Nurse Specialist: Orthopaedic

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora - Te Toka Tumai Auckland; Auckland; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora - Te Toka Tumai Auckland is seeking a highly motivated Registered Nurse to join as a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) in Orthopaedics. This senior role provides expert clinical leadership, patient care coordination, and advanced decision-making to drive excellent orthopaedic outcomes.

The CNS will mentor colleagues, support professional development, and contribute to service improvement within the Orthopaedic Service, which serves over 12,000 patients annually at

Qualifications

• Advanced clinical expertise in orthopaedic nursing.
• Strong leadership and relationship-management skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Commitment to education, mentoring, and professional development.
• Ability to work independently and in a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical leadership and advanced orthopaedic nursing practice.
• Coordinate and manage care for patients with complex orthopaedic needs.
• Demonstrate advanced assessment, clinical reasoning, and decision-making skills.
• Support and mentor nursing staff through education, coaching, and professional development.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to optimise patient outcomes.
• Contribute to quality improvement initiatives and service development activities.
• Promote evidence-based practice and continuous improvement in patient care.

Skills

Orthopaedic nursing

Leadership

Mentoring

Education

Registered Nurse (RN)

Job description

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Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora - Te Toka Tumai Auckland – Auckland, North Island

• Clinical Nurse Specialist Orthopaedics Auckland City Hospital (Permanent Full time)
• Join our friendly and professional multidisciplinary team in a modern, world-renowed tertiary hospital.
• Supportive working environment, comprehensive orientation, and ongoing education to help you advance your clinical expertise.

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

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, innovative, and experienced Registered Nurse to join Te Toka Tumai Auckland as a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) - Orthopaedics.

This senior nursing role provides expert clinical leadership through advanced practice, patient care coordination, and exemplary clinical decision-making. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in supporting optimal patient outcomes while promoting excellence in nursing practice across the Orthopaedic Service.

A key component of this position is the ability to mentor, support, and share specialist knowledge with nursing colleagues, fostering professional development and clinical excellence within the team.

As part of the Orthopaedic Senior Nursing Team, you will join an evolving service committed to empowering senior nurses to work both collaboratively and autonomously. Together, the team strives to ensure efficient and effective service delivery while providing an exceptional patient experience throughout the care journey.

About the Service

The Orthopaedic Service at Te Toka Tumai Auckland provides both acute and elective care to more than 12,000 patients annually. As the major trauma centre for the Auckland region, the service offers a comprehensive range of orthopaedic specialist services and provides exposure to a diverse variety of complex clinical presentations requiring advanced specialist nursing expertise.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical leadership and advanced orthopaedic nursing practice.
• Coordinate and manage care for patients with complex orthopaedic needs.
• Demonstrate advanced assessment, clinical reasoning, and decision-making skills.
• Support and mentor nursing staff through education, coaching, and professional development.
• Collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams to optimise patient outcomes.
• Contribute to quality improvement initiatives and service development activities.
• Promote evidence-based practice and continuous improvement in patient care.

About You

The ideal candidate will demonstrate the following:

• Advanced clinical expertise in orthopaedic nursing.
• Strong leadership and relationship-management skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
• A commitment to education, mentoring, and professional development.
• The ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• A passion for delivering high-quality, patient-centred care and driving service excellence.

This is an outstanding opportunity to join a nationally recognised service and contribute to the delivery of exceptional orthopaedic care within New Zealand's largest tertiary healthcare provider.

This is Permanent full time role (40 hours per week), Monday to Sunday rostered shifts.

About the Location

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.

For more information about this role please contact Kate Bridgeman, Nure Unit Manager - Orthopaedics, Urology and The North Island Sarcoma Service via **********@adhb.govt.nz

If you have any queries about accessibility or technical issues with the online process, please contact Maylaine Cerna, Recruitment Consultant on**************@tewhatuora.govt.nz to discuss how we can best support your application.

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