Nurse Unit Manager - FMU

· Senior Nursing Leadership Opportunity

· 0.5FTE, Permanent , part-time role (20 hours)

· Fraser Macdonald Unit based in Grafton, Auckland Central

Te whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity

We are seeking applications from Nurse Unit Managers with experience in acute mental health.

Awhi Mātua Fraser McDonald Unit is a 15-bed acute mental health inpatient unit, serving the needs of our population 65 years plus. We work collaboratively with our Awhi Mātua community counterpart to provide a continuum of care for older adults. As a member of our inpatient team, you will work closely with both parts of the service with the aim of supporting our whaiora back into the community.

The inpatient team operates 24 hours, 7 days a week. The Nurse Unit Manager role in our multidisciplinary team is a role that works Monday to Friday between the hours of 08:00 to 16:30.

The Nurse Unit Manager has professional nursing and management accountability within the multidisciplinary team for clinical care, quality and safety, workforce, service delivery and the implementation of designated nursing and directorate strategy.

The role provides clinical and nursing leadership and management to ensure the effective day‐to‐day operation of Fraser McDonald Unit and contributes to the delivery of directorate objectives and nursing strategy.

Qualifications and Attributes:

The successful applicant will:

· Have a holistic approach to clinical care and a genuine interest in working with older adults. 

· Be a Registered Comprehensive Nurse (with a PG Cert in MH) or a Psychiatric Nurse who is already working to the top of their scope as a Charge Nurse, Clinical Team Leader or other relevant senior nursing operational role with recent experience in an acute setting.

· Have minimum 2 years experience working in a Mental Health setting.

· Be registered with the Nursing Council of New Zealand

· Have a valid APC

· Hold a valid right to work visa

For the full position description, please click here.

For more information about this role please contact Anna Burnside, Service Clinical Director via ABurnside@adhb.govt.nz

Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation

We are Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland. We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand. Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Children’s Hospital, located in central Auckland.

We are part of Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand’s national health service. Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels.

We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngāti Whātua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.

He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here

We recognise there is more to life than mahi | work, and we encourage and provide access to all our staff several services and benefits to support themselves whilst they are employed within Te Toka Tumai Auckland.

For more information on what we offer, please click here.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Please submit your application online, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role.

If you have any queries about accessibility, or technical issues with the online process, please contact Jade Smith - Recruitment Consultant at jadeelizab@adhb.govt.nz to discuss how we can best support your application.