- Senior Nursing Leadership Pathway Opportunity
- Exciting role within Cardiovascular Directorate with Heart Function Team
- This is a 0.7 FTE fixed-term secondment for 12 months.
Te whiwhinga mahi| The Opportunity
Our Cardiovascular Directorate provides high quality care to tāngata māuiui |patients across New Zealand. The team is made up of clinical experts who are dedicated and focused on providing quality health outcomes for the tāngata māuiui |patients that come into their care. The reputation of the service is based on the excellent care provided by our teams including provision of Heart failure, cardiac rehabilitation and exercise programmes.
The Cardiology Department leads Aotearoa New Zealand in providing specialised nursing care based on clinical skill, research, education and innovation. Our commitment is to the highest levels of clinical quality, providing the best standards of personalised care possible to our tāngata māuiui. The Service is looking for a Senior Nurse with experience in working with large teams in a busy and complex environment.
- 28 Hours Per Week (0.7 FTE) and can be flexible
- Days Required Negotiable
- Based at Te Toka Tumai Auckland Hospital | Greenlane Clinical Centre Cardiology Outpatient Clinics
- This role has reporting lines to both the Nurse Unit Manager and Māori Health Lead cardiology.
For further details, please refer to the position descriptionhere.
Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills
As a Heart Function Nurse Specialist you will be able to demonstrate expert knowledge in Tikanga Māori, advanced clinical skills, and be an excellent communicator and team member. You will be accountable for care delivery and coordination for cardiovascular tāngata māuiui with heart failure and will work in collaboration with other Nurse Specialists and multidisciplinary team members across the continuum of care. You will be on a Nurse Specialist pathway, with interest in becoming a Nurse Prescriber. Key to your success will be alignment with our values here at Te Toka Tumai and have a good understanding of our Directorate’s commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations.
What we’re looking for:
- Understands and supports the pursuit of Māori health gain as well as achieving equitable health outcomes for Māori through the expression of hauora Māori models of care and Mātauranga Māori.
- Post graduate qualifications preferable.
- A minimum of 3 years cardiovascular nursing experience preferred with demonstrated leadership.
- Have NZ Nursing registration with a current Annual Practicing Certificate.
- Demonstrates critical consciousness with on-going self-reflection and self-awareness.
- Understands and supports the dismantling of policies, procedures and practices that cause inequity.
- Interact effectively with a multi-disciplinary Team and Service members.
- Understanding of Māori Tikanga principles and application in practice with Whakawhanaungatanga being an essential expertise when engaging with tāngata māuiui, whanau and staff and at all levels.
For more information about this role please contact Lynne Belz via[email protected]
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 ofTe 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 nationallevels.
We are also an Accredited Employer with Immigration NZ (Please visitImmigration NZ Accredited Employer Work Visafor 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.
He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Whyyou willenjoy 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
Please submit your application online, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role.
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, or require information in an accessible format, please contact Jeanine Taccad, Recruitment Consultant via[email protected]to discuss how we can best support your application.
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 VisaandImmigration NZ Green List Occupations