It tells you in the forward reaction cadmium reacts with nickel oxide. Therefore you have to reverse the top equation and add it to the other reaction to get your forward reaction.
The reverse reaction is just going to be your forward reaction reversed so just swap reactants with products. You should get Cd(OH)2 + Ni(OH)2 ---> Cd + NiO2 + 2H2O
You're on the right lines. Reverse the more negative one, like normal, and write out the full equation. That is the forward reaction, so recharging would simply be the reverse of that.