Associate Charge Nurse Manager

**Where you'll be working**: Waikato Hospital

**The details**: Permanent - 80 rostered hours per fortnight
- Be part of the national transformation in Health
- Here's your chance to advance your leadership skills and to be a part of an incredible team
- Strong, highly supportive multi-disciplinary team environment

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
We are seeking registered nurses with operating theatre experience who are enthusiastic and passionate about delivering quality patient care. We need people who can build and develop responsive and highly agile teams.

The theatre suite is an active and dynamic work environment therefore, adaptability, creativity and drive to perform is crucial.

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Mō tātou Ratonga | About our Service
Our main theatre department is comprised of 24 theatres in which broad ranges of surgical specialties perform procedures, inclusive of paediatrics. In addition, we are responsible for the Delivery Suite theatre where emergent/acute procedures occur.

The department responds to acute/emergent demand over 7 days/week, 24 hours/day. On average approximately 100 surgeries are performed each day - a combination acute (time critical) and elective (planned) work.

Mōu | About you
Required skills & experience you will need to be consider for this role:

- Knowledge and understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi
- a minimum of5 years' previous nursing experience, including operating theatres in a tertiary setting
- post-graduate certificate (nursing) achieved or in progress
- enthusiasm and commitment in a changing environment
- strong patient focus
- proven experience leading a team and leading change
- well-developed communication skills

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-directly. Our vision is Healthy People. Excellent Care.

Te Whatu Ora, Waikato serves the largest Māori population and third largest Pacific population in Aotearoa New Zealand. Waikato Hospital in Hamilton is one of New Zealand's largest tertiary, teaching hospitals with over 600 inpatient beds and 22 operating theatres. Clinical specialities include Women's and Children Services, Cardiology / Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oncology and Haematology, Surgical services, and Mental Health and Addiction. Waikato Hospital is the Midland regional referral centre for multiple specialties including trauma surgery, oncology, and neurology.

We are a values-based and inclusive organisation that is committed to deliver the best health outcomes for our total population. Reflecting the population we serve is an important part of the care we deliver to the community. We strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds with the necessary capability and who share our values to apply. We proactively develop pathways that maximise opportunity for Māori and encourage Māori to apply.

He aha Waikato
Waikato is the fourth largest region in Aotearoa New Zealand and located just south of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. It features a wide range of world-class outdoor and cultural experiences. You can surf the world-famous beaches of Whāingaroa Raglan, swim at the beautiful beaches of the Kapanga Coromandel, hike our majestic mountain ranges, tour the Hobbiton shire, experience the magic of the Waitomo glow worm caves, and encounter a vast array of flora and fauna at the remarkable Maungatautari Ecological Reserve.

Waikato is the home of the Kiingitanga and rich in Māori culture. Waikato Hospital sits on whenua gifted by Waikato iwi, situated on the banks of the mighty Waikato Awa, Hamilton is New Zealand's largest metropolitan inland city. Hamilton's vibrant city centre and rich cultural mix makes it an ideal place to experience the authentic friendly Kiwi lifestyle.

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