Clinical Nurse Specialist - Melanoma (General Surgery) at Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland, Auckland

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Senior Nursing Leadership Opportunity
• Exciting opportunity for personal and professional growth and development.
• Permanent position full time (1.0 FTE)

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

We are looking for a senior registered nurse with proven leadership skills to take up this position in our Service.

The CNS role provides specialist nursing assessment, education, care coordination and support to patients diagnosed with melanoma and related skin cancers acting as a point for contact for patients, whanau, clinicians and allied health teams throughout the melanoma care pathway. This involves working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to provide care to patients based at Te Toka Tumai, Auckland.

The CNS plays a pivotal role in ensuring patients receive timely, evidenced-based and compassionate care from initial diagnosis through active treatment and surveillance. The role requires advanced clinical judgement, strong leadership and a commitment to service development and quality improvement.

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

About you

For this role, we are looking for the following:

• A current Annual Practicing Certificate
• Expert clinical knowledge and leadership skills
• Post graduate qualifications, preferably to masters level.
• Innovative mindset and able to network with different stakeholders
• An ability to work effectively and collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams
• Competent in the use of IT systems, e.g. Microsoft Excel and various local databases.
• A commitment to biculturalism
• A commitment to achieving equitable outcomes for Māori

For more information about this role please contact Briar, McLeod (Nurse Unit Manager - NIFRS, General Surgery & Trauma Nurse Unit Manager) via briar.mcleod@tewhatuora.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.