Clinical Charge Nurse

• Outstanding Senior Nursing Leadership opportunity
• If you are looking to further your nursing career - apply now to learn from the absolute best!

Come be part of our Team!

About the role

In your role as the Clinical Charge Nurse, you will be providing clinical and professional nursing leadership, team work promotion, coaching of staff and monitoring standards of practice. Your proven experiences as a highly proficient clinician in nursing practice including skills, knowledge and ability to provide direction for and evaluate nursing care are keys to success in your role. You will join a team of CCNs to provide cover, Mon-Sun day and night shifts.

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in Starship Children’s Hospital is a 40 cot unit consisting of 18 intensive care and 22 high dependency cots. NICU cares for babies born premature from 23 weeks gestation, and is the referral centre for babies who need paediatric cardiology services, neonatal surgery or treatment for complex metabolic diseases. The unit are also responsible for flight retrieval for the Northern Region.

Bring your expertise, your knowledge and your skills to make a difference around the way we approach our mahi to better meet patients, whānau and stakeholder needs. You need to be a master in relationship building, and liaising with a multi-disciplinary group.

About you

• Advanced clinical practice knowledge – at least 3 years of neonatal experience in a tertiary hospital.
• A commitment to bi-culturalism in relation to the Treaty of Waitangi
• Commitment to providing excellent care
• Strong accountability for resource and budget management
• Current NZ Nursing Registration and an annual practicing certificate

Ideally, you will have completed or working towards a post-graduate qualification and have experience in Neonatal Intensive Care as a senior staff nurse.

For all aspects of this role and experience/knowledge required please see the position description. 

For further information about the position please contact the Nurse Unit Manager, Dale Garton on 021 938 869.

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 Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

Starship Child Health is a dedicated paediatric healthcare service and major teaching centre, providing family centred care to neonates, children and young people throughout New Zealand and the South Pacific. Starship is a part of Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora and is the only comprehensive children’s hospital in New Zealand serving a population of approximately 1 million children.

How to apply

We’ll be reviewing applications and conducting interviews as they come in, so the position may close before the listed deadline. If you're interested, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

To apply please click on the ‘Apply’ tab below, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role and attaching your updated CV and Covering Letter.

If you have any accessibility or technical issues with the online process, please contact Michelle Kanth, Recruitment Consultant at michelle.kanth@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz to discuss how we can best support your application.