Duty Manager - Daily Operational Unit

Duty Manager – Daily Operational Unit

Salary Band - $122,000 - $133,902 + KiwiSaver

• Dunedin Hospital
• Up to 0.875 FTE / Up to 70 hours per fortnight
• Permanent Vacancy

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

A rare opportunity has become available to become part of the Duty Manager team. Are you looking for a new challenge and the opportunity to develop and grow professionally within a supportive team?
Are you inspired by the challenge of facilitating high quality care and ready to move into a more advanced leadership role?

• Focus on Patient Flow and supporting safe staffing, 
• Coordinate resources to ensure roster cover and skill mix is appropriate to meet clinical service delivery on a shift by shift basis
• Lead and support the out of hours team with critical thinking, problem solving and clinical expertise
• Encourage and support clinical staff to practise to their level of expertise / experience
• 10 hour shifts

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About you

• Hold current registraition and Valid APC
• It is preferable that you have a relevant post graduate qualification or working towards a qualification at Masters Level. 
• Current PDRP Level 4 or working towards completion/renewal would be advantageous.
• Alongside your strong leadership skills, you will be an excellent communicator with proven clinical credibility and be able to lead and support staff to foster sound critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• 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 is covered by the terms and conditions of the NZNO CEA and the salary will be in accordance with the DSN Pay Scale, between $122,086 and $133,902 p.a dependant on relevant experience.

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 20 December 2024. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Ben Kingsbury at ben.kingsbury@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.