CNS Cancer Coordinator - Leukaemia at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Te Toka Tumai Auckland, Auckland

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Nurse Specialist Leukaemia

• Be part of New Zealand’s largest hospital and the Regional Cancer and Blood service
• Provide active and supportive Haematology care to patients within the Northern Region Catchment Area
• Permanent part-time Senior Nursing opportunity

The Haematology Service at Auckland City Hospital is comprised of a 30-bed inpatient unit including 14 bone marrow transplantation (BMT) beds, a Haematology Day Stay Unit and outpatient clinics. The regional BMT service covers Northland and the greater Auckland region for autologous and allograft transplants and includes the Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Lakes and Tairawhiti DHB’s for allogeneic transplants.

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 also an Accredited Employer with Immigration NZ (Please visit Immigration NZ Accredited Employer Work Visa for more information if you will be needing a Work Visa)

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.

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

This senior nursing role supports the service delivery to our Leukaemia population throughout their whole treatment trajectory including bone marrow transplantation and will join our existing dynamic Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) team.

As the Nurse Specialist you will be able to demonstrate expert knowledge, advanced clinical skills, work autonomously, be an excellent communicator and work well within a team. You will be accountable for care delivery and coordination of this patient group undergoing transplantation and will work in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team associated with Leukaemia. As a part of this role, you will be doing post Allo clinic follow- ups.

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

Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills

• A commitment to biculturalism
• A commitment to achieving equitable outcomes for Māori
• RGN; RGON; RPN; RCpN with or without BN or BHSC (Nursing)
• Registration with Nursing Council of New Zealand (NCNZ)
• Evidence of competence to practice within the Registered Nurse scope of practice
• A current Annual Practicing Certificate (APC)
• Minimum Level 4 practice.
• Specialty knowledge and practice expertise.
• Postgraduate certificate / diploma in specialty nursing practice.
• Working towards completion of Master’s degree in nursing or health related area
• Knowledge of quality improvement processes and principles
• A personal commitment to on-going learning and development

• Chemotherapy certified

For more information about this role please contact Gurvinder Benipal NUM Haematology 021368375 gbenipal@adhb.govt.nz

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.

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

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Advertising closes: Wednesday, 25^th March at Time 5:00 pm (New Zealand standard time). We expect interviews to take place early April 2025.

Please submit your application online, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role.

If you have any queries about accessibility, or technical issues with the online process, please contact Abi Salisbury Recruitment Consultant at Abi.Salisbury@tewhatuora.govt.nz or Phone number to discuss how we can best support your application.

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Immigration/Visa Support

Immigration NZ has introduced a new Accredited Employer Work Visa system from 4 July 2022 that includes a simplified residency process for health workers on the new “Green List” of occupations – and this position is one of those designated critical positions! For successful candidates offered a position with us who require a Work Visa, we will provide support with their Visa application. Here are the links to two key pages of NZ Immigration's official site for more information: Immigration NZ Accredited Employer Work Visa and Immigration NZ Green List Occupations