Associate Charge Nurse Manager - Acute Psychiatry

Associate Charge Nurse Manager – Acute Psychiatry

Wakari Hospital

Salary Band $116,040 and $127,674 + KiwiSaver + free carpark

• Permanent leadership opportunity
• Full time 1.0FTE (40 hours per week)
• Competitive salary + paid overtime + carpark 

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the Role

The Associate Charge Nurse role will assist and work collaboratively with the Charge Nurse Manager in the establishment and promotion of clinical nursing professional standards. This role will also work as part of the Senior Leadership team with Charge Nurse Manager and Clinical Nurse Specialist.

This role provides clinical leadership, monitors and mitigates risk, actively engages in quality initiatives and manages the day-to-day functioning of the unit to ensure delivery of safe patient focused care.  Staff education is also an integral function of this role. This position may involve shift work, including working weekends dependant on ward needs but would generally encompass Monday to Friday hours.

About the Team/Service/ Location

Te Whatu Ora - Southern has the largest geographical coverage of all the New Zealand regions, providing services to 350,000 people in diverse communities. We take pride in all the services we provide, and our aim is to improve, promote and protect the health of our region. We believe that our dedicated and passionate staff are a significant driving force behind the achievement of these standards, and we need more like-minded people to help us continue providing for our community.

About you

You will be a Senior Registered Nurse with strong clinical leadership skills and relevant mental health nursing experience.

Ideally with at least five years acute mental health experience and hold a current NZ APC. Post Graduate qualifications in Mental Health are highly desirable, or to be working towards these.

Your proven success in nursing leadership will be complemented by your knowledge of, and experience in, clinical quality, safety and best practice.

Our ideal candidate will

• Hold a relevant qualification minimum Post Graduate certificate
• Have strong clinical leadership skills, and ability to work as part of team
• Excellent communication skills including conflict resolution
• Have strong problem solving skills
• Ability to develop staff
• Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth
• Experience in projects / initiatives which give effect to Te Tiriti principals and frameworks, and the application of Mātauranga Māori and Kaupapa Māori approaches, particularly as they apply in healthcare settings.

Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

• We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.
• We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

Salary Range

This role belongs to the expired Te Whatu Ora/NZNO Collective Agreement and falls between Step 1 ($116,040 p.a. pro-rata) and Step 3 ($127,674) p.a. pro-rata of Senior Designated Nurses Scale Grade 2.

How to Apply

To view the position description and/or apply for the role please click “apply now.”  All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on 19 January 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Mikayla Hamilton at mikayla.hamilton@southerndhb.govt.nz.

Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.