Clinical Nurse Specialist

Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora - Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District

**Location**: Wellington Regional Hospital

**Service**: Child Health Service - Ward 1 & Kowhai Ward

**Contract**: Permanent, part time - 0.7 FTE

**Salary**: Clinical Nurse Specialist - Eating Disorders. Senior Nurse Grade 4 - $97,699 - 107,341 (pro rata)
Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role
An exciting opportunity has been created in our innovative and expanding Child Health Service. We are looking for a motivated Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our busy Paediatric multi-disciplinary team. The Clinical Nurse Specialist will work alongside a team to provide expert care to patients and their whānau with Eating Disorder conditions. With a focus on inpatient medical stabilisation treatment plans and supporting their transition home.
The Clinical Nurse Specialist, will join a team of experts and will be integral in improving patient and whānau care across the Capital & Coast District. The CNS will build relationships with regional providers to facilitate timely intervention and arrange ongoing specialist care for patients and their whānau as they return home.
- Takes a lead role in researching, developing, implementing and evaluating standards of care, in line with evidenced-based practice and in the inpatient, outpatient and community setting.
- Leads the development of service specific pathways, protocols and guidelines, in accordance with relevant national and international standards and guidelines.
- Provides nurse-led services in a variety of settings including inpatient, outpatient, and community. This role also encompasses the education and support of health workers caring for patients with the defined speciality conditions, (this includes medical, nursing, allied health and whānau), through both informal and formal teaching sessions.
- Improves coordination and quality of care throughout the organisation for children and young people with Eating Disorders promoting the implementation of evidence based care.
- Participates in the planning and delivery of education programmes for health professionals that support and enhance management of Eating Disorders.Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our team

Wellington Regional Children - s Hospital provides specialist tertiary level care for young patients requiring Medical, Surgical, Oncology and Sub-specialty care. Staffed by a dedicated team of experienced doctors, nurses and allied health professionals. Nurses are an essential service to meet the needs of children and their families/whanau.
Te Wao Nui is the new children - s hospital. This new state of the art, fit for purpose facility has enhanced the experience for patients, whānau and clinicians.
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
- Post graduate qualification - Minimum PG Diploma (you will be supported to work towards Masters) or PG Masters
- Holds Senior/Expert portfolio on PDRP
- Extensive Paediatric nursing experience and knowledge in Eating Disorders with a demonstrated high level of clinical competence
- An ability to present to groups/individuals
- An ability to contribute to policy review
- Commitment to provide equitable, expert care to patients and their whānau living with Eating Disorders
- Demonstrates a high standard of communication and collaboration skillsE 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
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.
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