Director Of Nursing

Director of Nursing - Central Otago Health Services LimitedDue to the imminent retirement of our much-respected Director of Nursing, Central Otago Health Services Limited has an opportunity for the right individual.You will join a well-established executive team, striving for excellence in rural health care, with an emphasis on collegiality and adaptability.You will lead a team of hardworking nursing and care associate staff.
Your span will include our Vincent Ward; the District Nursing Service; the newly established nurse overnight service in Wanaka; the team responsible for patient transport; and a group of Senior Nurses responsible for Infection Prevention and Control, Diabetes and Education.About YouYou are a leader looking for an opportunity in a community where you can really have influence.
You will be a respected clinical leader, used to working in a fast-paced and changing dynamic.
You will have had experience leading nursing teams and understand what it takes to lead in a rural health environment.About UsDunstan Hospital is a 24-bed rural hospital located in Clyde, Central Otago, run by Central Otago Health Services Limited.
Clinical services at Dunstan Hospital include acute 24-hour assessment, rural medicine inpatients, rehabilitation, and palliative care, plus a 3-bed high dependency unit.
Several outpatient services (including chemotherapy, endoscopy, and day surgery with Mobile Surgical Services) plus community services complete our offering.We are supported by Health New Zealand Southern and work closely with local General Practitioners to care for a community of over 40,000 people.
Our hospital services a large area including Roxburgh, Alexandra, Cromwell, and Wanaka.About the OfferThe role is 0.8-1.0FTE.
We are ready and waiting for you now.Please visit our website: for the Position Description and an Application Form.We would love to hear from you in confidence.
To apply please send a cover letter, your CV, and Application Form to the HR Administrator: ******** #J-18808-Ljbffr