Charge Nurse OPAL

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Registered Nurses

Have it all with a great career and lifestyle....

at MidCentral! 

We are seeking a permanent full time Charge Nurse for the OPAL (Older Persons Assessment and Liaison) ward at Palmerston North hospital.  The position is Monday-Friday, excluding statutory holidays.

The OPAL Ward is a 31 bed acute care ward which provides specialist geriatric and multidisciplinary team led care for older people with frailty. 

OPAL ward goals are to improve functional outcomes, reduce in-hospital complications and facilitate timely transfer of care back to the community for older adults with frailty, by promoting early mobilisation to prevent deconditioning, focusing on what's important to the patient and developing an integrated and coordinated care plan in conjunction with the patient, whānau and primary care team.

The OPAL unit model of care is based on comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA), which is a multidimensional, interdisciplinary, diagnostic process focused on determining an older person's medical, psychological and functional capability in order to develop a coordinated and integrated plan for treatment and long term follow up

The Charge Nurse leads the team in ensuring high quality patient focused nursing care is delivered. The Charge Nurse leads the development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of patient focused nursing care, promoting excellence, continuity and collaboration within the inter-disciplinary team and with families, to improve patient health outcomes.  The Charge Nurse has the opportunity to contribute both at an operational and a strategic level to developments within the service. 

This position would suit a Registered Nurse with proven clinical and team leadership and management abilities, advanced patient assessment skills, excellent interpersonal communication and leadership skills, a proven ability to achieve desired outcomes within a changing and often unpredictable environment, computer knowledge and skills, and a demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development. Experience of change management and working within a multi-disciplinary team will also be paramount.

Essential criteria will include:

• Current registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand with no restrictions
• A minimum of 5 years post registration experience in older adult and/or medical/surgical nursing and/or demonstrate expert clinical and professional practice developed through experience and theoretical knowledge 
• Recent experience at Associate Charge Nurse level and/or recognized by peers as a leader of nursing practice and staff
• Post graduate qualification in the specialty or willingness to work towards 
• Professional Development Recognition Programme (PDRP) Level 4 (or equivalent)
• Sound communication and people management skills
• Excellent organisational/time management skills
• Evidence of change management and project work

Your CV must provide valid evidence of the essential criteria upon application.

If you are interested in finding out more about this exciting opportunity to expand your nursing leadership experience within a supportive environment, you are welcome to contact Denise White, Ringatohu Tapuhi Associate Director of Nursing, Te Uru Whakamauora Healthy Ageing and Rehabilitation. Email: denise.white@midcentraldhb.govt.nz

Our Organisation

Te Pae Hauora o Ruahine o Tararua MidCentral (MidCentral) is part of Health New Zealand, Te Whatu Ora and provides healthcare services to over 180,000 people across the Manawatū, Horowhenua and Tararua regions. With a large hospital campus in Palmerston North, it also provides key health care and support services to neighbouring communities.

Come and join us

Employing over 2500 people, MidCentral offers a supportive work environment that accepts and values all employees.  We actively seek Māori kaimahi into our workforce and provide an environment which delivers our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

MidCentral region offers an excellent lifestyle for families with scenic spots for hiking and mountain-biking, great schools and tertiary institutions.  With the mountains, city and sea at your doorstep, you'll get to taste the best of both worlds – the perfect blend of rural and city living.

Benefits

• An encouraging learning environment where you will continue to grow and be challenged

• A professional and supportive culture and team setting

• Fulfilling and challenging work with great lifestyle options

• Tailored wellness programmes

How to apply

To view the position description and/or apply for the role (by submitting your cover letter and CV), please click “APPLY NOW.”  For tracking and reporting purposes, all applications must be submitted through our online career portal.

We are looking to fill this position as soon as possible so may withdraw the advert if the perfect candidate is found before the expiry date.

We strive to be a place where people love to work and learn. We aim to develop a diverse team that reflects the communities that we serve and we welcome people of all ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, religious and political beliefs, socio-economic situations and accessibility needs.

MidCentral actively seeks Māori into our workforce to reflect the community we serve.

Some positions are defined as a Core Children's worker under the Children's Act and require full safety checks completed before employment commences.