Charge Nurse Manager

**Where you will be working**:Waikato Hospital - Women’s Health Service, Ward E1

**The details**:Permanent Full-time - 80 Hours per fortnight
- **Be part of the national transformation in Health**
- **It’s time to come and join our Women’s Health Service in Waikato Aotearoa.**

**Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity**

Te Whatu Ora, Waikato is seeking a Charge Nurse or Charge Midwife Manager for their Women’s Health Ward E1. An opportunity has arisen for a Charge Nurse/Midwife Manager (CNM/CMM) to lead the Women’s Health Team on E1 providing leadership, vision and focus to this integral part of the wider Women’s Health Service.

**Click here** to view the position description.**
- (Please note position descriptions can only be viewed on the Te Whatu Ora - Waikato website.)_

**Mō tātou Ratonga | About our Service**

E1 is a ward staffed by Midwives, Nurses and HCAs, providing antenatal and gynaecology care in the secondary/tertiary facility.

**Mōu | About you**

We are looking for a manager/leader that is able to demonstrate the following skills:

- Manage people, systems, budget and resources within a defined area to ensure that service delivery is of a high standard
- Manage systems, processes and resource that enable staff to meet the needs of the woman/consumer/tangata whaiora in an efficient and effective manner
- Provide clinical leadership for the multi-disciplinary team and inspire the team to provide excellent maternity and nursing care
- Provide professional and operational leadership to the midwifery and nursing team, developing the midwifery and nursing services and monitoring quality, including standards of practice and service standards
- Contribute to the strategic direction for the clinical care area and the women’s health service
- Recent clinical leadership experience within a secondary/tertiary service
- Proven experience managing and developing staff
- Registration with the Midwifery Council and/or Nursing Council of New Zealand and hold a current annual practising certificate
- Midwife must have achieved leadership level on the Quality and Leadership Programme and/or completed a post graduate certificate or is working towards
- Nurse must have achieved expert PDRP and/or completed post graduate certificate or is working toward
- At least five years post graduate midwifery/nursing experience
- Proven involvement in change management, clinical audits and quality initiatives

**Joining us**

Situated on the banks of the mighty Waikato River, Hamilton is New Zealand’s largest metropolitan inland city. Winning the Most Beautiful City Award 2020 Hamilton’s vibrant city centre and rich cultural mix makes it an ideal place to enjoy your work life balance. Waikato hospital is a large tertiary facility and serves the diverse urban and rural population of Waikato. The region is a great place to work and live, with a variety of recreational activities, comparatively affordable housing, great shopping and few traffic issues.

Waikato hosts many excellent sporting events and festivals and has amazing restaurants and plenty of walking and cycling tracks. A perfect location, close to other major cities and attractions. You could find yourself in a new location and within just over an hour with access to Auckland, renowned for its shopping and nightlife; Rotorua for geothermal attractions, lakes, and beautiful forests; Raglan for brilliant surfing, beaches, and cafés, and if you venture a little bit further, you will reach the Coromandel Coast with clear waters and golden sand beaches.

If this sounds like your move, connect with us and find out more. We will work with you to create more life in beautiful Waikato, Aotearoa.

**Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation**

**Te iwi Ngakaunui - People at Heart**
- Whakamana - Give and earn respect
- Whakaronga - Listen to me; Talk to me
- Mauri Pai - Fair play
- Whakapakari - Growing the good
- Kotahitanga - Stronger together

It is not very often something happens that is big; like, really big. Big to the point that it will touch the lives of every single person in the country. That is what we are talking about here. The provision of Health in Aotearoa New Zealand, and how its run is about to change in a big way.

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand and Te Aka Whai Ora - Māori Health Authority will together shape the delivery of Health services in Aotearoa New Zealand for generations to come, and will form the core of a modern and integrated service looking after the needs of all our Whānau.

We are dedicated to achieving health equity for Māori and other priority populations. We are a Crown entity and an active partner in Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand is guided by Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to upholding the articles.

Here at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, Waikato we have a team of 8,000 working across the Waikato where everyone plays a vital role in the care of our patients - directly or non-direct