Associate Charge Nurse Manager - Assessment, Treatment & Rehabilitation

Associate Charge Nurse Manager – Assessment, Treatment and Rehabilitation

Dunedin Hospital

Salary Band – $116,000 - $127,000 p.a prorata + Kiwisaver

• Permanent vacancy,  1 FTE / 40 hours per week
• Rare leadership opportunity!
• Take the next step in your nursing career!

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

• Work in close collaboration with the Charge Nurse Manager to manage and provide leadership support to enable an effective and quality driven practice environment
• Disciplines of nursing, medical, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech language therapy, social work, and psychology.
• Patients are usually aged between 16 and 65 years. On occasion, admission of older or younger patients occurs after discussion between paediatrics, care of the elderly service and our services.
• Our aim is to deliver a service that best meets the rehabilitation needs of the individual.
• Patients have physical disability; diagnoses may include neurological disease, traumatic brain injury, multi trauma, and some medical issues.

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About us

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

This role would suit a Senior Registered Nurse with excellent communication skills, organisation and leadership ability.

Other essential criteria will include:

• Recent experience at an Associate Charge Nurse level or on an Advanced Nursing development programme
• Nursing post graduate papers or a willingness to achieve same and evidence of working at Postgraduate Diploma level
• Strong clinical leadership skills and sound professional judgement, with a clear commitment to high quality care
• Recent experience working on quality projects and supporting teams through change.   

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.

Salary range

This role belongs to the NZNO Collective Agreement and falls between the step 1 ($116,040 p.a) and Step 3 ($127,674 p.a prorata) of the Designated Senior Nurse scale Grade 2. 

How to Apply
To apply please click “apply now.”  All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal by 30 March 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Ben Kingsbury ben.kingsbury@tewhatuora.govt.nz
We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.