Cancer Nurse Coordinator, Head

**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**

We are looking for a new member to join our highly skilled team of Clinical Nurse Coordinators to work with Head-Neck surgical oncology patients. Our patients present with many challenges and we work hard to give them the highest level of coordinated care.

We are fortunate to offer our patients multidisciplinary care and interact daily with our colleagues in Surgical, Radiation Oncology, Medical Oncology, Speech-Language, Pathology, Radiology & nursing peers in our regional centres.

If you are an experienced nurse looking for a position that offers the opportunity to grow and learn while managing a challenging patient population, with the following essential skills we would love to hear from you
- Registered Nurse with current APC
- Minimum of 3 years post registration, within a contemporary current practice in care of patients receiving cancer treatment / care
- Proficient / Expert PDRP
- Relevant Post Graduate Qualification (or working towards in agreed timeframes).

This position is responsible for coordinating the care of head and neck cancer patients within Te Uru Mātai Matengau | Cancer Screening Treatment and Support throughout the continuum of care and serves as a clinical resource.

**Primary Duties and Responsibilities**
- Provides direct patient care, including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patients; coordination of all patient care; conveys findings to physician; phone triage according to department standards.
- Coordinates patient care, orders diagnostic tests, conveys findings to physician, coordinates patient appointments, and assists with referrals to outside sources.
- Assists physician and provides support with examinations, procedures, and other processes related to direct patient care.
- Performs a variety of nursing administrative duties, including compliance with environmental safety regulations, infection control standards, and quality assurance.
- Acts as liaison by facilitating communication and coordination of care between patients, families, and other health team members; explains routines and procedures to patients and coordinates patient care information to appropriate sources.

For all aspects of this role and experience/knowledge required please see the position description.

**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**

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.

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