Charge Nurse Manager – Ward 12 And Coronary Care

Christchurch Hospital, Permanent Full time Nursing leadership opportunity 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 We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic nursing leader to join our medical cluster and lead the Ward 12 and Coronary Care nursing teams.

We are looking for a collaborative senior nurse with strong interpersonal skills, innovative thinking, and the ability to problem solve and respond in this fast-paced environment.

This is a new position following a restructure and the role will provide nursing leadership to the two teams in taking the service forward and strengthening nursing models of care.

About the Team / Service Coronary Care is a 9-bed high care unit for patients with cardiology conditions requiring continuous cardiac monitoring.

It also provides centralised telemetry monitoring for other inpatient areas.

Ward 12 is a 28-bed Cardiology ward with adjacent short stay activity.

Nurses are specialised in cardiology and providing nursing care to patients who present with a range of cardiology conditions requiring acute medical management and Cath Lab intervention including structural heart and electrophysiology procedures.

You will work closely with and be well supported by the Nurse Educator and Clinical Nurse Specialists in leading and supporting the teams and ensuring the delivery of high-quality nursing care.

About you As a Senior Nurse you will have extensive experience and proven leadership skills supporting daily operational activity and patient flow.

Your expert communication, interpersonal skills and proven ability to engage people at all levels will see you work effectively and efficiently with a diverse group of teams to lead your team to provide advanced clinical care and nursing expertise to the patients and their families / whanau.

By utilising your advanced knowledge and clinical skills in collaboration with nursing and medical staff, the multidisciplinary team and other external agencies you will contribute to the development and maintenance of high quality evidenced based patient care whilst also contributing to and developing, appropriate nursing standards and quality initiatives.

You can problem solve and manage complex situations as they arise, redistributing nursing resources to ensure the optimal patient experience while supporting clinical delivery.

Your sound interpersonal skills and impeccable management of complex situations enable you to work alongside a variety of clinicians to ensure care is delivered as required.

You have a comprehensive understanding of competency in nursing and can work alongside individuals to support professional development.

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 Maori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to Apply 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.