standard of safety.
• Build capability and confidence across the nursing team.
• Collaborate with the General Manager to develop the nursing service.

Connaissances

Senior perioperative nursing

Clinical leadership

People management

Quality governance

Communication skills

Te Tiriti understanding

Formation

Postgraduate perioperative qualification

Description du poste

Lead a nursing team with purpose | Whakahaerehia te rōpū nēhi me te whai tikanga

Looking for a senior nursing leadership role where the work you do genuinely gives back to your community?

We’re recruiting on behalf of our client, a unique community-led hospital in Southland, for a Clinical Nurse Manager to lead their nursing team and help shape the continued development of their service.

This is an opportunity to combine senior clinical leadership, perioperative expertise and meaningful community impact, all within a predominantly Monday to Friday environment.

About the opportunity | Mō te tūranga

Working alongside the General Manager, you’ll play a key role in ensuring the smooth, safe and effective delivery of clinical services while supporting a dedicated team of healthcare volunteers.

You’ll have the opportunity to bring your experience and leadership style to a role where you can make a real difference, both to the patients accessing care and to the volunteers who give their time and expertise to support the hospital.

You’ll be involved in:

Providing clinical leadership and oversight of safe, high-quality patient care

Coordinating day-to-day nursing operations and supporting efficient session and list management

Leading, mentoring and supporting a passionate team of healthcare volunteers

Supporting clinical governance, quality improvement and the ongoing review of policies and procedures

Ensuring clinical facilities and equipment are maintained to a safe and high standard

Building capability and confidence across the nursing team

Working closely with the General Manager to support the continued development of the nursing service

You’ll be an experienced perioperative nurse and confident clinical leader who enjoys taking ownership, solving problems and bringing people together.

You’ll ideally have:

Significant postgraduate theatre and perioperative nursing experience

Senior-level clinical nursing experience

Proven leadership and people-management capability

Knowledge of quality improvement and clinical governance principles

A patient-focused and empathetic approach

Strong communication, decision-making and delegation skills

An understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its implications for healthcare

A postgraduate qualification, or be working towards one, would be desirable

This is not a traditional hospital environment.

Our client was established with a strong community purpose and provides free healthcare to people across Southland and Otago who are unable to access care through the public or private systems.

The hospital currently provides perioperative services for colonoscopy and dentistry, with plans to continue developing its outpatient offering.

For the right person, this is an opportunity to use your clinical and leadership experience in a setting where what you do has a direct and visible impact on your community.

You’ll also enjoy:

Monday to Friday work, supporting genuine lifestyle balance

A senior leadership position with scope to shape and develop the nursing service

A passionate and committed volunteer workforce

The opportunity to contribute to accessible healthcare in your community

A collaborative environment where your experience and ideas will be valued

If you’re an experienced perioperative nurse ready for a leadership role with a strong sense of purpose, we’d love to hear from you.

Reference # 41220

Posted on 03 Nov 2026

Closes on 30 Nov 2026 15:00

Location(s) Invercargill branch area

Expertise Nursing

Job level(s) 1 - 3 years of experience, 3 - 5 years of experience, 5 - 7 years of experience, 7 + years of experience