Associate Charge Nurse Manager Assessment, Treatment and Rehabilitation Unit
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Job Location:
Invercargill - New Zealand
Yearly Salary:
$ 116040 - 127674
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Associate Charge Nurse Manager Assessment Treatment and Rehabilitation Unit
- Southland Hospital permanent 0.8 FTE role available
- Salary Band $116040 - $127674 per annum prorata
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 Service
The Assessment Treatment & Rehabilitation service is specifically designed for older people to assess areas of dysfunction in activities that commonly occur in patients with any progressive reversible or stable complex medical conditions or other functional mobility impairments. We are firmly grounded in rehabilitation and restorative care principles with a strong emphasis on preserved and recoverable function from the day of admission. Our consistent focus is on maximising independence enabling safe and timely return home and delivering care to the highest standards. Patients and whanau are valued members of the interdisciplinary team centrally involved in goal setting and decision making.
We deliver:
- Step down acute medical and surgical care
- Comprehensive goal directed rehabilitation within a multidisciplinary framework.
About the Role
The Associate Charge Nurse will work in close collaboration with the Charge Nurse Manager to manage and provide leadership support within an evidence-based quality driven practice environment.
You will:
- Provide visible clinical leadership with a focus on patient safety.
- Proactively manage risk and prevent harm (falls pressure injuries delirium functional decline sepsis)
- Champion harm prevention bundles and early rehabilitation principles.
- Foster interdisciplinary teamwork youll be the nursing voice in daily Rapid Rounds and family meetings with medical physiotherapy occupational therapy speech language therapy social work and psychology disciplines.
- Role-model and expect clear kind and timely communication handovers family updates escalation procedures and documentation.
- Mentor and develop staff while holding everyone accountable to high standards
- Promote nurse led early recognition and response to deteriorating patients.
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 350000 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
This role would suit a Senior Registered Nurse with excellent communication skills organisation and leadership ability.
Other essential criteria will include:
- Recent experience at an Associate Charge Nurse level or on an Advanced Nursing development programme.
- Nursing post graduate papers or a willingness to achieve same and evidence of working at Postgraduate Diploma level
- Strong clinical leadership skills and sound professional judgement with a clear commitment to high quality care.
- Recent experience working on quality projects and supporting teams through change.
- Ability to think outside of the square communicate effectively and influence across a range of providers.
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 06 January 2026. If you have any questions about the role please contact Mikayla Hamilton
We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process before the closing date of this advert.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Nurse Management
- Acute Care
- Computer Skills
- Data Collection
- Management Experience
- Conflict Management
- Dementia Care
- Medical Terminology
- Nursing
- Operations Management
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
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