Clinical Leader - Waikato

Our frontline kaimahi impact the lives of whānau 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 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, Kaiāwhina and Karitāne you lead can consistently deliver quality service to the whānau 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 supporting their ongoing development, whether it is submitting their PDRP portfolio or completing their PG Cert or HW Cert.

He kōrero mōu | 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 others
• harness, develop and celebrate the unique skills each kaimahi brings
• communicate messages and deliver feedback in mana enhancing way
• have exceptional time management skills
• make decisions based on data which 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 whānau 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.

 

Ngā tohu motuhake | Important qualifications

To be successful you will have:

 

• A current NZ Nursing Council Annual Practicing Certificate
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and an ability to build strong professional relationships with staff and stakeholders
• Knowledge and understanding of Te Tiriti ō Waitangi and its application to improving health outcomes for whānau Māori, as well as a commitment/interest in Te Reo Māori me ngā tikanga
• An understanding of equity and how this applies to your practice and health outcomes

 

Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou | What we offer

 

• Ongoing opportunities for personal and professional development 
• Various wellbeing schemes such as a Wellbeing Day: use one of your sick leave days to proactively protect your well being
• In line with our ongoing goal to support our kaimahi to thrive in a culturally safe environment, we have multiple community of interests for kaimahi Māori, Pasifika, Asian and more. To support your growth in practice, we have dedicated space and time where our Kaimahi Māori gather quarterly by region and as nationally once a year.

 

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

For further information or a confidential conversation, please contact Clinical Services Manager Carena Nagle on Carena.Nagle@plunket.org.nz.

Applications close 26 January 2025

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Kotahi mano ngā rā hiki te oranga mo ngā whakatipuranga, i roto i  ngā  hapori 

In the first 1000 days setting the path of wellness in our communities, for generations to come

Whānau Āwhina Plunket is committed to supporting the health and wellbeing of pēpi, tamariki and their whānau/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 whānau 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.