Clinical Nurse Specialist

17 hours ago


Christchurch, New Zealand Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Full time

**Ashburton Hospital**:

- ** Permanent, part-time 0.6FTE**:
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**

Wound/Stoma Clinical Nurse Specialist. Responsible for specialist assessment and advise for wound and stomal therapy. Will work in Mid-Canterbury with the community teams but linked to the specialty service in Christchurch.

**About the Service**

One of only four level three rural hospitals in the South Island, and the largest rural health facility in Canterbury, Ashburton and Rural Health Services provide a range of Inpatient, Day patient, Outpatient and Community based services to the community. Best responding to the unique needs of the surrounding rural communities, Ashburton and Rural Health Services - rural generalist model of care emphasises integrated care across all their settings.

You will also work alongside the vascular/stomal team based in Ashburton and Christchurch.

**About You**

As the Clinical Nurse Specialist in wound/stoma, you will work within the CNS team at Ashburton Hospital to provide expert knowledge in the management of patient care whilst working alongside the family/whanau to optimise outcomes. You will have at least five years - experience working either within the clinical speciality or a relevant senior nursing role.

As a senior Registered Nurse, you will be an expert at leading and developing nursing practice, auditing, quality improvement and improving overall clinical expertise.

Commitment to post graduate study is an essential component of this role, either having completed or being on the post graduate pathway to complete within an agreed timeframe.

This is an excellent opportunity to join and provide leadership in a rural community 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.

**Skills and Experience**
- Guiding and leading others in their clinical decision making, implementation and evaluation of care;
- Providing timely nursing care to optimise outcomes;
- Using advanced health assessment skills in the assessment of patients and critiques own practice to maintain clinical competence;
- Leads system change to improve health outcomes through evidence based practise;
- Collaborates with the patient and multidisciplinary team to plan and implement diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions to attain, promote, maintain and/or restore health.

**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_**

**How to Apply



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