Nurse Specialist - Palliative Care Service

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand; Auckland; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is seeking a Senior Registered Nurse to join the Palliative Care Service at Auckland City Hospital. The role offers ongoing professional development and exposure to a leading-edge, research-focused teaching health provider.

You will provide expert clinical advice, lead within a multidisciplinary team and support adult inpatients with complex palliative needs. A commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles is also essential.

Qualifications

• Specialist Palliative Care or Oncology experience essential.
• Advanced clinical skills for complex, life-limiting illnesses.
• Strong supervisory and mentoring ability across multidisciplinary teams.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills with patients, whānau and staff.
• NZ Nursing registration with Annual Practising Certificate (APC).

Responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical advice to support services caring for adult inpatients with complex palliative needs.
• Balance clinical practice, education, leadership and research within the team.
• Collaborate with clinicians and multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless care.

Skills

Specialized Expertise

Clinical Excellence

Collaborative Leadership

Exceptional Communication

NZ Nursing registration

Job description

Nurse Specialist - Palliative Care Service

• Join New Zealands largest hospital and a leading-edge, research-focused teaching health provider!


• This is a 0.9 FTE permanent, part-time role

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

We are seeking a passionate, Senior Registered Nurse to step into an outstanding clinical nursing role within our Palliative Care Service at Auckland City Hospital. If you are dedicated to delivering top-tier patient care and want access to on-going professional development and continuing education, we want to hear from you.

We understand that life-limiting conditions profoundly impact patients and their whānau. Our Palliative Care Service focuses on enhancing quality of life through the early identification, assessment, and management of physical symptoms like pain, nausea + vomiting, delirium, respiratory secretions and agitation, as well as facilitate the availability of psychosocial, and spiritual support if needed.

In this permanent position, you will join our hospital consult team as a Clinical Nurse Specialist. Your core mission will be providing expert clinical advice to support services caring for adult inpatients with complex palliative needs. Balancing clinical practice, education, leadership, and research, you will work collaboratively with other clinicians and a wider multidisciplinary team to ensure seamless care.

For further details, please refer to the position description here.

About you

• Specialized Expertise: Proven experience in a specialist Palliative Care or Oncology setting is essential.


• Clinical Excellence: Advanced clinical skills and expert knowledge in managing complex, life-limiting illnesses.


• Collaborative Leadership: Strong supervisory and problem-solving skills, with a proven ability to mentor staff and collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams.


• Exceptional Communication: Outstanding interpersonal skills to connect deeply and communicate clearly with patients, whānau, and healthcare staff at all levels.


• NZ Nursing registration with a current Annual Practicing Certificate

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.

Well be reviewing applications and conducting interviews as they come in, so the position may close before the listed deadline. If you're interested, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Job details

Job Reference:

Job Reference: AUC21319

Location:

North Island - Auckland - Central Auckland