Clinical Charge Nurse, Mental Health and Addictions

**Clinical Charge Nurse Mental Health & Addictions**

- **Middlemore Hospital, Tiaho Mai, Permanent Full Time Role (1 FTE)**
- **Senior Nurse Opportunity**
- **Rostered Shifts**

**Our Organisation**:
Health NZ Counties Manukau is a dynamic and progressive organisation at the forefront of innovative health care delivery within the New Zealand Public Health Sector. We continue to work with others to achieve equity in key health indicators for Maaori, Pacific and communities with health disparities and will continue to develop and implement plans, based on local needs to improve the health and wellbeing of Counties Manukau region. Our main sites are Middlemore Hospital, Kidz First Hospital and Manukau Health Park.

**About the Role**:
We are seeking an experienced **Clinical Charge Nurse** to join our Tiaho Mai Acute Inpatient Mental Health team at Health New Zealand Counties Manukau. This is an exciting opportunity to step into a pivotal leadership role that strongly influences nursing practice, service delivery and outcomes for taangata whaiora and their whaanau.

As a Clinical Charge Nurse, you will be responsible for supporting the Charge Nurse Manager by providing leadership to the nursing team, guiding clinical decision-making, strengthening interdisciplinary collaboration, and ensuring care is delivered in line with best practice, organisational priorities, and principles of trauma-informed, recovery-focused mental health care.

You will provide day-to-day clinical leadership and operational coordination of the inpatient unit across a 24-hour service. You will work closely with Tiaho Mai management to ensure safe staffing levels, effective workload planning, high quality clinical practice and a supportive environment for nursing and support staff.

This role is integral to maintaining safe systems, supporting professional development, championing quality improvements, and upholding cultural responsiveness within our acute service.

**Key Responsibilities**:
Leadership & Team Support:

- Provide visible, consistent clinical leadership and role modelling of Health NZ values.
- Inspire and build cohesive, high-performing nursing teams.
- Support staff coaching, supervision, and professional development.
- Contribute to recruitment, orientation, and performance development processes.

Operational Coordination:

- Provide daily clinical coordination including bed management, acuity assessment, and allocation of nursing resources.
- Ensure safe staffing and skill mix across all shifts.
- Oversee rostering, TrendCare and variance analysis tools.
- Support emergency response and manage critical incidents with professionalism and calm.

Clinical Excellence:

- Promote safe, person-centred, evidence-based nursing care.
- Lead and support Trauma Informed Care practices, including restraint and seclusion elimination.
- Maintain high clinical standards and support implementation of clinical governance recommendations.
- Participate in policy reviews, clinical audits, quality improvement and risk mitigation initiatives.

Quality, Safety & Risk:

- Champion a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with health and safety requirements.
- Support incident reporting, investigation, and follow-up actions.
- Contribute to continuous quality improvement and uphold Mental Health Act principles.

Cultural Safety:

- Promote culturally responsive care and recognise Maaori as Tangata Whenua.
- Ensure services meet the needs of our diverse community with respect and understanding.

**About You**:

- NZ Registered Nurse with a current Annual Practicing Certificate.
- 4+ years mental health nursing experience in NZ (post registration).
- Proven leadership experience - ability to lead and coordinate a team.
- Strong clinical coordination, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities.
- Relevant post graduate qualification
- Full and clean NZ Drivers Licence

**Why Join Us?**

- Be part of a supportive leadership team committed to quality mental health care and best practice.
- The opportunity to influence nursing practice and service development in a large acute mental health service.
- Work in a diverse and vibrant community with a strong cultural foundation.
- Access to postgraduate education, professional supervision, and leadership development programmes.
- Easy access to public transport and onsite parking.

**Job Number: CMH202516430**

**Application Closes: 16 December 2025