Clinical Nurse Specialist

4 months ago


Hamilton, New Zealand Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Waikato Full time

**Clinical Nurse Specialist - IVIg**

**Job Number**:WAI27649**

**Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity**

We are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to join our Patient Blood Management team in the role of Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) here at Waikato Hospital.

As a successful CNS you will play a key role in monitoring and managing patients receiving Intravenous Immunoglobulin therapy (IVIg).

Day to day you will be working alongside three other nurses who form the Patient Blood Management team; a Clinical Nurse Coordinator and Speciality Clinical Nurses. In addition, you will work alongside Clinical Leads (anaesthetists) who have a special interest in patient blood management and a visiting immunologist.

**Key responsibilities of the role**:

- Monitoring patients already on established IVIg regimes
- Formulating and introducing treatment management plans in consultation with immunologist
- Making adjustments to prescribed therapy to ensure treatment is delivered for optimal affect
- Providing ongoing support and education to patients and staff throughout Te Manawa Taki

**Click here** to view the position description.**
- (Please note position descriptions can only be viewed on the Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora - Waikato website.)_

**Mō tātou Ratonga | About our Service**

Our Patient Blood Management team is committed to providing evidence based, multidisciplinary approaches to improve patients’ medical and surgical management in ways that boost and conserve the patients’ own blood. Improved management results in a reduction in required transfusions of blood products, thus avoiding transfusion-associated complication. Our success is driven by our commitment to improve patient care, reduce inequities and reduce unnecessary spending.

The PBM team work to operationalise Hospital Transfusion Committee initiatives and is involved with supporting everything blood related including policy and process development, data collection and analysis, staff support and education, investigation of wastage and ensuring appropriate access to and use of blood products throughout Waikato.

**Mōu | About you**

Reporting to the Nurse Manager - Theatre & Anaesthesia your role is to build relationships with patients currently receiving IVIg therapy; monitor and review treatment plans and collaborate with medical staff to ensure evidence based best practice is employed.

Day to day work flow and projects will be coordinated with the Clinical Lead and Clinical Nurse Coordinator.
- Hold a Bachelors level degree in nursing
- Demonstrate advanced communication skills
- Have a minimum of 3 years’ experience in haematology or relevant experience with immunoglobulin delivery
- Be self-driven, flexible and demonstrate advanced critical thinking capability
- Experience in delivering education to patients/staff

**Ko ngaa hua o te noho ki roto o Waikato, te mahi hoki ki Te Whatu Ora, Waikato | The Benefits of living in Waikato and working for Te Whatu Ora, Waikato**

Located in the heart of the mighty Waikato, Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, Waikato operates over a number of sites, Hamilton City our main campus and smaller community-based hospitals across our region. Hamilton City has easy access to beaches and mountains, so if your interests range from a host of water sports, mountain biking to vineyard lunches, the area has something for you right on your doorstep. To discover more about our stunning area, please **click here**.
- As part of our Health NZ, Waikato family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- We offer flexible and agile working opportunities alongside our Health NZ, Waikato benefits and staff discount schemes.
- We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

**Tō mātou whakahaere ki te tika, te rerekētanga, me te whai wāhi mai | Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion**

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

**Closing date**:30/08/2024

**Nau mai haere mai - Come join the team



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