Duty Nurse Manager - IOC

New Zealand Government Joba; Northland; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is seeking a Duty Nurse Manager (DNM) to provide senior nursing leadership and operational management for inpatient safety and patient flow at Whangarei Hospital. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure high-quality care and safe outcomes for patients and service users.

The role requires registration with the Nursing Council of NZ, 5+ years post-registration with 2 years in acute settings, and a postgraduate qualification or progression

Qualifications

• Registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand and holder of a current annual practicing certificate.
• At least 5 years post-registration experience, with 2 years in an acute setting.
• Post graduate nursing qualification or working towards.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively under pressure and manage competing priorities and demands.
• Previous experience in a senior nursing, patient flow, coordination, or operational role is highly desirable.
• Strong organisational and leadership skills, with the ability to plan, coordinate and direct the activities of others.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across clinical teams and services.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior nursing leadership and support to clinical teams to ensure the delivery of safe, high quality care and treatment.
• Oversee inpatient safety, capacity planning, seasonal variation response, variance response management and acute patient flow.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and manage staff and resources across IOC.
• Support the Clinical Nurse Manager IOC in hours and liaise with the on-call Senior Manager out of hours.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team coordination

Education

Nursing Council registration NZ

Postgraduate nursing qualification

Job description

Integrated Operations Centre, Whangarei Hospital Permanent, full-time position, working 40 hours per week

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 (DNM) role has nursing professional, clinical leadership and operational management accountability in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams for inpatient hospital safety. Daily operational management includes a clinical safety overview of inpatient areas, capacity planning, seasonal variation response, variance response management and acute patient flow. The purpose of this role is to provide senior nursing leadership and support to clinical teams to ensure the delivery of safe, high quality care and treatment that enables the best possible outcomes for patients and service users. The DNM is supported by the Clinical Nurse Manager IOC in hours, and the on call Senior Manager out of hours.

About the Team/Service/ Location

The Duty Manager team are a small but dynamic group of Senior Nurses who are responsible for ensuring the safe, appropriate and efficient management of staff and resources across Te Whatu Ora, Te Tai Tokerau hospital sites. You will have an opportunity to hone your decision-making skills and to develop a greater understanding of how the hospital operates. The successful applicant will be an enthusiastic team player, who has a flexible `can do attitude.

About you

• Registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand and holder of a current annual practicing certificate.
• A registered nurse with at least 5 years post registration experience, with 2 years in an acute setting.
• Post graduate nursing qualification or working towards.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively under pressure and manage competing priorities and demands.
• Previous experience in a senior nursing, patient flow, coordination, or operational role is highly desirable.
• Strong organisational and leadership skills, with the ability to plan, coordinate and direct the activities of others.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across clinical teams and services.

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.

All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by 8th October 2026. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Emma Hicks at [e-mail]. We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.