Associate Charge Nurse Manager Flight Service

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ABOUT THE COMPANY 

Capital and Coast DHB (CCDHB) is located centrally in Wellington and has the equivalent of around 4,300 full time staff, making us a major employer in the Wellington region. We are also the leading provider of a number of specialist services, including neurosurgery, oncology, neonatal intensive care, and specialised mental health services, for the upper South and lower North Islands, a population of about 900,000 people. Our DHB has an annual budget of more than $1 billion, which we use to deliver health services directly and contract external providers to provide care, such as general practices, rest homes and pharmacists. 

CCDHB operates two hospitals – Wellington Regional Hospital in Newtown and Kenepuru Hospital in Porirua – as well as the Kapiti Health Centre in Paraparaumu.

Wellington is New Zealand’s capital. It is a “foodies” paradise, cultural art-loving harbour city, and a place you quickly begin to call home. Wellington has been named the best place to live in the world by Deutsche Bank’s 2017 study of 47 cities globally ranked. According to Deutsche Bank, it is also officially the city with the world's highest quality of life and has the least pollution of any city ranked.

ABOUT THE ROLE 

The Associate Charge Nurse Manager (ACNM) Flight will provide day to day clinical and operational co-ordination for the Flight Service.  

The role is broad and includes the co-ordination, triage and tasking of all adult and paediatric transfers and optimising patient flow through prompt and efficient resource utilisation. The role is crucial in the national scheme of aeromedical services and requires excellent communication and coordination with other regional and national services.

DUTIES

• Coordination of acute air and road retrievals and elective inter hospital transfers (IHT)
• Facilitating appropriate transport modality and clinical team
• Application of critical care and aeromedical clinical expertise to ensure appropriate tasking and triage within the clinical governance structure of the Intensive Care Service
• Efficient communication within and outside of the DHB to facilitate safe and timely transfer of patients
• Working collaboratively alongside the IOC team to ensure efficient, patient flow and effective transfer of patients 

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Must have critical nursing experience
• Must hold or be working towards a relevant postgraduate qualification in critical care and/or aeromedical retrieval 
• 5 years acute care nursing experience
• Interest in leadership and coordination
• Significant progress on the PDRP 

Overseas applicants should first establish their eligibility for registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand and further information is available on nursingcouncil.org.nz

BENEFITS

Capability development is a high priority for CCDHB. Professional development opportunities are a given, as well as the ability to upskill and to take on other roles. People and their skills are highly valued at CCDHB.

Staff benefits include discounts from many companies throughout the region, access to a cost-effective gym including exercise classes and use of two low-cost holiday homes at Taupo. 

HOW TO APPLY

Applications will not be accepted via email. All candidates applying for any of our current vacancies must complete an online CCDHB application form by clicking the 'Apply Now' button. 

Applications close on 15 July 2018. Please ensure your uploaded CV and cover letter is in either Word or PDF format. For further information on this role, please email [email protected] and please indicate the vacancy number (NM0137-18) and job title in the subject line.