Clinical Resource Nurse

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora; Hastings; On-site; NZD 36,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Hawkes Bay invites a Clinical Resource Nurse to join the after-hours team. This senior role supports staff, guides clinical decisions and coordinates care across the hospital to safeguard patient safety.

You will operate as a clinical resource, with advanced assessment, escalation, and leadership during high acuity periods, helping nurse teams, students and healthcare assistants deliver quality care across settings.

Qualifications

• Current registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand and a valid APC.
• Postgraduate qualification (or at least one postgraduate paper), with commitment to complete the qualification if successful.
• Strong, broad clinical experience across multiple settings.
• Advanced assessment and escalation skills.
• Current IV, controlled drugs, cannulation, venepuncture, CVL, epidural and PCA designations.
• Core Advanced certification.
• Male and female catheterisation certification.
• Strong problemsolving, teamwork and communication skills.
• Commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and equitable outcomes.
• Preceptor or adult teaching qualification.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality, responsive clinical support across the hospital after hours.
• Act as a senior clinical resource for staff, offering guidance, advanced assessment, escalation support and leadership in emergency situations.
• Help coordinate clinical care, anticipate patient deterioration, triage requests, and allocate workload appropriately.
• Support nurses, students and health care assistants across multiple settings.

Skills

Advanced clinical skills

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Te Tiriti o Waitangi commitment

Precepting/teaching

Education

Postgraduate qualification

Tools

IV/Drugs/Procedures designations

Catheterisation certifications

PCA designations

CVL/Epidural designations

Job description

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Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora – Hastings, North Island

• Permanent, Part - Time, 32 hours per fortnight (0.4 FTE)
• Use your senior nursing expertise to make a hospital wide impact by supporting staff, responding to clinical risk, and ensuring patient safety across a variety of areas.

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 Resource Nurse, you will provide high quality, responsive clinical support across the hospital, primarily after hours. You will act as a senior clinical resource for staff, offering guidance, advanced assessment skills, escalation support and leadership in emergency situations.

You will help coordinate clinical care, anticipate patient deterioration, triage requests, and allocate workload appropriately. Your calm, professional presence will support nurses, students and health care assistants, particularly during periods of high acuity or staffing pressure.

This is a dynamic, varied role where no two shifts are the same - ideal for an experienced nurse seeking the opportunity to influence patient outcomes and support clinical teams across multiple settings.

About the Team/Service/ Location

Based within the Integrated Operations Centre at Hawkes Bay Fallen Soldier Memorial Hospital, you will work closely with Duty Managers, ward teams, allied health staff and other clinical services. The CRN team plays a key role in maintaining safe and coordinated hospital operations after hours.

About you

As a Clinical Resource Nurse, you bring advanced clinical skills, strong leadership and excellent communication. You will have:

• Current registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand and a valid APC.
• Completion of a postgraduate qualification (or at least one postgraduate paper, with commitment to complete the qualification if successful).
• Strong, broad clinical experience across multiple settings.
• Advanced assessment and escalation skills.
• Current IV, controlled drugs, cannulation, venepuncture, CVL, epidural and PCA designations.
• Core Advanced certification.
• Male and female catheterisation certification.
• Strong problemsolving, teamwork and communication skills.
• Commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and equitable outcomes.
• Preceptor or adult teaching qualification.

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.