Clinical Nurse Specialist - District Nursing

Healthcarenz Limited; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted Health Insurance

Company Car and Fuel Card

Mentorship Programme

Professional Development Pathways

Exclusive Partnership Discounts

Fantastic Opportunity to Advance your�

Job summary

HealthCare NZ in Christchurch is seeking a District Nursing leader to drive clinical leadership, education and quality improvement across region-based nursing teams.

You will coach staff, manage complex cases, and lead workforce capability initiatives, ensuring evidence-based practice and high standards of care in the community.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current APC.
• Postgraduate qualification and community health experience.
• Excellent knowledge of complex health conditions.
• Advanced clinical assessment and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership to District Nursing teams across the region.
• Support nurses managing complex clients through advanced clinical consultation and joint visits.
• Coach, mentor and develop nursing staff through supervision and education.
• Lead workforce capability initiatives including competency assessments and development pathways.
• Promote evidence-based practice and drive quality improvement across District Nursing services.
• Coordinate and assess clinical competencies, ensuring staff maintain professional standards and compliance.
• Build relationships with healthcare providers and education partners to strengthen service delivery.

Skills

Registered Nurse

APC

Clinical leadership

Education coaching

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Postgraduate qualification

Community health experience

Job description

Who are we? Ko wai mātou

At HealthCare NZ, we're passionate about empowering people to live independently, safely, and well within their communities. As one of New Zealand's leading providers of health and human services, we've been supporting individuals and whānau since 1988 through compassionate, person-centred care grounded in respect, support, and excellence.

Why Us | He aha ai mātou?

• Fantastic Opportunity to Advance your Clinical Management and Leadership Career.
• Professional Development Pathways.
• Discounted Health Insurance.
• Company Car and Fuel Card.
• Exclusive Partnership Discounts.
• Mentorship Programme.

About the role | He kōrero whakamārama mō tēnei tūranga

Play a pivotal role in advancing District Nursing excellence. Combining clinical leadership, coaching, education and quality improvement, you'll empower nurses to deliver safe, effective and evidence-based care while supporting workforce development, complex client management and the next generation of nursing talent

This is a full-time permanent role working Monday to Friday, standard business hours and is based in Ōtautahi Christchurch.

• Provide clinical leadership, expert guidance, and support to District Nursing teams across the region.
• Support nurses managing complex clients through advanced clinical consultation, joint visits, assessment and decision-making.
• Coach, mentor and develop nursing staff through clinical supervision, education and ongoing professional support.
• Lead workforce capability initiatives, including education programmes, annual competency assessments and professional development pathways.
• Promote evidence-based practice and drive continuous quality improvement across District Nursing services.
• Coordinate and assess clinical competencies, ensuring staff maintain professional standards and compliance requirements.
• Build strong relationships with healthcare providers, education partners and key stakeholders to strengthen service delivery, student development and workforce growth.

What you will bring | Ngā tohungatanga mō tēnei tūranga

• Registered Nurse qualification and current Annual Practicing Certificate (APC).
• Relevant post graduate qualification and significant experience working in the community.
• Excellent knowledge of complex health conditions.
• Advanced clinical assessment skills and clinical decision-making skills.
• Significant experience in District Nursing, Community Nursing, or Primary Health Care.
• Passion and expertise working collaboratively and developing leadership and subject matter skills in others.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and influencing skills.
• A love of problem solving combined with resilience to cope with the unexpected or difficult situations.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills, including project management experience.
• Experience supporting nurses in the management of complex clients.
• Experience in providing direction and delegation of care to others within defined policies and procedures.

Applications close | Te katinga o tēnei whai tūranga : 13th November 2026 at 5pm.

Only suitable candidates will be contacted for interview and applications will be reviewed as they are received, therefore resulting in the role closing early if the right applicant is found.

Applicants for this position must be a NZ Resident/Citizen or have a valid NZ work permit