Maaori Clinical Nurse Specialist

**Maaori Clinical Nurse Specialist - Adult Inpatient Ward 35**

**Job Number***:
**WAI26167**

**Where you’ll be working**:Ward 35, Waikato Hospital

**The details**:Permanent Full time - 40 Hours per week (1.0 FTE)**Be part of the national transformation in Health**Naaku te rourou naau te rourou ka ora ai te iwi -**
**_by working together the people will flourish_**

**Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity**

We are seeking a suitably qualified Maaori Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) to join our adult acute inpatient team on ward 35. You will be one of a team of three Maaori Clinical Nurse Specialists employed to create radical change for Maaori.
- We are seeking strong and resilient Maaori clinicians who will be able to support both taangata whai ora and their whaanau during an acute admission. The CNS will work alongside the clinical team with a focus on creating positive outcomes using a strong Te Ao Maaori lens, whilst delivering excellent care.
- Maaori are significantly over represented across our service and you will need to have an understanding of the inequities for Maaori in the system; the Maaori Clinical Nurse Specialist roopu goal is to achieve better outcomes. This role will be essential in creating partnerships with Maaori across all levels including taangata whai ora and whaanau, Maaori staff and the Kaitakawaenga team, and supporting our non
- Maaori staff to work together in reducing inequity.

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**E paa ana ki a maatou | About us**

**Moo too maatou roopuu | About our team**
- It’s the perfect time to join our team. We have a brand new facility being built which will be ready for occupancy in 2026; you will get to work in a state of the art purpose built facility, where we aim to be delivering a service which is culturally led and clinically underpinned. Be part of leading this change, alongside a great team of managers, clinical leaders and Maaori including our taangata whaiora and whaanau.

**Mōu | About you**- A ‘you can do it’ attitude is vital in this fast paced and high activity environment.-
- A ‘curiosity’ to enquire what will make a difference for an individual tāngata whai ora and their whānau, and a willingness to lead change to truly make a difference, are all essential skills you hold.-
- You will identify as Maaori and have a good understanding of Te Ao Maaori and your own identity and whakapapa connections.-
- You will need to be able to work in an environment where you will need to have difficult conversations, advocating what is right for Maaori in what is a generally western approach to care.-
- You should have 4-5 years clinical experience.-
- We are hoping that you will be one of a number of catalysts that will support this ward and the wider adult acute facility to become a more cultural led and clinical underpinned service.If you are Maaori and believe you have the right skills, a Te Ao Maaori perspective and knowledge, energy, enthusiasm and professional qualities to lead changes in a team going forward then we would like to hear from you

**Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation**

**Te iwi Ngakaunui - People at Heart**- Whakamana - Give and earn respect-
- Whakaronga - Listen to me; Talk to me-
- Mauri Pai - Fair play-
- Whakapakari - Growing the good-
- Kotahitanga - Stronger togetherIt 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 i