Clinical Nurse specialist-Ophthalmology, Greenlane Surgical Services at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Te Toka Tumai Auckland, Auckland

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

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· Exciting Senior Nurse Opportunity!

· Permanent role -part time 0.8 FTE

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

As a Nurse Specialist in Ophthalmology, your role will include: providing specialist nursing care, coordination of care and improving the quality of professional nursing practice across a variety of ophthalmic clinical areas. You will be joining an established senior nursing team who work autonomously and collaboratively with ophthalmic specialists to meet the needs of the population across the region.

You will work as part of a supportive senior nursing team committed to effective; evidence based nursing practice in the ambulatory and outpatient ophthalmic setting. Excellent supervisory, communication, problem solving and project management skills are essential.  It is highly desirable that you will be working towards or have completed a post-graduate qualification. A commitment to aid in the delivery of the intravitreal injection service would be preferable.
 

This is a Permanent part time (0.8 FTE) role , Monday to Sunday rosters shifts .

Based at Greenlane Clinical Centre (GLCC) and varying sites across the Auckland Region including Waitakere satellite clinic.

To learn more about the role, please click here to view the position description.

Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills

• Are you a registered nurse with a minimum of 4 years post graduate experience and a well-grounded clinical practice background which includes working in an ophthalmic setting?

• Do you have strong leadership and decision making skills? Do you have advanced nursing skills and experience as a level 4 nurse or other senior nursing positions? If you answered yes to these questions, we have an exciting opportunity for you!

Our busy Ophthalmology department provides high quality care to patients in the Auckland Region and offers a range of secondary and tertiary services primarily based at Greenlane Clinical Centre. We also provide services at various sites across the Auckland Region.

Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation

We are Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland. We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand. Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Children’s Hospital, located in central Auckland.

We are part of Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand’s national health service. Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels.

We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngāti Whātua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.

He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here

We recognise there is more to life than mahi | work, and we encourage and provide access to all our staff several services and benefits to support themselves whilst they are employed within Te Toka Tumai | Auckland DHB.

For more information on what we offer, please click here.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

To apply, simply click on the link below and make an online application attaching your latest CV and cover letter explaining your motivation for wanting to apply.

If you have any queries about this opportunity or accessibility or technical issues with the online process, please contact Aqeela, Recruitment Consultant at aqeelar@adhb.govt.nz to discuss how we can best support your application