Charge Nurse Manager - Orthopaedic Outpatients

Charge Nurse Manager - Orthopaedic Outpatients andOrthopaedic Acute Care Permanent, full time position (40hours per week) Exciting Senior Nursing leadership opportunity!

Recent Orthopaedic experience desirable 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 us to lead the Nursing and Orthopaedic Assistant team in our Orthopaedic Outpatient Department and Orthopaedic Acute Care area.

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

About you As a Senior Nurse you will have recent Orthopaedic 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 are able to 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.

Essential skills : Experience in relevant management and / or leadership roles with the ability to influence decision making and change.

Interpersonal skills and building relationships.

Strategic thinking and promoting interdisciplinary collaboration.

Familiar with operational and financial management.

Competent user of Microsoft Office suite and other relevant software.

NZ Registered Nurse with a current Annual Practising Certificate and hold a relevant Post Graduate qualification.

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.

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