Duty Nurse Manager

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Taranaki; Taranaki; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Part time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Taranaki is seeking a Duty Nurse Manager for Taranaki Base Hospital and Hawera Hospital. The role focuses on coordinating nursing resources, bed management and emergency response, with additional out-of-hours facility duties.

The position requires substantial leadership and acute care nursing experience, with CCDM and Trendcare knowledge. A senior-nurse PDRP endorsement is preferred and we welcome a diverse, inclusive workforce.

Qualifications

• Significant (>5 years) clinical experience in acute medical and surgical nursing.
• Previous leadership experience, preferably in a ward or inpatient unit.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with conflict resolution and listening.
• Knowledge of CCDM and Trendcare.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Leadership experience

Interpersonal skills

Crisis management

Education

Senior nurse PDRP endorsement

Tools

Trendcare

CCDM

Job description

Duty Nurse Manager Taranaki Hospital, 0.6 FTE, Permanent

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 NewZealanders.

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.

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.

About you

• 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 unitExpert 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-clinicalknowledge 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 NewZealand. 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.