Charge Nurse Manager, Older Persons And Rehabilitation

• Waikato Hospital
• Charge Nurse Manager Ward OPR 3
• Permanent, Full-time 1.0FTE

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

The role is responsible for managing the systems, processes, and resources that support staff in meeting the needs of patients and Tangata Whaiora. It oversees people, operations, and resources within a defined area to ensure the service delivered is consistently high in quality. The role holds accountability for one or more care areas and provides clinical leadership to the multidisciplinary team. It also offers professional leadership to the nursing team by supporting the development of nursing practice, maintaining service standards, and monitoring quality. The role contributes to the strategic direction of its allocated care areas, builds a professional and respectful workplace culture, and encourages clear communication. It also uses ward-level data to monitor outcomes and support both staff safety and patient safety.

Key responsibilities:

• Oversight of patient care, including inpatient areas
• Managing and support ward staff
• Leading quality initiatives
• Managing incidents and risks
• leading change and improvement projects
• Supporting a team to provide excellent patient care.

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About the Service

OPR3 is a 26-bedded Acute Medical Ward and part of the Medicine, ED and OPR Directorate at Health NZ Waikato. OPR3 specialises in a wide range of medical conditions for patients over 16 years of age.

Our purpose is to provide short term, assessment, monitoring and treatments for patients with serious or unstable medical conditions and safely transition them back into their home

About you

Essential requirements:

• Registration with the Nursing Council of New
• A current practising
• Expert level on the Nurses Professional Development and Recognition Programme (PDRP) or if appropriate has achieved senior nurse level on the Senior Nurses PDRP.
• 7+ years experience in leadership in a complex health-related environment with Medicine and Older Persons, Rehabilitation clinical expertise.
• A minimum of 5 years nursing experience
• Demonstrated excellent communication and leadership skills
• Proven team building and leadership strengths
• Completed or is undertaking postgraduate study
• Previous experience working within a senior nurse role
• Focus on staff safety and wellbeing, patient safety and quality improvement
• Support staff to provide excellent clinical care, as their main priority
• Show evidence of leading change and positively influencing service culture
• Knowledge and understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi

The successful candidate will:

• Have competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting their journey and taking ownership of their learning and growth.
• Be able to demonstrate leadership experience in terms of managing complex dynamics associated with multi-professional groups.
• Be able to assess and make effective decisions under pressure in complex situations and use their own judgement to problem solve.
• Understand how to use data to improve quality, performance and
• Have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy within New
• Demonstrate highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, including the capacity to negotiate, resolve conflict and positively influence and motivate

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 Māori, 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 5 December 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Rachael Devey at rachael.devey@tewhatuora.govt.nz

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