Nurse Specialist at Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland, Auckland

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Nurse Specialist - Eating Disorders Service, Consult Liaison Team, Starship Child Health

• Starship - New Zealands premier childrens hospital
• Outstanding Senior Nursing Leadership opportunity
• Permanent, full-time position

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 seeking a Nurse Specialist in a permanent, full-time capacity for our Eating Disorders Service in the Consult Liaison Team, Starship.

This role is an advanced practice specialty role. The Nurse Specialist is an expert in assessments, diagnostic reasoning and have specialist knowledge of complex conditions which is central to the role.

About the Team/Service/ Location

The Nurse Specialist will join the friendly and supportive multidisciplinary Consult Liaison Team to support the Starship Tupu Ora Inpatient Eating Disorders service (EDS). The Starship EDS provides specialist inpatient care for children with eating disorders across Auckland region. EDS is comanaged with general paediatrics for rangatahi requiring medical stabilisation.

About you

You will have strong leadership skills and advanced knowledge of young people and psychiatric comorbid disorders. You will work collaboratively and autonomously to provide specialist advice and knowledge with a strong patient and family/ whānau focus.

To be successful you will have:

• Current NZ Nursing Registration and an annual practicing certificate
• Experience with young people with eating disorders / mental health conditions
• Experienced in creating a therapeutic environment
• Post graduate qualification (Masters desirable)
• Good communication and de-escalation skills

For all aspects of this role and experience/knowledge required please see the position description. 

For further information about the position please contact the Nurse Unit Manager, Helen Waldron via hwaldron@adhb.govt.nz or Service Clinical Director, David Bettany via DBettany@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.

Starship Child Health is a dedicated paediatric healthcare service and major teaching centre, providing family centred care to neonates, children and young people throughout New Zealand and the South Pacific. Starship is a part of Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora and is the only comprehensive childrens hospital in New Zealand serving a population of approximately 1 million children.

How to apply

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.

To apply please click on the `Apply tab below, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role and attaching your updated CV and Covering Letter.

If you have any accessibility or technical issues with the online process, please contact Anel Foord, Recruitment Consultant at Anel.Foord@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz quoting ADHB24756 to discuss how we can best support your application.