Clinical Nurse Specialist- Parenteral Nutrition

**Permanent Part time (0.4 FTE)**
- **Location Te Toka Tumai | Auckland**

**Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity**

We have a great opportunity for a senior registered nurse with strong leadership and advanced nursing skills to join our team as a Clinical Nurse Specialist within the Nutrition Support Team. This role is an advanced nursing practice role that encompasses responsibility and coordination of nursing care for patients with Intestinal Failure across health care settings both locally and regionally. A comprehensive orientation and on-going education in a supportive team based environment are all part of your welcome to this role.

**Your primary role will include**:

- responsibility for inpatient care and coordination, including nurse led interventions in a clinical setting, necessary referrals to multi-disciplinary teams, organisation of family meetings as required; assisting with discharge planning and communicating plans to patient, whanau, teams and local DHBs
- being the first point of contact for patients and the multi-disciplinary team to ensure seamless care across care settings
- maintaining accurate documentation to ensure patients receive timely interventions
- providing education and ensuring evidence based practice to enhance care of patients across the Auckland City Hospital

**This is a permanent position, Monday to Friday opportunity working 32 hours per fortnight (0.4 FTE).**

To learn more about the role, please click here to view the position description.

**Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills**

To ensure success in the role you will need to have an extensive surgical nursing background and be practicing at a senior level preferably with a postgraduate certificate or diploma in speciality nursing practice.

As the Clinical Nurse Specialist you will be able to demonstrate expert knowledge, advanced clinical skills, and be an excellent communicator and team member. You will be accountable for care delivery and coordination for Intestinal Failure patients and will work in collaboration with other Nurse Specialists, Charge Nurses and multidisciplinary team members across the continuum of care. Key to your success will be aligning with our Te Toka Tumai values. In addition:

- Registration as a nurse (or eligibility for registration) with NZ Nursing Council
- A commitment to biculturalism
- Demonstration of well-developed communication, critical thinking skills and a commitment to patient-centred care

We are also interested in hearing from Registered Nurses looking to grow, develop, and gain experience within this speciality.

To learn more about the role, please click here to view the position description.

**Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation**

We are Te Whatu Ora 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.

We are part of Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand’s national health service. Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels.

We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngāti Whātua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.

**He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here**

We recognise there is more to life than mahi | work, and we encourage and provide access to all our staff several services and benefits to support themselves whilst they are employed within Te Toka Tumai.

For more information on what we offer, please click here.

**Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply