Nurse Specialist: Trauma
Exciting Senior Nurse Opportunity!
Permanent fulltime positionLocation -Auckland City Hospital.
Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
Are you looking to work in a modern, world-renowned tertiary hospital that provides a comprehensive orientation and ongoing education in a supportive team based environment?
We are seeking an experienced registered nurse with strong leadership and advanced nursing skills and a strong interest in General Surgery Trauma for the role of Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Trauma Service. Your primary focus will be to provide specialist nursing care and case management when required to the Trauma patient population.
You will deliver professional and clinical leadership, patient care co-ordination, education and clinical teaching to patients and staff. The role covers primary, secondary and tertiary care of complex patients.
You will need to work autonomously as well as be part of a supportive senior nursing team committed to effective/evidenced based nursing practice.
This is a fulltime position working 40 hrs/week, Monday to Sunday, based at Te Toka Tumai Auckland
To learn more about the role, please click here to view the position description.
For more information, please contact Briar McLeod, Nurse Unit Manager for General Surgery Trauma NIFRS on BriarMcL@adhb.govt.nz
Nga Pukenga Motuhake | Important Skills
The successful applicant will have extensive general surgical nursing experience and be practicing at a senior level preferably with a postgraduate certificate or diploma in speciality nursing practice.
It is essential that you meet the following criteria:
Have at least3-5 years post graduate experience preferably in General Surgical TraumaInteract effectively with a multi-disciplinary team and service members
Maintain safe cultural practice and develop your cultural knowledge
Have excellent supervisory, communication and problem-solving skills in order to relate to and work with staff and patients at all levels.
Have NZ nursing registration with a current Annual Practicing Certificate
Ko wai matou | 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 Childrens Hospital, located in central Auckland.
We are part of Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealands 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 Ngati Whatua 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 nga painga o tenei mahi mou | 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 pehea te tuku tono | How to apply
Apply now at www.careers.adhb.govt.nz quoting job title and reference number ADHB#
Please attach a Cover Letter and your latest CV. If you have any queries about this opportunity or accessibility or technical issues with the online process, please contact Maylaine Cerna , Recruitment Consultant at Maylaine.Cerna@adhb.govt.nz to discuss how we can best support your application.
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