Clinical Resource Nurse

**Where you'll be working**: Waikato Hospital

**The details**: Permanent - 72 Hours per fortnight

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Be part of the national transformation in Health

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Advance your nursing career

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
A PARS nurse should have at least 5 years' experience in intensive care and/or ED setting and should have experience caring for patients that may require airway management including ventilated patients, both adult and paediatric patients. You need to keep a cool head under pressure and be comfortable caring for deteriorating and complex patients. You will need to have good communication skills and an understanding of escalation processes in order to appropriately advocate for an unwell patient.

The Patients at Risk team is a supportive team of senior nurses who will guide and share their skills with others. If you have excellent communication skills, are a team player and want a challenge, this could be the perfect position for you.

**We can offer you**:
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Ongoing mentoring and support for professional development

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Management and leadership educational opportunities

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A supportive team, committed to delivering quality care to patients in all stages of their anaesthetic and surgical procedure

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Mō tātou Ratonga | About our Service
Patients at Risk (PAR) Nurse is an enhanced nursing role, which focuses on patient safety and is an outreach of Critical Care. The foundation for their practice is prevention, early detection and early intervention for actual or potential deteriorating patients. It formalises a pathway via the Early Warning Score System utilised by Adult (EWS), Paediatric (PEWS) and Maternity (MEWS) care areas, providing a proactive care model of patient safety.

Mōu | About you
Required skills & experience you will need to be considered for this role:
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Knowledge and understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi

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Designated Senior Nurse Experience, with proven leadership capability

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Demonstrated clinical expertise in advanced life support/ICU/ED

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Demonstrated highly effective written and verbal communication.

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Quality Management and evidence of embedding this into clinical practice

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People management experience - performance management, conflict resolution and team building

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Post graduate qualification

Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation
Te iwi Ngakaunui - People at Heart

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Whakamana - Give and earn respect

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Whakaronga - Listen to me; Talk to me

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Mauri Pai - Fair play

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Whakapakari - Growing the good

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Kotahitanga - Stronger together

It is not very often something happens that is big; like, really big. Big to the point that it will touch the lives of every single person in the country. That is what we are talking about here. The provision of Health in Aotearoa New Zealand, and how its run is about to change in a big way.

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand and Te Aka Whai Ora - Māori Health Authority will together shape the delivery of Health services in Aotearoa New Zealand for generations to come, and will form the core of a modern and integrated service looking after the needs of all our Whānau.

We are dedicated to achieving health equity for Māori and other priority populations. We are a Crown entity and an active partner in Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand is guided by Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to upholding the articles.Here at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, Waikato we have a team of 8,000 working across the Waikato where everyone plays a vital role in the care of our patients - directly or non-directly. Our vision is Healthy People. Excellent Care.

Te Whatu Ora, Waikato serves the largest Māori population and third largest Pacific population in Aotearoa New Zealand. Waikato Hospital in Hamilton is one of New Zealand's largest tertiary, teaching hospitals with over 600 inpatient beds and 22 operating theatres. Clinical specialities include Women's and Children Services, Cardiology / Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oncology and Haematology, Surgical services, and Mental Health and Addiction. Waikato Hospital is the Midland regional referral centre for multiple specialties including trauma surgery, oncology, and neurology.

We are a values-based and inclusive organisation that is committed to deliver the best health outcomes for our total population. Reflecting the population we serve is an important part of the care we deliver to the community. We strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds with the necessary capability and who share our values to apply. We proactively develop pathways that maximise opportunity for Māori and encourage Māori to apply.

He aha Waikato
Waikato is the fourth largest region in Aotearoa New Zealand and located just south of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. It features a wide range of world-class outdoor and cultural experiences. You can surf the world-famous