Clinical Nurse Specialist - Gerontology

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand; Hastings; Hybrid; NZD 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Te Whatu Ora - Health NZ is seeking a Clinical Nurse Specialist Gerontology to lead expert nursing care for older adults with complex needs across Hawke's Bay. You will coordinate care with patients, whānau, primary care, and aged residential facilities to support independence and wellbeing.

The role spans community clinics, residential care facilities, patient homes, and rural locations, emphasizing culturally safe practice and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifikationen

• Current registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand and a current Annual Practising Certificate.
• Significant clinical nursing experience, including at least five years working with older persons.
• Postgraduate qualifications relevant to advanced nursing practice, or equivalent experience.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams and build strong professional relationships.
• Excellent clinical assessment, problem solving, communication, and care coordination skills.
• A current full New Zealand driver's licence and the ability to work across a range of community settings.

Aufgaben

• Provide expert clinical leadership and specialist nursing care for older people with complex medical needs across Hawke's Bay.
• Coordinate care with patients, whānau, primary care providers, and aged residential care facilities.
• Work across settings including community clinics, aged residential care facilities, patient homes, and rural locations to ensure equitable access to high-quality, culturally safe healthcare.

Kenntnisse

Clinical nursing experience

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Communication

Care coordination

Problem solving

Driver's license

Ausbildung

Postgraduate qualifications in advanced nursing practice

Jobbeschreibung

• Permanent/Full Time 80 Hours per fortnight 1 FTE
• This is an outstanding opportunity to use your advanced nursing expertise to improve the health, wellbeing, and independence of older people while working within a supportive team that is passionate about delivering exceptional care across Hawke's Bay.

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

As a Clinical Nurse Specialist Gerontology, you will provide expert clinical leadership and specialist nursing care for older people with complex medical needs across Hawke's Bay. Working in partnership with patients, whānau, primary care providers, aged residential care facilities, and multidisciplinary teams, you will coordinate care, support positive health outcomes, and help older people maintain their wellbeing and independence within their communities.

This is a highly rewarding role that combines advanced clinical practice, care coordination, education, and leadership. You will work across a variety of settings including community clinics, aged residential care facilities, patient homes, and rural locations, ensuring equitable access to high quality, culturally safe healthcare services. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of older people while helping shape and improve services across the region

About the Team/Service/ Location

Our engAGE Older Persons team is committed to supporting older people across Hawke's Bay to live well and remain as independent as possible. We work collaboratively with primary care, community services, aged residential care providers, specialist services, and whānau to deliver person centred care that meets the diverse needs of our ageing population.

Based in Napier and working across the wider Hawke's Bay region, you will join a supportive multidisciplinary team that values clinical excellence, innovation, cultural safety, and continuous improvement.

About you

As a Clinical Nurse Specialist Gerontology, you will have:

• Current registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand and a current Annual Practising Certificate.
• Significant clinical nursing experience, including at least five years working with older persons.
• Postgraduate qualifications relevant to advanced nursing practice, or equivalent experience.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams and build strong professional relationships.
• Excellent clinical assessment, problem solving, communication, and care coordination skills.
• A current full New Zealand driver's licence and the ability to work across a range of community settings.

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact [e-mail]

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

Whilst Health New Zealand is undergoing change, affected employees will be given preference and priority for this position.