Maori Health Nurse Specialist, Urology

**Senior Nursing Leadership Pathway Opportunity**
- **Exciting role within the Urology service**
- **Fixed term 1 year
- Part or Full time options**
- Predominantly a Monday to Friday role with a need to be flexible to meet patient needs
- Based at Te Toka Tumai Auckland Hospital and some time required at Greenlane Clinical Centre
- Understands and supports the pursuit of Māori health gain as well as achieving equitable health outcomes for Māori through the expression of hauora Māori models of care and Mātauranga Māori
- Post graduate qualifications preferable
- A minimum of 3 years nursing experience preferred with demonstrated leadership
- This role has reporting lines to both the Māori Health Lead and Nurse Unit Manager Urology

**Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity**

The Urology Service at Health New Zealand sees a wide range of patients who are admitted for interventional and diagnostic procedures.

This is a fast paced 24 in-patient bed ward, where a rewarding dimension of your role is to establish and develop therapeutic relationships with your patients. As a Nurse Specilist you will be joining a dedicated team who are proud to be caring for these patients through their journey.

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**Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills**
- Demonstrates critical consciousness with on-going self-reflection and self-awareness
- Understands and supports the dismantling of policies, procedures and practices that cause inequity
- Interact effectively with a multi-disciplinary team and Service members

As a Māori Health Nurse Specialist Urology, you will be able to demonstrate expert knowledge in Tikanga Māori, advanced clinical skills, and be an excellent communicator and team member. You will be accountable for care delivery and coordination for Urology tāngata māuiui and will work in collaboration with other Nurse Specialists and multidisciplinary team members across the continuum of care. You will be on a Nurse Specialist pathway. Key to your success will be alignment with our values here at Te Toka Tumai and have a good understanding of our Directorate’s commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations.

**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**

So, if you feel an alignment with what we, as a values and equity based organisation is all about and are a passionate, experienced Senior nurse with NZ registration (or eligible for it) we’d love to hear from you

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