Specialty Clinical Nurse (SCN) - Operating Theatres at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Waitaha Canterbury, Christchurch

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• 1.0 FTE permanent full-time position available with the Operating Theatres
• However possibility for part-time job share to be considered - (please advise in cover letter FTE availability)
• Registered with the Nursing Council of New Zealand with a current APC.
• Currently hold or be working towards a relevant post graduate qualification in nursing.
  

Mō te tūnga | About the role

Our Operating Theatre Suite at Christchurch Hospital consists of 28 theatres which provides acute and elective operating from all surgical specialties on a 24 hour, 7 day a week basis. 

We are now looking for a Specialty Clinical Nurse to join our larger nursing team, which includes Registered Nurses, Clinical Nurse Specialists and Nurse Practitioners. As a positive role model in clinical leadership you will work across the Operating Theatres, working collaboratively and supporting our CNS and wider MDT to promote excellence in nursing practice.

This role is permanent, full-time however there is the opportunity for this to be a

job-share part-time position, please advise the required FTE you would like considered in your cover letter.

Ko wai koe | About You

As a Specialty Clinical Nurse you will provide support and coaching to nursing staff of all levels, from the novice to the expert in the assessment, planning and implementation of nursing care. 

Through an interactive and collaborative approach you will engage one on one with the nurses, assisting them in the attainment of new knowledge and skills, and providing leadership and consultancy for nursing practice.

Your clinical expertise, alongside a broad operating theatre knowledge will place you perfectly as a specialist resource for our team. You will be working with colleagues in the in providing nursing care, teaching and operating theatre list management. Your proven clinical capability will allow you to ensure high standards of care and education are maintained and improved patient outcomes are provided.

Self-motivated, organised with exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to engage a wide range of people is paramount in this role. You will be an advanced nursing practitioner with excellent time management, interpersonal and organisational skills.

Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience

• A minimum of 4 years clinical expertise in Operating Theatre Nursing is essential
• Experience in clinical teaching and or coaching/mentoring is essential along with a post graduate qualification relevant to General Nursing

Ngā hua  - Benefits

Being part of Te Whatu Ora, Waitaha, you will enjoy a fantastic benefits scheme, the opportunity for flexible working arrangements and ongoing focus on your career development.

Mō mātou - About us

From July last year the Canterbury DHB transitioned across to Te Whatu Ora - Health NZ. This is a great opportunity to make a difference at a time of significant change in the healthcare sector.

Waitaha Canterbury is considered a world leader in its people centred approach to health care. We have a unique one health system approach focused on providing "the right care and support, to the right person, at the right time and in the right place." We plan, fund and deliver health services to the almost 600,000 New Zealanders that live in the Canterbury region.

We are proud of how we do things. We have a way of working that we consider unique. It's about trying new things, listening to ideas from wherever they come from and working together as one.

We are passionate about attracting, recruiting and retaining talented people - become part of our team.

Tono ināianei - Apply Now

Applications are only accepted online so please visit our website at www.cdhbcareers.co.nz complete an application.

Enquiries: Natalie Gaunt - Recruitment Specialist -  Natalie.Gaunt@cdhb.health.nz

The role that you are applying for is one that may only be performed by a person who has been vaccinated against Covid-19. It is therefore a condition of this application that you are vaccinated against Covid-19. This vaccination requirement includes gaining Booster Doses required to perform your role under the Health Order. As a person working in the health and disability sector you will meet many people, some of whom may be vulnerable.  Without a vaccine, there is the risk that you may contract Covid-19.  The requirement to be vaccinated is to keep you safe and also to endeavour to protect others against the potential transmission of Covid-19 as a result of you contracting it in the course of your employment.