Charge Nurse Manager, Kidz First Emergency Department

Charge Nurse Manager – Kidz First ED

6-month Secondment Opportunity

Are you an experienced Senior Nurse or Charge Nurse Manager looking for a new challenge and development opportunity in 2025?

Would you like experience working as a nurse leader and manager in one of the busiest Emergency Departments in New Zealand?

Here’s a chance for you to have that experience and bring learnings back to your division.

We are looking for strong leaders to join us as a Charge Nurse Manager on a 6-month secondment whilst we recruit permanently to the Charge Nurse Manager – Kidz First ED role.

Charge Nurse Managers in our Emergency Department at Middlemore Hospital are expected to:

• Provide exceptional professional and clinical nursing leadership
• Promote quality improvement initiatives, best practice, quality patient and whaanau centred care and outcomes, with a strong equity focus and honours the Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles
• Continue to grow and develop the ED Nursing teams, supporting and enabling nurses to work to the top of their scope
• Support and enable the ED to meet key performance indicators

In this fast-paced environment, you will need excellent interpersonal and communication skills and in addition display innovation, time management and team player expertise.

We are seeking a star performer who is solution focussed and has an in depth understanding of the service and organisational strategic direction.

The role will report to the ED Nurse Unit Manager and work with the other Charge Nurse Manger roles in ED and the ED Nurse Educator team. Each Charge Nurse Manager will also be supported by a team of Associate Clinical Nurse Managers.

If this describes you and your unfailing commitment to equity, quality patient care and safety, then we want to hear from you.

Essential

• New Zealand Nursing Registration
• Current Annual Practicing Certificate　
• Senior Nurse PDRP in accordance with the PDRP　
• Minimum 7 years recent and relevant experience
• Charge Nurse Manager and/or acute paediatric experienced preferred
• Masters’ qualification or currently working towards this
• Demonstrated expertise in setting standards and managing excellence in practice 　
• Coaching and mentoring skills
• Proven leadership and staff management experience

Don't miss this unique opportunity! 

As this is a senior role please ensure you attach a cover letter with your application.

Application Closes: 08 December 2024

Application Number: CMH202413690