Nurse Manager - Outpatient Specialties

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand; Hastings; Vor Ort; NZD 110.000 - 150.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand in Hastings is seeking a Nurse Manager Outpatient Specialties to provide operational management and professional nursing leadership across a diverse portfolio of outpatient services. You will lead a large nursing workforce, oversee staffing, resources, and budgets, and drive service improvements that enhance patient outcomes and satisfaction.

The role involves working with operational, medical, and allied health leaders to ensure high standards of clinical

Qualifikationen

• Current registration with Nursing Council of NZ and practicing certificate.
• Postgraduate qualification or equivalent experience.
• Proven leadership of large nursing teams and service lines.
• Experience in quality improvement and clinical governance.

Aufgaben

• Provide operational and professional nursing leadership across outpatient specialties.
• Oversee staffing, resource management, and budget delivery.
• Drive service improvement to improve patient outcomes and experience.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary leaders across sites.

Kenntnisse

Nursing leadership

Operational management

Staff development

Budgeting

Quality improvement

Clinical governance

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Ausbildung

Nursing degree

Postgraduate qualification

Tools

Financial management software

Jobbeschreibung

• Fixed Term, Full Time, 80 hours per fortnight (1 FTE)
• A unique leadership opportunity to influence the delivery and future direction of outpatient services across a wide range of specialties, while making a meaningful impact on patient experience, access to care, and health outcomes across Hawke's Bay.

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

As the Nurse Manager Outpatient Specialties, you will provide operational management and professional nursing leadership across a diverse portfolio of outpatient services, including a range of medical and surgical specialties.

Working in partnership with operational, medical, and allied health leaders, you will be responsible for ensuring high standards of clinical practice, patient safety, quality care, and service delivery across multiple specialties and sites. You will lead and support a large nursing workforce, oversee staffing and resource management, contribute to budget and performance management, and drive service improvement initiatives that enhance patient outcomes and organisational performance.

This is a highly visible leadership role where you will influence strategic and operational decisions, foster a culture of continuous improvement, and support teams to deliver responsive, efficient, and patient centred care.

About the Team/Service/ Location

Our Outpatient Specialties Service provides care across a broad range of medical and surgical specialties, supporting patients from across Hawke's Bay. Based in Hastings, you will work closely with nursing, medical, allied health, administration, and operational leaders in a collaborative environment focused on delivering safe, effective, and equitable healthcare.

About you

As an experienced Nurse Manager, you will bring:

• Current registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand and a current Annual Practising Certificate
• Recent clinical and management experience, including significant experience within a relevant specialty area
• A postgraduate qualification, preferably at Postgraduate Diploma level or above, or equivalent experience and a commitment to further study
• Proven experience leading teams, managing performance, and developing staff capability
• Strong financial, operational, and service management skills
• Experience driving quality improvement, patient safety, and clinical governance initiatives
• A commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and achieving equitable health outcomes for Māori and all communities
• Excellent communication, relationship building, and problem solving skills with the ability to influence and lead across multidisciplinary teams

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.

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

Whilst Health New Zealand is undergoing change, affected employees will be given preference and priority for this position.