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Clinical Nurse Specialist, Stroke

  • Auckland
  • Part time
  • Healthcare
  • Posted 3 days ago
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Job Description

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

  • Part Time Permanent Role (0.9 FTE)
  • Rostered Shifts(day)
  • Senior Nursing Opportunity

Are you looking for an exciting and challenging opportunity that will allow you to develop and extend your specialist nurse skills within an established Stroke service?

Health New Zealand Counties Manukau is a dynamic and progressive organisation at the forefront of innovative health delivery, working with New Zealand's most culturally diverse populations.

We are seeking an experienced and dedicated Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) to join our dynamic Stroke Service team. This pivotal role will involve working across a variety of settings, including the hospital, community, and primary care, to enhance the management of cerebral vascular disease, particularly focusing on stroke and Transient Ischemic Attacks (TIA). The primary goal is to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions while ensuring that necessary admissions are facilitated smoothly.

The role of the CNS in the Stroke Service is diverse. Working alongside Acute stroke team in leading acute stroke care across the hospital. There is also a non-clinical component contributing to audit, research and teaching.

We require someone with significant hospital experience, knowledge of policy development, surveillance/auditing experience within a hospital setting, able to demonstrate leadership qualities, excellent communication and presentation skills, a team player, computer savvy, and a genuine interest and commitment to quality and service.

We Offer:

  • A supportive, innovative, and collaborative working environment.
  • Opportunities for ongoing professional development
  • The chance to make a significant impact on the lives of stroke and TIA patients and their families.

Essential:

  • NZ Registered Nurse with Current Annual Practising Certificate
  • 5 + years clinical nursing experience in NZ
  • Stroke nursing experience preferred
  • Postgraduate Qualifications or currently studying towards this or the commitment to pursue relevant PG education

Apply online now at https://careers.countiesmanukau.health.nz/working-here/

For an informal discussion regarding the role please contact Sumi Sahadew Service Manager on 021892402 or Fran Upoko on (09) 276 0044 ext 53449 in the Recruitment Centre.

Please note: The Recruitment Centre will be closed from the 25th of December to 5th of January.

Applications close: 10th January 2025

Job number: CMH202414679

At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us. We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community. To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind –Manaakitanga, Together –Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today.