Clinical Nurse Specialist - PAR service
Job Description
Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role
Location: Hawkes Bay Fallen Soldiers Memorial Hospital
Service/ Department: Emergency Department
Contract: Permanent, Part-Time (0.6 FTE), Rostered Shifts
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 seeking a dedicated Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our team at Hawkes Bay Fallen Soldiers Memorial Hospital. This position has become available to further support our commitment to delivering high-quality, specialized nursing care within our community. As a Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will play a pivotal role in providing expert clinical leadership, promoting best practices, and supporting patient-centered care. You will work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to ensure comprehensive care pathways for patients.
To learn more about the role and to review the position profile, click here.
About the Team/Service/ Location:
Our department is a dynamic and supportive team dedicated to enhancing patient outcomes through specialized care and innovative practices. Located in the heart of Hawkes Bay, our facility provides services to a diverse community, emphasizing collaborative, holistic, and whānau-centered approaches to healthcare.
About you:
We are looking for an experienced nursing professional with a strong background in clinical specialties, leadership skills, and a dedication to continuous improvement in patient care. The ideal candidate will have:
- Proven experience in a specialized clinical nursing role, ideally at an advanced level
- Strong clinical assessment, planning, and decision-making skills
- Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
- Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth (mandatory)
- Experience in projects / initiatives which give effect to Te Tiriti principals and frameworks, and the application of Mātauranga Māori and Kaupapa Māori approaches, particularly as they apply in healthcare settings. (mandatory)
Working for 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. 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 before 11:59pm of closing date. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Hayley at janet.how@hbdhb.govt.nz
Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.