Associate Director of Nursing, Cancer Screening, Treatment

Palmerston North Hospital, Permanent, Part time
- ** Benefits**
- An encouraging learning environment where you will continue to grow and be challenged
- A professional and supportive culture and team setting
- Fulfilling and challenging work with great lifestyle options
- Tailored wellness programmes

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 Role/Service**

We are looking to recruit an exceptional, forward thinking nurse leader to professionally lead, create vision and drive strategic nursing priorities across our Te Uru Mātai Matengau/Cancer Screening, Treatment and Support directorate at Midcentral. The directorate is responsible for the breast and bowel screening programmes at MidCentral, supportive care as related to cancer patients and treatment, and the Regional Cancer Treatment Service.

The Regional Cancer Treatment Service (RCTS) is one of six (public) regional cancer centres in New Zealand. It is a tertiary level service and comprises of Medical Oncology, Clinical Haematology, Radiation Oncology, Hospital Palliative Care, Clinical Trials and one inpatient ward. Each speciality is supported by management, administration and treatment teams that are based in the tertiary site in Palmerston North, but have close working relationships with the Regions that the RCTS serves. The RCTS catchment includes the populations of MidCentral, Hawke's Bay, Whanganui, Wairarapa, and Taranaki Districts. The regional population is approximately 600,000 with 65 percent of the workload generated from the regions outside of MidCentral.

Senior medical officers (SMOs) within the RCTS regularly travel to visiting outpatient clinics at all the regions. Systemic therapy units are located in Wairarapa, Hawke's Bay and Taranaki Districts, with a systemic therapy facility soon to be operational in Whanganui, such that patients can be treated closer to home where possible. Whilst currently, all radiation therapy is delivered at the tertiary site in Palmerston North, regional linear accelerators are planned for Taranaki by the end of this year and expected in Hawke's Bay 2027/2028.

**About the Team**

Employing over 2500 people, MidCentral offers a supportive work environment that accepts and values all employees. We actively seek Māori kaimahi into our workforce and provide an environment which delivers our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

MidCentral region offers an excellent lifestyle for families with scenic spots for hiking and mountain-biking, great schools and tertiary institutions. With the mountains, city and sea at your doorstep, you'll get to taste the best of both worlds - the perfect blend of rural and city living.

**About the Location**

**Manawatū is known for its effortless blend of city and rural living; here you can choose your ideal lifestyle, from peaceful rural villages, to bustling townships, or city life.** It's a family-friendly place that's easy to live and work, with easy access to an array of outdoor activities - beaches, ski fields, lakes, mountains, as well as fantastic mountain biking and hiking tracks. No traffic and an easy commute to work, really help a with true work-life balance. Our fantastic central location means exploring other parts of New Zealand is easy as a drive or a short flight. We are well served with excellent schooling options, as well as two tertiary institutes - Massey University and the International Pacific College.

**About you**

We are looking for a nurse leader with clinical credibility, motivation, commitment, flexibility, adaptability and resilience who can lead our nursing team, driving our nursing strategic priorities and projects, foster an improvement culture and commit to ensuring equitable outcomes for whānau across our communities.

**Working at Health New Zealand**

**How to Apply**

Whilst Health New Zealand is undergoing change, affected employees will be given preference and priority for this position.

**Job details**:
**Job Reference**:

1873783**Location**:

- North Island - Manawatu / Whanganui - Palmerston North**Job type**:

Permanent Part time**Expertise**:

- Clinical - Nursing - Oncology/Haematology Nursing**Closes**:

13-Aug-2025