Duty Nurse Manager - IOC
- Integrated Operations Centre, Whangarei Hospital
- Fixed-Term, part-time position (0.9 FTE), working 36 hours per week
- From September 2025 until the 27th of September 2026
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
The Duty Nurse Manager role has nursing professional, clinical leadership and operational management accountability in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams for inpatient hospital safety. Daily operational management includes a clinical safety overview of inpatient areas, capacity planning, seasonal variation response, variance response management and acute patient flow.
The purpose of this role is to provide senior nursing leadership and support to clinical teams to ensure the delivery of safe, high quality care and treatment that enables the best possible outcomes for patients and service users. This involves, In Hours: Bed Management and resource management, After-hours: coordination and management of operational systems, processes, and resources to enable hospital services to function effectively and meet the needs of staff, patients and families, and the community.
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About the Team/Service/ Location
The Duty Manager team are a small but dynamic group of Senior Nurses who are responsible for ensuring the safe, appropriate and efficient management of staff and resources across Te Whatu Ora, Te Tai Tokerau hospital sites. You will have an opportunity to hone your decision-making skills and to develop a greater understanding of how the hospital operates. The successful applicant will be an enthusiastic team player, who has a flexible ‘can do’ attitude.
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About you
- Registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand and holder of a current annual practicing certificate.
- A registered nurse with at least 5 years post registration experience, with 2 years in an acute setting.
- Post graduate nursing qualification or working towards
- ALERT Course
- Previous experience in a senior nursing and/or patient flow role is highly desirable.
- Ability to plan, organise and direct the activities of others
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.
How to Apply
To apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal by 24th September 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Olivia Matthews at NL-jobs@tewhatuora.govt.nz.
We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.