Specialty Clinical Nurse - Patient At Risk

## Mo tenei turanga mahi | About this role

• Location :
• Wellington Regional Hospital and Kenepuru Community Hospital
• Contract :
• Permanent, Part Time - 0.3 FTE (Rostered and Rotating)
• Please note this role is open only to current staff of Te Whatu Ora / Health New Zealand Staff.

Please do not apply if you are not employed by Te Whatu Ora / Health New Zealand Staff

Through integration and collaboration, we're building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whanau-centred care, and excellence.

The Specialty Clinical Nurse (SCN) role will ensure timely and effective response to deteriorating patients.

This team supports ward based clinical staff to manage these patients.

This will be a rostered and rotating position of 12 and 8 hour shifts across two campuses - Wellington and Kenepuru.You will be responding to medical emergencies, acute referrals, Korero Mai calls and post ICU to ward discharges in adult, paediatric, mental health and maternity inpatient services.

You will also be expected to provide phone support to our outreach colleagues in Wairarapa.

The service will provide 24 / 7 cover, with the expectation that you will cover a variety of shifts.This role will provide an opportunity to challenge and extend your critical care skills, support and educate others and contribute to the development and growth of the service.

It is a part time permanent position and FTE will 0.3fte.

The salary range for this role is MECA Grade 1 / Step 1 - $114,025 - pro rata.

This gives the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) a catchment population of approximately 1,100,000 and a geographic radius of 300km.

The ICU has responsibility for delivery of care outside of ICU through our Patient at Risk (PAR) Service, and Trauma team.

An established research department supports quality practice for this service.The PAR team covers all adult and paediatric wards, it is a nurse'led team which applies critical care skills to the management of deteriorating and acutely unwell ward patients.

We support patients, their families, and healthcare professionals by : responding to clinical emergencies and acute referrals; monitoring patients recently discharged from ICU; and, providing education and advice in the management of acutely unwell ward patients.The PAR service uses a multi-disciplinary approach to identify patients at risk of or developing critical illness in the general ward environment.

The emphasis is on support and education to ward staff to help them recognise clinical deterioration and rapidly initiate an appropriate escalation of care.

If you have excellent communication skills, the ability to prioritize competing demands and a willingness to share your skills and knowledge we encourage you to apply.Skills & Experience

We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa / New Zealand.Our people are at the heart of everything we do.

Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability.

A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community.

We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Maori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal by 14th October

If you have any questions about the role, please contact

| Location : | Wellington Hospital |

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