Our frontline kaimahi impact the lives of whanau from across Aotearoa on a day-to-day basis, providing reassurance and clinical advice in homes, clinics and community settings.
Here is your chance to make a real change for your community while growing your career.
We are seeking a Clinical Leader with energy, resilience, commitment, and drive, who can inspire and lead our teams.
This is a permanent Monday - Friday full-time role based in Waikato.
We are open to applications from candidates across the Waikato region, and regular travel to meet with your team members will be part of this role (in a Plunket vehicle).
Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity This is a dynamic role where the needs of the front line team will dictate the direction of your mahi and require you to adapt to the changing demands of your team.
You will field clinical and operational escalations which will require advanced problem-solving and decision-making skills.
You'll provide leadership and remove barriers so the team of Registered Nurses, Kaiawhina, and Karitane you lead can consistently deliver quality service to the whanau we serve.
You'll guide each individual to reach their full potential through tailored coaching and feedback and build a high-performing team through facilitating meaningful team hui where you communicate key messages, encourage healthy collaboration, and celebrate successes in your area.
As the need arises, you'll recruit and orientate new kaimahi and support their ongoing development, whether it is submitting their PDRP portfolio or completing their PG Cert or HW Cert.
He korero mou | About you You will be a confident nurse who has developed leadership skills either through your day job or outside of work, specifically, the ability to:
understand individual drivers and motivate othersharness, develop and celebrate the unique skills each kaimahi bringscommunicate messages and deliver feedback in a mana-enhancing wayhave exceptional time management skillsmake decisions based on data with a focus on supporting our equity journey.This role calls for someone that embraces uara (values) when working in partnership with the team you lead, the colleagues around you, and the whanau we serve, who are our ultimate priority.
You will also bring a deep desire to create and contribute, and a willingness to take risks and challenge the status quo.
Nga tohu motuhake | Important qualifications To be successful you will have:
A current NZ Nursing Council Annual Practicing CertificateExcellent interpersonal and communication skills and an ability to build strong professional relationships with staff and stakeholdersKnowledge and understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its application to improving health outcomes for whanau Maori, as well as a commitment/interest in Te Reo Maori me nga tikangaAn understanding of equity and how this applies to your practice and health outcomesNga ahuatanga kei a matou | What we offer Ongoing opportunities for personal and professional developmentVarious wellbeing schemes such as a Wellbeing Day: use one of your sick leave days to proactively protect your well-beingIn line with our ongoing goal to support our kaimahi to thrive in a culturally safe environment, we have multiple communities of interest for kaimahi Maori, Pasifika, Asian, and more.
To support your growth in practice, we have dedicated space and time where our Kaimahi Maori gather quarterly by region and nationally once a year.Me pehea te tuku tono | How to apply For further information or a confidential conversation, please contact Clinical Services Manager Carena Nagle at ******.
Applications close 26 January 2025.
Kotahi manongarahikiteorangamongawhakatipuranga, i rotoi nga hapori In the first 1000 days setting the path of wellness in our communities, for generations to come.
Whanau Awhina Plunket is committed to supporting the health and wellbeing of pepi, tamariki, and their whanau/family.
We have committed to adopting a pro-equity approach where we give life to the Treaty principles of tino rangatiratanga, partnership, active protection, equity, and options in our mahi/work to ensure healthy tamariki, confident whanau, and connected communities.
This journey is creating exciting career opportunities - If you would like to contribute to the important mahi we do, nau mai, haere mai.
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