Duty Nurse Manager

Taranaki District Health Board; New Plymouth; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Part time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora invites applications for a Duty Nurse Manager at Taranaki Base Hospital. The role oversees day-to-day nursing resource utilisation, patient bed management and first line emergency response across Taranaki Base Hospital and Hawera Hospital.

Out of hours, the Duty Nurse Manager provides first line facility management and coordinates with the Integrated Operations Centre to ensure patient flow and resource adequacy.

Qualifications

• Significant (5+ years) experience in acute medical/surgical nursing.
• Previous leadership experience in a ward or inpatient unit.
• Expert or senior nurse PDRP endorsement.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to manage conflict.
• Ability to cope in crisis situations—clinical and non-clinical.
• Knowledge of CCDM and TrendCare.
• Willingness to learn and grow within the role.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day nursing resource utilization and bed management.
• Lead first line emergency response across Taranaki Base Hospital and Hawera Hospital.
• Provide out-of-hours facility management and escalation support.
• Collaborate with multiple teams to optimize patient flow and staffing.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Acute nursing

PDRP expert

CCD M knowledge

TrendCare knowledge

Conflict management

Crisis response

Education

Registered Nurse (NZ)

Tools

TrendCare

CCD M

Job description

Duty Nurse Manager Taranaki Hospital, 0.6 FTE, Temporary Part time (2 Months)

A frontline leadership role that makes a difference to patient outcomes everyday

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

About the Role

The Duty Nurse Manager is responsible for the day-to-day co-ordination of nursing resource utilization, patient bed management and first line emergency response across Taranaki Base Hospital and Hawera Hospital. Out of hours, the Duty Nurse Manager also provides first line facility management.

This is a dynamic senior leadership role that interacts and liaises with multiple teams across Te Whatu Ora Taranaki to ensure and optimize patient flow and resourcing of areas as well as responding to and leading multiple other demands.

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About the Team/Service/ Location

Our Integrated Operations Centre team works together with the Duty Manager at the heart of decision making and leadership. Within our team we have a range of people and services as well as close working relationships with all hospital departments.

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About you

Are you a positive and proactive Registered Nurse with the following attributes:

• Significant (more than 5 years) experience with extensive broad based clinical experience in acute medical and surgical nursing
• Previous leadership experience, preferably of a ward or inpatient unit
• Expert or senior nurse PDRP (or endorsed as working at this level)
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to deal with conflict, listening and valuing the views of others
• Ability to cope in crisis situations both clinical and non-clinical
• knowledge of CCDM and Trendcare
• Other skills, education and experience as per the job description and a keenness to learn and grow

Working at Health New Zealand

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