Clinical Nurse Specialist, Stroke Service

**Our Organisation**
Te Pae Hauora o Ruahine o Tararua MidCentral (MidCentral) is part of Te Whatu Ora, Health New Zealand and provides healthcare services to over 180,000 people across the Manawatū, Horowhenua and Tararua regions. With a large hospital campus in Palmerston North, it also provides key health care and support services to neighbouring communities.

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**The Opportunity**

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) to join the Acute Stroke Service.

This is a permanent part time position working 20 hours per week - 0.5 FTE.

The CNS will support the existing CNS in the provision of expert nursing support to health professionals in the care and treatment of patients who have suffered an acute stroke or TIA. The CNS will role model effective evidenced based practice and support the coordination of care through collaborative workings of multidisciplinary teams across the secondary health care settings.

The CNS role is a dynamic position, which also guides nursing and system interventions of acute stroke care to improve patient outcomes, whilst providing support and information to patients and Whanau.

This is an excellent opportunity for an individual who has the necessary clinical and interpersonal skills to work autonomously within the challenges of the acute health care settings to best support patient-centered care.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- _Excellence in clinical practice_ - assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient centered care and support of Whanau to improve care outcomes and resource management.
- _Leadership and consultation _- provide support and advanced nursing expertise to develop knowledge and skills of health care professionals in patient care through formal and informal education.
- _Research, quality improvement, innovation and change _- actively participates in support of stroke data collection, audit systems, reporting and policy development and implementation, governance and networking to develop local and national stroke services.
- _Professional development _- The CNS translates advanced nursing standards, expert clinical skills, critical thinking, and advanced knowledge to support others in the provision of evidence based acute stroke care.

For further information about this position please contact Amanda Driffill, Associate Operations Lead, Unplanned Care on 06 350 8835

**Come and join us**
Employing over 2500 people, MidCentral offers a supportive work environment that accepts and values all employees. We actively seek Māori kaimahi into our workforce and provide an environment which delivers our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

MidCentral region offers an excellent lifestyle for families with scenic spots for hiking and mountain-biking, great schools and tertiary institutions. With the mountains, city and sea at your doorstep, you’ll get to taste the best of both worlds - the perfect blend of rural and city living.

**Benefits**
- An encouraging learning environment where you will continue to grow and be challenged
- A professional and supportive culture and team setting
- Fulfilling and challenging work with great lifestyle options
- Tailored wellness programmes

**How to apply**

Click here Careers at Te Whatu Ora MidCentral (mdhb.health.nz) to see what your new workplace and home could look like

We strive to be a place where people love to work and learn. We aim to develop a diverse team that reflects the communities that we serve and we welcome people of all ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, religious and political beliefs, socio-economic situations and accessibility needs.

MidCentral actively seeks Māori into our workforce to reflect the community we serve.

Most positions are defined as a Core Children’s worker under the Children’s Act and require full safety checks completed before employment commences.