Clinical Nurse Specialist - Paediatric High Dependency Unit

Clinical Nurse Specialist - Paediatric High Dependency Unit

• 1FTE (40 hours a week), Permanent role or 2x 0.5FTE (20 hours a week) Job Share may be considered
• Monday to Friday (hours to be discussed at interview stage)

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a senior paediatric Registered Nurse to join a multi-disciplinary team as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in the High Dependency Unit.

The service is both diverse and challenging as they care for our paediatric patients who require specialist treatment for a wide range of diagnoses. You will require excellent assessment skills and a sound broad knowledge of paediatric conditions. With the proven ability to lead, you will be an expert at mentoring and facilitating the development of nursing practice, assisting with performance appraisals, auditing, quality improvement and providing overall clinical expertise within the team to enable them to continue to deliver a high standard of care.

As a role model it is expected you will engage with nursing staff and members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure effective relationships are developed and maintained, therefore your integrity, excellent interpersonal skills, effective organisational and time management skills and clinical credibility are imperative to the success of this role.

About the Service

Children's High Care is an 8 bedded unit and supports patients under the care of all paediatric specialties who require a higher level of monitoring or more intensive nursing care. We have a variety of patient types including infants, children, and young people with medical, surgical, oncology / haematology conditions and injuries from trauma.

About you

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.

How to Apply

To apply please click ' apply now '. All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by Monday 20th October. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Nila

Job details

Job Reference : PC

Location : South Island - Canterbury - Christchurch

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