Nurse Coordinator Quality and Risk

Nurse Coordinator Quality and Risk 

• Permanent - 0.7 FTE (28 hours per week)
• Monday to Friday Hours - Flexible Hours
• Based at Timaru Hospital

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the Role

Right now, we’re looking for a Registered Nurse to join the Quality & Risk team and facilitate organisational quality systems and support staff in the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of service improvement initiatives. 

The person in the role is responsible for contemporary quality and risk management knowledge and practices to ensure managers and staff have tools and techniques to enable decision making and integration of quality improvement and risk management into service delivery.

About you

This role is suited to an experienced Registered Nurse who will support the organisation to uphold Ngā paerewa Health and Disability Sector Standards and can demonstrate leading quality and service improvement and able to coordinate complaints and serious adverse events and investigation.  Other experience needed includes:

• Current NZ APC
• Working knowledge of the New Zealand Health sector and health equity
• Knowledge and experience with a wide variety of health and safety standards (as outlined in the position description)
• Can work with a range of stakeholders, patients and their families/whānau
  

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

Salary Range

This role is covered by the terms and conditions of the relevant Nursing Collective and the Pay Scale, determined on relevant experience.

How to Apply

Please apply for this vacancy online at https://scdhb.careercentre.net.nz

If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Human Resources by phoning 03 687-2230.

Close Date:  7 December 2025