- Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch
- 0.4FTE (16 hours a week), Permanent Role
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Monday to Friday - Flexible hours (to be discussed at interview stage)
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Registered Nurse or Clinical Nurse Specialist with advanced clinical practice and a strong interest in Oncology nursing to work in a senior nursing role.
The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) model of care is co-designed to work in partnership with our radiation oncology teams to ensure optimal, timely patient care and delivery of service.
As a Clinical Nurse Specialist you will:
- Support and work alongside our patients, and their whanau/family, through their journey following cancer diagnosis.
- Apply nursing knowledge, utilise your specialised assessment skills, with strong clinical inquiry, clinical reasoning and critical thinking when determining care of patients in OTR (on treatment review) clinics.
- Coordination of complex care, symptom management and discharge planning for high risk groups such as patients with central nervous system cancer receiving radiotherapy and combined chemotherapy/radiotherapy.
- Contribute to processes, pathways, policies and procedures to ensure safe, quality care to our patients.
- Role model and lead continued development of evidence-based oncology nursing practice and share this knowledge with the Registered Nurses in the oncology service.
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Act as a specialist resource for new and existing staff, ensuring staff are fully supported and provided with opportunities to develop.
About the Service
The radiation oncology department is part of the Canterbury regional cancer and haematology service at Christchurch Hospital based on the lower ground floor.
About you
Your support and empathy accompanied with your excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build effective relationships with a strong patient focus will see you succeed in this exciting opportunity.
- Experience working in oncology or with cancer patients, within an acute setting is essential
- Promote nursing research, education and evidence-based practice
- Motivated, organised, exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to engage a wide range of people
- You - ll be an expert nurse and either hold, or be working towards, a relevant post graduate qualification and equivalent PDRP
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Registered with the Nursing Council of New Zealand with a current Annual Practising Certificate (APC)
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. - All applications must be submitted through our online careers - portal by Thursday 7th August. If you have any questions about the role, please contact [email protected]
