Clinical Nurse Specialist - Wound Care at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley, Wellington Hospital

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora - Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District

Location:  Wellington Regional Hospital

Service:    Surgical Services

Contract:  Fixed-Term 16 Months, Full Time (1.0 FTE)

Salary:      As per MECA

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Wound Care works across the organisation to provide specialist nursing advice, care and expertise, both in delivering direct patient care and in supporting other staff caring for patients with complex wounds requiring wound care. 

The focus is on assisting, directing and supporting the patient care and whānau with wound management through modelling expert clinical skills, promoting best practice, facilitating interdisciplinary collaboration and providing education. 

The CNS has an active role in the development and achievement of the strategic direction for the organisation.

You will be supported to develop in the role by a Wound Care Nurse Practitioner candidate. 

Moū - About you

• You will be an experienced registered nurse with a special interest in wound care. 
• You will be recognised for your clinical expertise in managing complex surgical and non-surgical wounds. 
• You will have excellent communication, interpersonal, facilitation, and coaching skills. 
• You will have experience in developing the practice of your colleagues and in quality improvement strategies
• You will be practicing at Expert level in Professional Development Recognition Programme (PDRP) and committed to maintain Expert/Senior (CC) or Expert (HV) PDRP 
• A Clinical Postgraduate Diploma is the required qualification however there is support to complete a Masters qualification.  The prerequisite postgraduate clinical courses to undertake a RN prescribing practicum for NCNZ authorisation in RN prescribing in primary health and specialty teams, provide essential clinical knowledge for the CNS role. Note: Service and nursing leadership approval is required to undertake the RN prescribing practicum. 

E pā ana ki a tatou - About us

Here at Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District we embrace diversity and welcome applications from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disability and religions. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and serve our community.

Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

To find out more about us click on the following links:

Capital and Coast

Hutt Valley

Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service

Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply

Click the apply now button to send your application directly to us. For further information on this role please email recruitment@ccdhb.org.nz and indicate the job title and vacancy number in the subject line.

Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai

By joining together we will succeed