Nurse Specialist, Palliative Care

Clinical Nurse Specialist – Paediatric Palliative Care, Starship Child Health

• New Zealand’s premier children’s hospital
• Senior Nursing Leadership Opportunity
• Permanent, full-time or part-time position

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

The Paediatric Palliative Care team at Starship Child Health is looking for a Clinical Nurse Specialist in a permanent part-time capacity to join the multi-disciplinary team.

The Paediatric Palliative Care (PPC) team provides specialist palliative care and support for infants, children and young people living with life limiting illness in both hospital and community settings. Palliative care involves some or all of the following: symptom management; psychosocial care; cultural care; spiritual care; advance care planning; respite care; last days of life care and bereavement support.

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

To know more about the role please contact Helen Waldron, Nurse Unit Manager –Medical, Starship Child Health via HWaldron@adhb.govt.nz

Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills

To be successful you will:

• Have NZ Nursing Registration with a current Annual Practicing Certificate
• Be legally entitled to work in New Zealand
• Have Postgraduate certificate/diploma in specialty nursing practice
• Have minimum level 4 practice
• Demonstrate knowledge of nursing professional development issues
• Have at least 5 years of nursing experience
• Have excellent communication skills
• Have self resilience
• Have a Masters degree in nursing or health related area (Desired)
• Have experience in a Paediatric setting
• Clean drivers license

Ko wai mātou | Who are we

Te Toka Tumai Auckland is part of Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand’s National Health Service. 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.

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 Te Toka Tumai Auckland and is the only comprehensive children’s hospital in New Zealand serving a population of approximately 1 million children. Auckland City Hospital is NZ’s largest public tertiary hospital which has strong ties with University of Auckland and provides extensive teaching and training opportunities.

He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here

• A unique and rewarding work environment that provides a high level of job satisfaction and is always interesting
• An opportunity to grow both as a person and as a professional
• Continuing Professional Development entitlement
• Financial recognition of senior nursing levels as per nationally-agreed multi-employer collective agreements

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 and attaching your updated CV and Covering Letter.

If you have any queries about this opportunity or accessibility or technical issues with the online process, please contact Anél Foord, Recruitment Consultant at AnelFoord@adhb.govt.nz quoting ADHB20537 to discuss how we can best support your application.