Clinical Nurse Specialist

**Hillmorton Hospital, Christchurch**:

- ** 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.**

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**

Te Awakura (Adult Inpatient Group) is a 64-bedadult acute inpatient unit that provides 24-hour care to consumers experiencingacute mental illness. Our model of care primarily focuses on integratedmultidisciplinary teams who strive to provide excellent care to tāngata whaiorain the least restrictive manner.

North Inpatient provides services to consumersin North area of Christchurch, we work closely with our outpatient team andother community services. We are made up of passionate clinicians who work inthe patients’ best interests at all times. We have a supportive team cultureand encourage opportunities for growth and development.

**About You**

This full time, permanent, Monday to Friday working the morning duty. This position 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.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and time management skills.
- Expert clinical nursing knowledge and leadership ability.
- 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.

**Working for Health New Zealand**

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. 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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