Associate Charge Nurse

• Waikato Hospital M5 Haematology/Oncology Inpatient Unit
• Permanent Full-Time Position 40 hours per week
• Associate Charge Nurse Manager
• If you are looking for a new challenge, have a proven track record of leadership and are passionate in promoting gold standards of care, then we are seeking someone like you to join our team.

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

As the ACNM, you will collaborate closely with the Charge Nurse Manager (CNM) to drive organizational objectives and ensure that departmental standards consistently meet and exceed expectations. Your role will involve providing clinical leadership on the floor to bring about practice improvements, coaching, and guidance to the nursing team, contributing to the day-to-day operations and strategic direction of the department.

You will work alongside the Charge Nurse Manager, and be part of a dedicated team, fostering a culture of encouragement, support, and continuous development for our staff. As the ACNM, you will have an eye for detail, an interest in patient bed flow and the improvement of care quality outcomes. You will be working office hours on weekdays.

Key responsibilities of the role:

• Provide clinical leadership to establish and maintain a high standard of person-centred and whanau-centred care within the allocated resources.
• Role model expert clinical practice in the care and management of patients. Mentor staff to ensure high standards of care.
• Maintain a safe clinical and operational environment by promoting risk minimization activities. Participate in clinical and KPI audits and other quality and risk mitigating initiatives including accreditations, certifications, and incident reporting.
• Manage workflow and workload across the clinical area by ensuring appropriate staff skill mix, and contributing to efficient and safe patient flow, in and out, and in between clinical services.
• Involved in staff recruitment and development by maintaining staff portfolios and conducting staff appraisals.

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About the Team/Service

Ward M5 is part of the six regional cancer centres in New Zealand providing comprehensive Haematology, Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology and Palliative Care services to the Midland Region. The 34-bed inpatient ward provides treatment and supportive cares to patients with a cancer diagnosis or blood disorders, requiring chemotherapy, autologous stem cell transplants, radiation, palliative care, and treatment for non-malignant haematological disorders.

About you

Skills and experience youll need to be considered for the role:

Essential:

• Have a current New Zealand Annual Practicing Certificate

• Senior registered nurses with a minimum of 5 years recent clinical experience.

• Relevant academic postgraduate qualifications or working towards a Postgraduate Certificate.
• Demonstrate the highest standards of personal, professional and institutional behaviour through commitment, loyalty, and integrity.
• Strong communication and leadership skills complemented by your knowledge of, and experience in clinical quality, safety and best practice.
• Proficiency in implementing Te Tiriti o Waitangi in practice.

Preferred:

• Experience with Chemotherapy Administration.
• Computer Literacy at an intermediate level with proven ability in the use of Trendcare, Oracle, Taleo Recruitment or has the ability to support staff with the same.

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand/Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Maori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities

How to Apply

To apply please click Apply online or apply via our Waikato Careers website by clicking here.

All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59 pm on 19 November 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Shivani Kulkarni at

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.