Nurse Specialist

Nurse Specialist - Paediatric Orthopaedics, Starship Child Health
New Zealand's premier children's hospital
Permanent, Part-time (0.5FTE) Senior Nursing Leadership Opportunity
Lead and drive service outcomes, innovation, continuous improvement and quality
Foster the provision of positive outcomes and experiences for tamariki and their whanau.
Come and be a part of our Team
Ko wai mātou | Who are we
We are Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, Te Toka Tumai Auckland. We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand. Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Children's Hospital, located in central Auckland.
Starship Child Health is a dedicated paediatric healthcare service and major teaching centre, providing family centred care to neonates, children and young people throughout New Zealand and the South Pacific. Starship is a part of Te Toka Tumai | Auckland City Hospital and is the only comprehensive children's hospital in New Zealand serving a population of approximately 1 million children.
In this role as an Orthopaedic Nurse Specialist, you will collaborate closely with our Orthopaedic Spine Specialists at Starship Child Health. The Nurse Specialist will ensure coordination of planned or acute care of varying complexity. This includes coordination of care in the pre-hospital, hospital, and community settings. You will work closely with a wider team of Orthopaedic Specialists, Nurse Specialists, Senior Nurses, Nursing teams and the wider multidisciplinary and community teams and services to achieve this.
In addition to Spine, you will have an opportunity to work closely with and support the wider Orthopaedic Service in caring for children with Orthopaedic conditions beyond the spine. Working together to foster the provision of positive outcomes and experiences for tamariki and their whanau.
Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
We are seeking an innovative, enthusiastic, and experienced nurse to join our team as a Nurse Specialist. We have a permanent, part time (0.5FTE) Nurse Specialist position available.
The Nurse Specialist is an expert in assessment skills, diagnostic reasoning, knowledge of management options and monitoring underpin practice. This role has specialist knowledge of complex conditions which is central to the role. Case management and coordination of the patient and their whānau with health professionals and inpatient areas is integral.
For all aspects of this role and experience/knowledge required please see the position description.
For further information about the position please contact the Surgical Nurse Unit Manager,
Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills

**To be successful you will**:
Have NZ Nursing Registration with a current Annual Practicing Certificate
Be legally entitled to work in New Zealand
Have Postgraduate certificate/diploma in specialty nursing practice
Have Project management experience
Have minimum level 4 practice
Demonstrate knowledge of nursing professional development issues
Have a Masters degree in nursing or health related area (Desired)
Have at least 5 years of nursing experience (Desired)
Have experience in a Paediatric and/or Orthopaedic setting (Desired)
If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you
He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here

**What we can offer you**:

- A unique and rewarding work environment that provides a high level of job satisfaction and is always interesting
- An opportunity to grow both as a person and as a professional
- Continuing Professional Development entitlement
- Financial recognition of senior nursing levels as per nationally-agreed multi-employer collective agreements

For more information on what we offer, please click here.
Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply