Clinical Nurse Specialist For The Wellington Locality Adult Mental Health And Addiction Services

Location : This

position is expected to work from the Wellington Home Base in Adelaide Road and

in the Wellington Community.

Contract : Permanent, Full Time (1 FTE)

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,

whanau-centred care, and excellence.

About the Role

Clinical

Nurse Specialist (CNS) for the Wellington Locality Adult Mental Health and

Addiction services works across the speciality community services in the

Wellington Locality including Wellington Central CMHT, Wellington South CMHT, Tu Honohono, Nga Tai Oranga and TACT, to ensure continuity of care and

best practise standards are applied by the nursing workforce.

In addition, they

provide expertise and specialty advice as required throughout the organisation.

This role will work across the continuum of health care contributing to the

multi- disciplinary team (MDT) with the aim of improving nursing practices and

achieving equitable health outcomes.

Quality

improvement is an important priority.

The CNS will provide leadership across

clinical environments to identify and support practice improvements and the

implementation of evidence-based practice.

Supporting

change implementation is an important aspect of this role.

The environment is

one of continuing change.

The CNS role needs to be an advocate for the

organisation's strategic direction and change programme providing leadership

that enables and supports the change.

The

Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) working in mental health, addiction and

Intellectual Disability services must actively reflect on their work and

practice, they will work in ways that enhance the team to support the recovery

of service users.

The CNS

will respond to the changing needs of the service, performing other tasks as

required.

The

CNS is

expected to contribute to the implementation of District and nursing goals and

values, and to promote Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Capital, Coast and

Hutt Valley as a centre of excellence for nursing practice.

About the Team / Service Location

The

Local Specialist

Adult Mental Health and Addiction Services are delivered from three identified localities

(Wellington City, Kapiti-Porirua, and Hutt Valley-Wairarapa), to provide the specialist mental health and addiction

treatment for tangata whaiora who live in each locality.

Each locality operates

as a single team of clinicians who provide a set of core functions to the local

community from the home bases.

This role

is based in the Wellington City locality which covers from Tawa to Wellington

South.

About you

Essential qualifications, skills

and experience

• Have at least four years'

experience aligning with Mental Health, Addiction or Intellectual Disability

Nursing.

coaching and mentoring approaches

interpersonal and facilitation skills

and quality improvement strategies

Health System understanding including equity issues, professional leadership

and emerging issues for the nursing profession.

Essential Professional

Qualifications / Accreditations / Registrations :

of New Zealand (NCNZ)

Certificate (APC) and scope appropriate to MHAIDS

(leading to registration) or post graduate program in mental health or

intellectual disability nursing.

same (60 credits)

and a personal commitment to on-going learning and development including

attainment / maintenance of PDRP

well-suited to the role will place a high value on the following :

the significance of and obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, including how

to apply Te Tiriti principles in a meaningful way in the nursing role

equitable outcomes for Maori

reviews / polices / strategies that inform the direction of mental health,

addiction and intellectual disability services

professional development strategies

and managing change at a local level

processes and principles including managing projects.

relevant legislation, standards and guidelines Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is 'the weaving of wellness'.

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.

How to Apply

To apply please click 'apply now.'

All applications must be

submitted through our online careers' portal by 26th November.If

you have any questions about the role, please contact

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the

recruitment process, before the closing date of this advertisement.