Clinical Resource Nurse - Variance Response

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora; Wellington; On-site; NZD 35,000 - 52,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Large hospital environment

Job summary

Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, Wellington Regional Hospital, is seeking a part-time Clinical Resource Nurse to join the Integrated Operations Centre. This fixed-term role supports variance response, mentors staff, and coordinates staffing and clinical resources across the 24/7 hospital service.

You will work with the Duty Nurse Manager, provide clinical expertise, participate in shift planning, rounds, and escalation of complex cases, ensuring safe patient care and operational effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Must hold NZ nursing registration and current Annual Practising Certificate.
• Legal right to work in New Zealand and hold a current work visa.
• NZRC Core Advanced and proficient with PDRP.
• Advanced Pain Management experience.
• Commitment to ongoing learning.

Responsibilities

• Review patient acuity, staffing, and assignments.
• Rounds with nurses to assess care priorities and assist with complex cases.
• Coordinate with physicians, case managers, and allied health teams.
• Provide coaching and clinical education to nurses.
• Respond to MET calls or clinical emergencies as a resource for decision-making.
• Monitor adherence to policies, infection control practices, and documentation standards.
• Update staffing plans and participate in safety meetings and quality projects.
• Review patient outcomes and ensure continuity of care during shift transitions.

Skills

Coaching

Mentoring

Leadership

Decision making

Education

NZRC Core Advanced

Annual Practising Certificate

Job description

Clinical Resource Nurse - Variance Response

Location: Wellington Regional Hospital

Contract: Fixed Term, Part Time 0.5 FTE Rostered and Rotating (fix term January 2027 - November 2027)

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we're building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the Role

An exciting opportunity to join our dynamic team as the Integrated Operations Centre (IOC) Clinical Resource Nurse (CRN): providing Variance Response on a part time, permanent basis. The responsibilities of the CRN duties will include providing clinical expertise, mentoring, resource assistance and response. The CRN will utilize current organisational knowledge and experience to work collaboratively with the Duty Nurse Manager (DNM). The DNM will retain the responsibility for delegating duties to the CRN according to the needs of the clinical areas at the time.

The IOC is responsible for the effective operational management of the 24 hours/7 days hospital service delivery at both Wellington Regional Hospital and Kenepuru Hospital. The IOC supports clinical teams, systems, processes and resources that facilitate safe and effective service delivery across the organisation.

You'll support the Nurse Manager, Associate Charge Nurse Manager, DNMs and programme coordinators such as Trendcare and Care Capacity Demand Management (CCDM) to ensure the service requirements are met, and organisation imperatives such as variance response management and capacity/bed management is delivered continuously by ensuring excellent contemporaneous co-ordination and communication.

A CRN shift would normally comprise of,

• Reviewing of patient, acuity levels, and staffing assignments.
• Rounds: Check with nurses, assesses patient care priorities, and assist with complex cases or procedures.
• Coordination: Communicates with physicians, case managers, and allied health teams to address patient needs and discharge plans.
• Education & Support: Provides coaching and clinical education to nurses.
• Problem solving: Responds to MET calls or clinical emergencies, serving as a resource for critical decision-making.
• Quality oversight: Monitors adherence to policies, infection control practices, and documentation standards.
• Administrative duties: Updates staffing plans, attends leadership or safety meetings, and contributes to quality improvement projects.
• Follow-up: Reviews patient outcomes, addresses concerns from staff or families, and ensures continuity of care through shift transitions.

The CRN's day balances clinical expertise, leadership, and education. They act as a mentor, problem-solver, and advocate for both patients and nurses'ensuring the unit runs smoothly and standards are consistently met.

About the Team/Service Location

You will be based at both Kenepuru and Wellington Hospital responding to variance indicator scores and providing clinical support.

What we can do for you:

• Exceptional professional development opportunities including study days, post graduate programmes, and leadership development.
• The opportunity to work in a large hospital providing tertiary level care for the region.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Legal right to work in New Zealand and hold a current work visa.
• NZRC Core Advanced.
• Proficient - Expert on the PDRP.
• Advanced Pain Management experience
• Committed to on-going learning
• Hold a current work visa or have the legal right to work in New Zealand

All nurses employed by Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District must have registration with the New Zealand Nursing Council and maintain a current Annual Practising Certificate as a Registered Nurse

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is 'the weaving of wellness'. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advertisement.