Lead NICU nursing team to deliver high-quality, family-centered neonatal care

Associate Charge Nurse Manager - NICU

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and experienced neonatal nurse to join our leadership team as an Associate Charge Nurse Manager (ACNM) in the Waikato Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

Working closely with the Charge Nurse Manager (CNM), fellow ACNMs and the multidisciplinary team, you will provide clinical leadership and support staff to deliver high quality care, ensuring positive outcomes for pepi and their whanau.

This is an opportunity for a skilled neonatal nurse with strong leadership and coordination abilities to contribute to service development, quality improvement and supportive clinical environment.

Key responsibilities:

  • Coordinate daily patient flow, staffing and resource management.
  • Provide clinical leadership and support safe, high-quality neonatal care.
  • Support nursing staff development, education and clinical practice.
  • Promote whānau-centred care and partnership with whānau.
  • Works closely with the CNM.
  • Work collaboratively with the ACNM team and multidisciplinary team.
  • Contribute to quality improvement and service development.
  • Foster a safe, supportive and positive workplace culture.

To be successful in this role, you must be able to demonstrate excellent skills in communication, clinical leadership, collaboration, and:

  • 5 years Registered Nurse experience and current neonatal expertise.
  • Demonstrated leadership or management experience.
  • An understanding of Quality improvement practices and have undertaken a Quality Improvement initiative.
  • Be committed to creating a safe, positive and enriching workplace culture
  • Work collaboratively in an Interdisciplinary model of care
  • Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Postgraduate certificate or working towards.

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.

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