Clinical Nurse Specialist- Infection Prevention and

3 months ago

Wellington City, New Zealand Capital & Coast District Health Board Full time

**_Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora - Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District_**

**Location**: Wellington Regional Hospital/Kenepuru Hospital/Hutt Valley Hospital

**Service**: Infection Control Services

**Contract**: 1.0 FTE Full time, Permanent

**Salary**: As per NZNO MECA DNS Grade 4

**Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role**

The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) - Infection Prevention & Control provides specialist nursing advice, care and expertise, both in directing patient care and alongside staff delivering services to patients within Te Whatu Ora-Capital,Coast and Hutt Valley District, PHO, ARC and other Community facilities on request. The focus is on providing leadership to direct and support implementation of the infection prevention & control programme through role modelling expert clinical skills, promoting best practice, facilitating interdisciplinary collaboration and providing education.

The role ensures infectious control policies and procedures are carried out in accordance with the Infection Control Standard (NZS 8134.3:2008), and ensures evaluation through audit programmes are carried out. The role works closely with other members of the infection prevention & control team, including the Infectious Diseases Physician and Laboratory staff

**Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our team**

Infection Prevention and Control is placed within the Infection Service, and provides an integrated infection prevention and control consultative and advisory service across the hospital and healthcare arm of the DHB by providing consultation, liaison, expert advice and knowledge as requested.

Infection Prevention and Control consists of nine part time and full time Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNM and a part time Infectious Disease Consultant and provides services to all areas of Capital and Coast, including, but not limited to, inpatient and outpatient care, ambulatory settings, community services, external contractors to Te Whatu Ora-Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley, long-term care facilities and PHO’s.

The service aims to minimise the spread of healthcare-associated infection in accordance with NZS8134.3:2008 within Capital Coast through:

- Education of staff at all levels and disciplines
- Surveillance and research
- Policy development
- Provision of timely and evidence-based advice
- Development and review of the infection control programme in line with quality processes

You will be joining a highly-experienced team of professionals providing quality patient care, a management team who will value you and support you in your day-to-day work as well as in your professional development. If you have a “can do” attitude and enjoy a variety of settings and want to be part of a team who are very supportive of each other then, this is the position for you.

**Moū - About you**
- Registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand as an RN and has current APC
- Relevant post-graduate qualification or working towards this. Holds Senior/Expert on PDRP or working towards this.
- Significant nursing experience and knowledge in Infection Prevention and Control with a demonstrated high level of clinical competence
- Experience in using research
- Ability to use information technology
- An ability to present to groups/individuals
- Demonstrated ability and an interest in data collection and analysis
- An ability to contribute to policy review

**E pā ana ki a tatou - About us**

Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

To find out more about us click on the following links:
Capital and Coast

Hutt Valley

Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service

**Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply**

Your safety and that of our patients is important to us. It is our expectation that you will be fully vaccinated against COVID 19, having received two doses of an approved COVID 19 vaccination.

**_ Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai_**

**_ By joining together we will succeed_

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