Duty Nurse Manager - Ashburton Hospital

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Canterbury; Ashburton; On-site; NZD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Canterbury in Ashburton is seeking an experienced Senior Registered Nurse to join our Senior Nursing Team as a Duty Nurse Manager. The role involves coordinating patient flow across Ashburton Hospital and wider services, including after-hours coverage across weekdays, weekends and public holidays.

You will lead with strong clinical expertise, collaboration across disciplines and sound decision-making, while working autonomously in a fast-paced,

Qualifications

• Broad acute clinical experience across medical/surgical settings.
• Experience in senior nursing roles or leadership.
• NZ Registered Nurse with current Annual Practising Certificate.
• Post-graduate leadership/management experience advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate patient flow for Ashburton Hospital and wider services.
• Manage after-hours, weekend and public holiday coverage.
• Lead the Senior Nursing Team and collaborate with DHB and providers.
• Demonstrate sound clinical decision-making and efficient resource use.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Acute care experience

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Communication skills

NZ Registered Nurse

Education

NZ Registered Nurse with APC

Job description

Based at Ashburton Hospital, AshburtonCasual position available for a Senior Registered NurseDevelop your leadership skills in this rewarding roleHealth New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in theprinciples of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health systemthat serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Registered Nurse with apassion to join our Senior Nursing Team as a Duty Nurse Manager.In this role you will work autonomously and be responsiblefor the co-ordination and management of patient flow processes for AshburtonHospital and our wider services (including Tuarangi Home, District Nursing,other Rural Hospitals and Home Support services afterhours) across weekdays,after hours, weekends and Public Holidays. You will demonstrate awide-ranging career expertise and a pragmatic, organised approach with anobvious passion to multitask and make sound decisions on the go. These skillswill be key to your success in this interesting, challenging and varied role.Withopportunities to learn and develop your own skills, you can help us build onour reputation for excellent service delivery.

About the Service

This role covers and supports Ashburton Hospital and ourwider services (including Tuarangi Home, District Nursing, other RuralHospitals and Home Support services afterhours).Within Ashburton Hospital we have the Acute Assessment Unit(AAU), Ward 1 and Ward 2.The AAU see a diverse range of presentations, ranging fromTriage 1 for immediate resuscitation through to Triage 5 who require lessurgent care. Experience in emergency/acute care work, phlebotomy and beingcannulation certified is advantageous.Ward 1 is a 21-bed acute medical ward based at AshburtonHospital. In this fast-paced environment, our team care for a wide variety ofpatients including high dependency, medical and palliative carepatients.Ward 2 is Assessment, Treatment and rehab along with non-weightbearing patients, consisting of 18 beds.

About You

This role is at times is both challenging and demanding,plus at the same time is rewarding and never dull! Therefore, we are lookingfor someone who is collaborative by working alongside and in partnership withthe senior nursing team, wider nursing colleagues and external DHB's/providersto provide an optimum service delivery for all users.It is the expectation that you will be working at the top ofyour scope both clinically and professionally, along with showing strongleadership skills and a possess a positive outlook.Additionally, you will have:

• Broad 'acute' clinical experience and excellent collaborative skills that will enable you to communicate effectively across all disciplines and occupational groups
• Extensive nursing experience either clinically or in a relevant senior nursing role
• Expert clinical nursing knowledge with demonstrated leadership ability and sound peoplemanagement skills
• A solution focused approach to your work with the ability to problem solve and think on your feet
• Acute medical or surgical experience is essential
• A NZ Registered Nurse with current Annual Practising Certificate.
• Post graduate experience in leadership and management and/orexperience in nursing leadership is a definite advantage, but all applicantswill be considered based on the applicants' career experience, and desire for asenior leadership position.

Working at Health New ZealandHealth 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.