Clinical Nurse Leader

Southern Cross Christchurch Hospital

Clinical Nurse Leader

Mō te Tūranga | About the Role

We are seeking a Clinical Nurse Leader to join the team at our Christchurch Hospital. We are looking for someone with proven experience in leadership, who can inspire and support our staff in delivering high-quality care. The role is based in Christchurch and focuses on Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) and Plastics surgery. Ideally, you will be an exceptional theatre nurse, bright, with strong interpersonal skills, capable of building and maintaining effective clinical relationships with our surgeons and fellow healthcare professionals.

We are a positive, kind, industrious and fast-moving team, who are people focused, with a good sense of humour! In this fast paced and friendly environment, we are doing complex work and have big ambitions with a vision driven by change.

Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience

• Excellent and proven leadership skills
• Friendly, positive and professional demeanour 
• Registered Nurse with a current practicing certificate and scope of practice applicable to working in a surgical setting  
• A minimum of 5 years of post-registration theatre experience 
• Post graduate qualification in clinical nursing practice or / working towards.  
• Have successfully completed a post-graduate clinical assessment paper or equivalent 
• Tech savvy with an intermediate knowledge of computer systems 

Ngā mea ka taea e mātou te tuku I a koe | What we can offer you: 

• A competitive remuneration package
• Funded Southern Cross Health Insurance 
• Christmas and New Year breaks
• The opportunity to join a team of people who are truly committed to providing safe & quality personalised patient care, with kindness and excellence
• Discounts on products and services from a range of our partners
• Wellbeing programme
• Catered morning tea & fruit
• Opportunities for development and career progression
• Opportunity to be part of Southern Cross networks and committees eg. Hauora Māori, Sustainability & Rainbow Community

Ko wai matou | Our Organisation 

Southern Cross Healthcare is driven by a clear purpose to advance the provision of quality healthcare in Aotearoa New Zealand.  

Our values are at the core of everything we do: 

• Care First - Care is at our heart. It’s the foundation of who we are and how we approach our mahi. Through genuine manaakitanga, we deliver a quality of care that makes healthcare more human.
• Better Together - Our strength comes from connection and collaboration – we bring together our diverse skills, perspectives, and experiences in the spirit of partnership and kotahitanga. We all play our part creating better outcomes for everyone.
• Pursue Excellence - Every day brings a new opportunity to improve, innovate, and excel. We don’t settle for ‘good enough’. We’re here to do our best work, delivering our best care for the people and communities we serve.

We combine the skills of more than 4,000 people, including 2,000 nurses and anaesthetic technicians working with more than 1,200 specialists, surgeons, anaesthetists, and allied health professionals. 

Together, we are one of the largest providers of healthcare in Aotearoa New Zealand and the most trusted brand in our industry.  

Our strong ‘for purpose’ organisational ethos means we don’t merely think in financial quarters, we think in generations and the decades it takes to get there. 

Tō mātou whakahaere ki te tika, te rerekētanga, me te whai wāhi mai | Our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion

As an organisation, we are committed to upholding the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing a culturally safe environment that demonstrates manaakitanga and embraces the unique perspectives and experiences of our people. 

One of our core values, Better Together, drives our aspiration to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of Aotearoa New Zealand and welcome applications from people of all communities and backgrounds.

If you would like to discuss your specific needs and how we can support you, please reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at careers@schl.co.nz for a confidential conversation. 

Haere mai, ā, mā te mahi tahi ka whai wāhi ki tētahi mea whai take, ka āwhina i ngā tāngata ki te whai oranga mā te whakaaro anō ki te tautiaki hauora 

Join us, and together, each of us can be part of something important, helping people live their best lives by reimagining healthcare. 

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