Clinical Nurse Specialist - Southern Dialysis Service

Job Description

Clinical Nurse Specialist - Southern Dialysis Service Clinical Nurse Specialist – Southern Dialysis Service Salary Band $118,941 – $130,866 p.a pro rata 0.8 FTE / 64 hours per fortnight 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. Help shape the future of dialysis care in Southern. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Southern Dialysis Service in a newly developed CNS role working as part of a team of three Dialysis CNS's across Dunedin and Invercargill. You'll provide advanced clinical care for people living with kidney disease across home, community, outpatient and hospital settings, supporting patients and whānau through different stages of their dialysis journey. No two days will necessarily look the same. You might be reviewing someone at home, running a CNS-led clinic, supporting a change in dialysis therapy, providing specialist advice or working alongside inpatient and multidisciplinary teams when a dialysis patient becomes acutely unwell. And because this is a new role and model of care you won't just step into an established way of working. You'll have the opportunity to help shape what advanced dialysis nursing looks like across Southern About the Role Providing advanced assessment, clinical decision-making and specialist dialysis care. Supporting home haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis through clinics, home visits, training and ongoing review. Providing specialist input for complex and acutely unwell dialysis patients. Coordinating care across home, community and hospital settings. Providing specialist advice, education and coaching to patients, whānau and staff. Leading and contributing to quality improvement, evidence-based practice and new models of care. Championing equitable, culturally safe and patient-centred care. About the Team/Service/ Location Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora - Southern has the largest geographical coverage of all the New Zealand regions, providing services to 350,000 people in diverse communities. We take pride in all the services we provide, and our aim is to improve, promote and protect the health of our region. We believe that our dedicated and passionate staff are a significant driving force behind the achievement of these standards, and we need more like-minded people to help us continue providing for our community. About you Clinical expertise matters, but how you think, work and contribute to the team matters just as much. We're looking for someone who: Is clinically curious, thinks critically and enjoys solving complex problems. Is confident working autonomously while being a great team player. Can prioritise, adapt and pivot when things change. Builds strong relationships with patients, whānau and the wider multidisciplinary team. Role models clinical excellence through their practice, communication and work ethic. Brings ideas, looks for better ways of doing things and has the drive to turn ideas into action. Is committed to developing their advanced nursing practice, with the potential to progress toward Nurse Practitioner practice. Not a CNS yet? We'd still like to hear from you. If you're an experienced RN with strong clinical skills and relevant renal, dialysis or complex acute-care experience, don't let that stop you from applying. For the right person, we'll support development toward CNS-level practice through postgraduate study, mentoring and advanced clinical development. For someone with the aptitude and ambition, there may also be an opportunity to work with the service toward a future Nurse Practitioner pathway in renal and dialysis care. We'd love to hear your story Along with your CV, please include a cover letter telling us who you are, what motivates you and why this opportunity caught your attention. A genuine, thoughtful cover letter helps your application stand out and gives us a sense of what you could bring to our team. If you want to grow your advanced nursing practice, make a real difference for patients and whānau, and help shape something new rather than simply step into what already exists, we'd love to hear from 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. Salary Range This role is covered by the terms and conditions of the NZNO CEA and the salary will be in accordance with the DSN Pay Scale Grade 2, between $118,941 and $130,866 p.a dependant on relevant experience. All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal by 15 October 2026. If you have any questions about the role, please contact so.recruitment @tewhatuora.govt.nz We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert. #J-18808-Ljbffr