Associate Charge Nurse Manager For Regional Rangatahi Adolescent Inpatient Unit

Location : Kenepuru Hospital, Porirua

Contract : Permanent, Full-Time (1.0 FTE)

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,

whanau-centred care, and excellence.

About the

Role

This position is a clinical role and will assist Rangatahi and their whanau to achieve optimal health,

well-being and safety through provision of appropriate assessment, treatment,

rehabilitation and education.

The purpose of the role is to support the

implementation of organizational initiatives and day-to-day management of all

nursing areas (people, process, and physical resources), and to ensure a safe

patient journey within the area of responsibility.The Associate Charge Nurse

Manager (ACNM) will provide clinical leadership on the floor to bring about

practice improvements.

The ACNM also has a shared responsibility with the

Charge Nurse Managers for team and professional development ensuring ever higher

levels of safe and competent practice.

About the Team / Service Location

This is an exciting opportunity to join

our multi-disciplinary Team at the Regional Rangatahi inpatient Service.

(RRAIS).

The Regional Rangatahi

inpatient Service (RRAIS) is a 12 bedded mental health acute unit, that

provides a service for adolescents aged between 13 to 17 years of age who have

a serious mental health disorder ( as defined in the DSM 1V ) .

The young person will be requiring

intensive treatment, investigation or observation (24 hours per day) that

cannot safely or adequately be provided in a community setting.

RRAIS is one of three adolescent

inpatient services in New Zealand.

It is a regional service for the lower North

Island providing for adolescents from the Wellington region up to and including

Gisborne.

The Rangatahi Unit provides a Therapeutic

Day Programme for Inpatients designed to meet the needs of the Rangatahi

experiencing an acute episode of mental illness.

Whanau are an important element in the

work we do, as such we work collaboratively with whanau and young people to

build resilience to enable young people and whanau to live their best lives and

realise their potential.

The team has a bi-cultural focus and is

supported by a Kaumatua and a Kuia, the team uses a Maori health model to guide

their practice with emphasis on whanaungatanga, tikanga.

The team is committed to workforce development,

continuous learning and service improvement.

About you

• You will hold relevant registration and

qualifications : (Registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand as an RN

and a current practicing certificate).

values and initiatives of health and wellbeing.

recovery and independence.

working with adolescents.Working at 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.

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.

We embrace diversity

and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages,

ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability.

A workforce that is diverse

and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our

community.

We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on

Maori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

How to Apply

To apply please click 'apply now.

All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal by 19th October.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact

We will review

applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before

the closing date of this advertisement.