Nurse Coordinator

**Where you’ll be working**:Based at Waikato Hospital with regular trips to our other District sites

**The details**:Permanent Part-time - 0.6 FTE (3 days a week) - need to be flexible with hours

**Salary details**:Senior Nurse Grade 3 NZNO MECA
- **Be part of the national transformation in Health**
- **Contribute to safe staffing**
- **Work across our district**
- **Help improve the quality of patient care**

**Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity**

An exciting new position rolling out the Diamond Ward project, working with the Care Capacity Demand Management/Releasing time to care (CCDM/RTC) team. The Diamond Ward project seeks to build increased resilience on our wards working with Charge Nurses and Midwives to implement a professional practice model leaning in the Nurse Advisory work “the Cracks in the Foundation”. This role will re-energise Team nursing, support nurses to become patient safety champions, Integrate CCDM changes, support the RTC Coordinators and implementation of Dedicated education units.

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**Mō tātou Ratonga | About our Service**

The Releasing time to Care and Care Capacity Demand Management team, is a team of nurse coordinators led by the Deputy Chief Nurse holding the portfolio of CCDM | RTC | and innovation in practice. This position will support this work by implementing a project and education plan to roll out the Diamond ward principles.

**Mōu | About you**

Required skills & experience you will need to be considered for this role:

- Knowledge and understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi
- Project management experience.
- Expert knowledge of RTC
- Able to build and maintain good relationships across the district

**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 c