Nurse Unit Manager, Mana Awhi

Auckland - New Zealand

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 13 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Permanent FullTime (1.0 FTE) Mana Awhi Te Toka Tumai Auckland

Kia ora Talofa lava Mālō e lelei. Kia orana Bula vinaka and welcome to Mana Awhi

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.

Mana Awhi is seeking an exceptional nurse leader to guide and inspire our nursing workforce as we deliver specialist care for older adults across Tāmaki Makaurau. This is a rare opportunity to step into a senior leadership role within a service grounded in dignity compassion and excellence.

About Mana Awhi

Mana Awhi is part of the Older Peoples Health service at Auckland City Hospital. We provide comprehensive personcentred care for people who may be:

Experiencing health changes associated with advancing age
Recovering from illness injury or surgery
Requiring rehabilitation to regain independence
Living with conditions that impact daily functioning and wellbeing

Our team works in partnership with patients whānau and multidisciplinary colleagues to support safe recovery restore independence and enhance quality of life.

About the Role

As the Nurse Leader for Mana Awhi you will hold professional clinical and operational leadership responsibility for all nursing roles within the service. This position carries significant accountability and influence shaping the quality culture and performance of nursing practice across the unit.

Key responsibilities include:

Leading clinical quality safety and evidencebased practice
Overseeing workforce development recruitment and professional growth
Managing daytoday operational activity to support patient flow and service efficiency
Ensuring high standards of care documentation and patient experience
Contributing to and implementing nursing and servicewide strategies
Working collaboratively with the service leadership team to ensure cohesive effective operations

You will champion best practice foster a supportive and highperforming team culture and ensure that care delivery is safe efficient and aligned with the needs of older people and their whānau.

About You

As an ideal person for this role will have:

Proven senior nursing leadership experience
Registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand
Have completed or be working towards a Postgraduate Certificate Diploma or Masters degree
Strong clinical credibility in acute rehabilitation or older peoples health settings
Excellent communication relationshipbuilding and teamdevelopment skills
A commitment to equity cultural safety and personcentred care
The ability to lead through complexity influence change and drive continuous improvement

This role is ideal for a nurse leader who is passionate about older peoples health and motivated to shape a service that delivers outstanding care and upholds the mana of every person we serve.

About the Location

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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:

If you are interested in this role please submit your CV and cover letter.

If you have any queries about accessibility or technical issues with the online process please contact Maylaine Cerna Recruitment Consultant on to discuss how we can best support your application.

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

Additional Information

Required Experience:

Manager

Permanent FullTime (1.0 FTE) Mana Awhi Te Toka Tumai AucklandKia ora Talofa lava Mālō e lelei. Kia orana Bula vinaka and welcome to Mana AwhiHealth 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...