Clinical Nurse Specialist - Intensive Care Unit

• Waipapa Hospital, Christchurch
• 1.0FTE (40 hours a week), Permanent role

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, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the Role

We are looking for a Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our team and provide clinical expertise and support to our large and diverse nursing staff.

As a Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will be part of the Senior Nursing Team. You will be expected to identify and support practice improvements and the implementation of best practice to ensure the highest of safe and competent practice is delivered in our Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Whilst proactively anticipating the complex needs of patients within the specialty using expert nursing knowledge, critical reasoning, diagnostic enquiry to independently assess, and undertake advanced clinical interventions and coordinate care.

Shifts are 8 or 10 hours, Monday to Friday. Shifts will be discussed at interview stage

About the Service

Our Intensive Care Unit is a tertiary level 3 ICU covering cardiothoracic surgery, neurosurgery, trauma, paediatric and all general specialty patients requiring intensive care.

About you

As an advanced, specialised practitioner you will thrive in an environment where collaboration and teamwork are highly valued. You will work with a diverse group of teams to provide advanced clinical care and nursing expertise to the patients and their whanau/ families.

By utilizing your advanced knowledge and clinical skills in collaboration with nursing and medical staff, the multidisciplinary team and other external agencies you will contribute to the development and maintenance of high quality evidenced based practice.

• Current experience working in a New Zealand Intensive Care environment
• Hold a Graduate Certificate or higher relevant to Intensive Care Nursing and willingness to engage in ongoing Post Grad education.
• Demonstrated ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively with other professionals
• Initiative, solution focused with excellent time management skills and the ability to effectively and efficiently complete tasks
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the proven ability to engage people at all levels
• Ability to share and demonstrate specialist knowledge and skills
• Registered with the Nursing Council of New Zealand with a current Annual Practising Certificate (APC)
  

Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is - the weaving of wellnesses. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

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.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

• We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.
• We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to Apply
To view the position description and/or apply for the role please click - apply now. - All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Nila at nila.gopal@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz