Speciality Clinical Nurse

**Speciality Clinical Research Nurse, Auckland City Hospital and Starship Hospital**
**Senior Role, Fixed term, 0.8 FTE (negotiable), Monday to Friday role starts asap until end of 30th April 2025**
**Te whiwhinga mahi| The Opportunity**

Work in a speciality role with local and global impact, by contributing to the Southern Hemisphere Influenza and Vaccine Effectiveness Research Surveillance (SHIVERS) study, the Assessing the Reduction of Recurrent admissions with OM-85 for preschool Wheeze (ARROW) study and the Preventing recurrent ALRIs (PETAL) study.
Your day-to-day tasks would include:

- Screening all new admissions for eligible symptoms from provided admissions lists and creating a screening log, determining those who fit the criteria for interviewing or enrolment
- Visiting the relevant wards to interview and/or obtain consent from patients, and/or their parents/caregivers/whanau
- Liaising with ward staff to confirm appropriateness of interviews/timing, Education to ward staff about the purpose of the studies
- Specimen collection (e.g. nasopharyngeal swabs, blood collection)
- Following correct precautions and protocols at all times and able to educate others on the same including staff, patients
- Administering study medications, facilitating follow up, assisting with completion of study diaries, surveys etc
- Recording and reporting on adverse events
- Visiting participants and their family at home to complete study follow ups

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**Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills**

Your excellent analysis, communication, problem solving skills and attention to detail are essential in order to obtain this data, enter it and interpret it effectively. You must be able to work autonomously, with ward teams, and as part of a supportive senior nursing team committed to effective/evidenced based nursing practice.

You will receive full training as part of your orientation. The role is Mon - Fri daytime hours. Professional development encouraged and supported.

Ability to job share with part-time hours.
- Work in Adults and Paediatric Services to support our study along with other research nurses
- Be knowledgeable about data entry and the Te Toka Tumai computer programmes
- Undertake this role according to Good Clinical Research Practice standards
- Preferably have Research experience - although not essential

**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 Auckland.

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**Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply**

Advertising closes Monday, 16th September at 11:59 pm (New Zealand standard time). We expect interviews to take place in September 2024**.