Charge Nurse Manager - Critical Care Unit

• Southland Hospital
• Permanent, full-time 
• Salary between $126,124 and $138,057 depending on experience
• Leadership opportunity

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

Reporting to the Director of Nursing Southland and strongly supported by a tight knit Senior Leadership team, you'll foster a culture within the unit that continues to strive for excellence in clinical critical care services. Key accountabilities of this role include, strategic leadership, strong partnership skills, staff education and development, recruitment, along with responsibility for financial management of the unit. Skills include experience and an understanding of production planning, report writing and quality improvement processes and risk management.  

To succeed in this role, you must bring a clear focussed vision that will be aligned locally and regionally with in Te Waipounamu Critical Care Services stakeholders and be familiar with contemporary critical care nursing practices, being a strong and experienced leader who can demonstrate transformational leadership' with the ability to inspire staff as a strong professional advocate. As part of the Te Wai Pounamu Nursing Leadership team, you will need to participate in external strategic management planning particularly advocating for secondary unit services. 

Operationally, you will need to ensure sound recruitment, onboarding systems and processes planning educational development including mentoring and clinical supervision for your junior leadership team. You will need to develop relationships through close liaison with other hospital services including Charge Nurse Managers of Surgical and Medical Wards and the Duty Manager team at Southland Hospital and our rural health providers. You will also work in connection and collaboration with our tertiary provider.

At Southern, we seek leaders who believe strongly in the value of education and research, and who are able to build solid networks, both locally and nationally. 

About the Team/Service/Location

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora - Southern has the largest geographical coverage of all the New Zealand regions, providing services to 350,000 people in diverse communities. We take pride in all the services we provide, and our aim is to improve, promote and protect the health of our region. We believe that our dedicated and passionate staff are a significant driving force behind the achievement of these standards, and we need more like-minded people to help us continue providing for our community.

About you

In addition to the above, you'll be a Senior Registered Nurse with over five years of recent Critical Care experience, with proven leadership experience.

You will also have following qualifications, skills and experience:

• Postgraduate critical care qualifications are essential
• A master's level degree in nursing or associated relevant health field is highly desirable
• NZ Nursing Registration and APC
• A commitment to biculturalism in relation to the Treaty of Waitangi
• Advance clinical practice knowledge - at least five recent years working within an intensive care environment with tertiary experience preferred
• Demonstrated leadership experience at this level - ability to provide direction, support, coaching and staff development
• Commitment to providing excellent care for patients and staff
• Strong accountability for resource management and skills in budget management e.g., Capex, budget, and monthly reconciliation
• Demonstrated expertise in setting standards and managing practice to achieve these standards

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 Thursday, 26 June 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Mikayla Hamilton at mikayla.hamilton@tewhatuora.govt.nz

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website.