Clinical Nurse Specialist

2 weeks ago


Christchurch, New Zealand Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand Waitaha Canterbury Full time

**Clinical Nurse Specialist - Fixed term from 17**th** April 2024 until 17**th** February 2025 in North Inpatient Unit, Te Awakura, Specialist Mental Health Services**
- 1 FTE, permanent position working Monday to Friday.
- Clinical leadership role for an experienced registered nurse in Mental Health
- ** Must have at least 3 years recent experience in an adult acute inpatient unit**:

- ** Must either hold or** have commenced the post graduate pathway with the focus on nursing.
- ** Registered with the Nursing Council of New Zealand with current APC **and must have a mental health scope of practice
- Excellent communication and time management skills
- Adherence to guidelines of Cultural Safety and the Treaty of Waitangi

**Mō te tūnga | About the role**

Te Awakura is a 64 bed adult acute inpatient unit that provides 24 hour care for consumers with mental illness. Our model of care focuses on integrated multidisciplinary teams, providing excellent care for consumers in the least restrictive manner. There are four wards that form Te Awakura: North, East, South and West.

North Ward, comprising of a 16 bed unit within Te Awakura, services the North side of Christchurch. We work closely with our outpatient team and other community services. We are made up of passionate clinicians who work in the patients’ best interests at all times. We have a supportive team culture and encourage opportunities for growth and development.

**Pehea | About You**

This full time, permanent position in Te Awakura offers an exciting opportunity for a dedicated and motivated individual who is looking to expand their career pathway to take on a clinical leadership role. With your proven ability to lead, you will be an expert at developing and extending nursing practice, assisting with performance appraisals, auditing, quality improvement, and providing overall clinical expertise and mentorship within the team, enabling them to continue to deliver a high standard of care.

This job requires:

- Experienced, Specialist Mental Health Nurse, Registered with the Nursing Council of New Zealand with a current APC - must include scope for Mental Health Nursing.
- Adhere to guidelines of Cultural Safety and the Treaty of Waitangi
- Motivated and flexible self-starter with the ability to work both in a team and autonomously
- Expert clinical nursing knowledge and leadership ability. A commitment to post graduate study either having completed or have commenced the post graduate pathway
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and time management skills
- Extensive experience working within mental health is essential - you will hold a relevant post graduate qualification or be working towards one, and have a least three years post graduate experience in mental health.
- The ability to be adaptable, flexible and solution focused.
- As a role model it is expected you will engage with nursing staff and members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team to ensure effective relationships are developed and maintained, therefore your integrity, excellent interpersonal skills, effective organisational and time management skills and clinical credibility are imperative to the success of this role

**Mō mātou | About Us**

Specialist Mental Health Services are an interdisciplinary team that forms part of Health NZ | Te Whatu Ora - Waitaha Canterbury. We are committed to working and partnering with tāngata whaiora and their whānau. Constantly striving to work within our philosophy; we develop therapeutic, supportive and empowering relationships with our consumers, enabling them to achieve their personal goals and aspirations.

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