Nurse Consultant - Patient at Risk (PaR) Team, Child Health at Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland, Auckland

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Join New Zealands premier childrens hospital
• Permanent, part-time (0.6 FTE) senior nursing leadership opportunity

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

The Patient at Risk (PaR) Child Health team is seeking an innovative, enthusiastic and experienced nurse to join our team as a Nurse Consultant.

The Patient at Risk (PaR) service is a nurse-led team within Starship Child Health, focused on the management of children at risk of deterioration throughout Starship Hospital. The PaR model seeks to proactively respond to deteriorating patients in a focused manner as well as provide a clear escalation pathway and response. The Nurse Consultant promotes, facilitates and co-ordinates a culture of nursing excellence in the team.

The Nurse Consultant role is accountable for the quality of nursing care with a focus across the patient healthcare journey, contributing to patient safety and quality improvement initiatives and supporting nursing teams in delivering evidenced based nursing practice. The PaR Nurse Consultant will also work closely with colleagues responsible for the continued development of strategic direction in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit and Child Health Directorate.

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

About you

To be successful you will:

• have registration with the nursing council of New Zealand
• be legally entitled to work in New Zealand
• have evidence of competence to practice within the Registered Nurse scope of practice
• have paediatric Intensive Care experience
• have post graduate qualification
• have five years post graduate experience.
• demonstrate current knowledge of nursing professional development issues
• be able to facilitate guideline development and implementation

For more information about this role please contact Zachary Burton (Charge Nurse PAR, Child Health) via ZacB@adhb.govt.nz

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. If you have any queries about accessibility, or technical issues with the online process, or require information in an accessible format, please contact, Jeanine Taccad, Recruitment Consultant via Jeanine.Taccad@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz to discuss how we can best support your application.

Well be reviewing applications and conducting interviews as they come in, so the position may close before the listed deadline. If you're interested, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.