Clinical Nurse Specialist - Southern Dialysis Service at Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Southern, Southland

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Clinical Nurse Specialist – Southern Dialysis Service

• Southland Hospital, Permanent 0.8 FTE role
• Salary between $118,941 - $130,866 per annum

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

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Southern Dialysis Service in a newly developed CNS role working as part of a team of three Dialysis CNSs across Dunedin and Invercargill.

You'll provide advanced clinical care for people living with kidney disease across home, community, outpatient and hospital settings, supporting patients and whānau through different stages of their dialysis journey.

Tasks include but are not limited to:

• Providing advanced assessment, clinical decision-making and specialist dialysis care.
• Supporting home haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis through clinics, home visits, training and ongoing review.
• Providing specialist input for complex and acutely unwell dialysis patients.
• Coordinating care across home, community and hospital settings.
• Providing specialist advice, education and coaching to patients, whānau and staff.
• Leading and contributing to quality improvement, evidence-based practice and new models of care.
• Championing equitable, culturally safe and patient-centred care.

About the Team/Service/ Location

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora - Southern has the largest geographical coverage of all the New Zealand regions, providing services to 350,000 people in diverse communities. We take pride in all the services we provide, and our aim is to improve, promote and protect the health of our region. We believe that our dedicated and passionate staff are a significant driving force behind the achievement of these standards, and we need more like-minded people to help us continue providing for our community.

About you

Our ideal candidate will:

• Is clinically curious, thinks critically and enjoys solving complex problems.
• Is confident working autonomously while being a great team player.
• Can prioritise, adapt and pivot when things change.
• Builds strong relationships with patients, whānau and the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Role models clinical excellence through their practice, communication and work ethic.
• Brings ideas, looks for better ways of doing things and has the drive to turn ideas into action.
• Is committed to developing their advanced nursing practice, with the potential to progress toward Nurse Practitioner practice.

If you're an experienced Registered Nurse with strong clinical skills and relevant renal, dialysis or complex acute-care experience, don't let that stop you from applying.

For the right person, we'll support development toward CNS-level practice through postgraduate study, mentoring and advanced clinical development. For someone with the aptitude and ambition, there may also be an opportunity to work with the service toward a future Nurse Practitioner pathway in renal and dialysis care.

Along with your CV, please include a cover letter telling us who you are, what motivates you and why this opportunity caught your attention. A genuine, thoughtful cover letter helps your application stand out and gives us a sense of what you could bring to our team.

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.  

How to Apply

To apply please click “apply now.”  All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal by 21 October 2026. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Mikayla Hamilton mikayla.hamilton@tewhatuora.govt.nz

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