Nurse Coordinator - Safe Staffing
Nurse Coordinator – Safe Staffing
Te Whatu Ora Taranaki | Taranaki Base Hospital
Permanent, Full-time
Are you motivated by improving nursing workforce equity, data-driven decision making, and strengthening safe staffing across the system? This senior nursing role offers the opportunity to lead, influence, and support safe staffing initiatives that have a direct impact on quality care for patients, whānau, and our nursing workforce.
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in Te Tiriti o Waitangi and committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.
About the Role
As Nurse Coordinator – Safe Staffing, you will provide clinical, operational, and professional leadership to ensure the effective implementation and ongoing delivery of safe staffing initiatives across Te Whatu Ora Taranaki. This includes leadership of Care Capacity Demand Management (CCDM), TrendCare, variance response processes, and other tools that enable safe, sustainable nursing services.
In this role you will:
- Lead and coordinate safe staffing programme activities across designated hospital services.
- Strengthen staff capability in CCDM, patient acuity systems, and data-driven workforce planning.
- Provide expert advice, analysis, and reporting to support CCDM Governance and organisational decision making.
- Work in partnership with unions, the SSHW Unit, Nurse Managers, Midwife Managers and wider operational teams.
- Champion the visibility, transparency, and cultural safety of safe staffing practices across the organisation.
This is a key system-level leadership role, ideal for an experienced nurse with strong analytical, relational, and organisational capability who enjoys working collaboratively across multiple teams.
The salary range for this position is as per Grade 2 of the NZNO Nursing & Midwifery MECA.
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About the Team / Service / Location
The Safe Staffing Team works across the organisation to strengthen workforce planning, acuity assessment, and the systems that support safe care delivery. You will join a progressive nursing leadership directorate committed to Te Tiriti, equity, partnership, and improving outcomes for the people of Taranaki.
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About You
To be successful in this role, you will bring:
- New Zealand Registered Nurse with a current APC
- Expert or Senior Nurse level PDRP (or working towards)
- Strong knowledge of CCDM, TrendCare, and safe staffing methodologies
- Proven experience in data analysis, rostering, workforce or service improvement
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, including partnership with unions
- Ability to lead change, influence practice, and support capability-building across teams
- Commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, equity, and culturally safe practice
- Strong organisational, problem-solving, and facilitation capability
Working at Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa. We embrace diversity and inclusion so that we are better positioned to serve 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 17 May 2026.
For questions about the role, please contact Jon Gullidge Jon.Gullidge@tdhb.org.nz.
We will review applications as they are received and may progress interviews before the closing date.
Whilst Health New Zealand is undergoing change, affected employees will be given preference and priority for this position.
