Clinical Nurse Specialist - Rangipapa

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora; Porirua; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is seeking a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) in Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability services. The CNS will work across the organisation to ensure continuity of care and evidence-based nursing practices, contributing to equitable health outcomes.

The role emphasises quality improvement, change leadership and collaboration within an MDT, with an aim to support recovery and best-practice standards across services.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years Mental Health, Addiction or Intellectual Disability nursing experience.
• Expert (or equivalent) on PDRP.
• Demonstrates understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and how to apply its principles in nursing.
• Registration with Nursing Council of New Zealand (NCNZ)
• Current Annual Practising Certificate (APC) and scope appropriate to place of work

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership across clinical environments to identify and support practice improvements and the implementation of evidence-based practice.
• Support change implementation as the organisation undergoes ongoing change.
• Collaborate with the MDT to improve nursing practices and equitable health outcomes.
• Apply quality improvement and lead across services to ensure continuity of care.

Skills

Mental health nursing

PDRP expertise

Change leadership

Education

Nursing registration with Nursing Council of New Zealand (NCNZ)

Annual Practising Certificate (APC)

Job description

Contract

Permanent, Full Time (1 FTE)

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora isfirmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated toserving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we'rebuilding a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability,whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the Role

The CNS is a broad role which worksacross the organisation wherever whaiora intersect with a service's, to ensurecontinuity of care and best practise standards are applied by the nursingworkforce. In addition, they provide expertise and specialty advice as requiredthroughout the organisation. This role will work across the continuum of healthcare contributing to the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) with the aim ofimproving nursing practices and achieving equitable health outcomes.

Quality improvement is an importantpriority. The CNS will provide leadership across clinical environments toidentify and support practice improvements and the implementation ofevidence-based practice.

Supporting change implementation is animportant aspect of this role. The environment is one of continuing change. TheCNS role needs to be an advocate for the organisation's strategic direction andchange programme providing leadership that enables and supports the change.

The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)working in mental health, addiction and Intellectual Disability services mustactively reflect on their work and practice, they will work in ways thatenhance the team to support the recovery of service users.

About theTeam/Service/ Location

Purehurehu and Rangipapa are central regional adult medium secureforensic units operating as a 24 hour service at Ratonga Rua hospital campus.There are two medium secure forensic inpatient units, Purehurehu - a 19 bedmale unit, and Rangipapa - a 15 bed mixed gender unit plus two detachedcottages (one four bed and one 5 bed).

Adult Forensic Inpatient Services function with amulti-disciplinary team including psychiatrists and other medical staff,psychologists, nurses, occupational therapists, social workers andadministration staff. We are managed by a Team Leader.

About you

• Minimum or three years Mental Health,Addiction or Intellectual Disability nursing experience.
• Expert (orequivalent) on PDRP, and A personal commitment to on-goinglearning and development including attainment/maintenance of PDRP
• Demonstrates an understanding of thesignificance of and obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, including how toapply Te Tiriti principles in a meaningful way in the nursing role
• Registration withNursing Council of New Zealand (NCNZ)
• A current AnnualPracticing Certificate (APC) and scope appropriate to place of work

Working at HealthNew Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is'the weaving of wellness'. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare forthe people of Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Our people are at the heart ofeverything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers andhonouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversityand welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages,ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverseand inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service ourcommunity. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus onMāori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

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