Nurse Specialist – Neurosurgery Service, Starship Child Health
Nurse Specialist – Neurosurgery Service, Starship Child Health
- Starship - New Zealand’s premier children’s hospital
- Outstanding Senior Nursing Leadership opportunity
- Permanent, part-time (0.6FTE) position
- If you are looking to further your nursing career - apply now to learn from the absolute best!
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
The Paediatric Neurosurgery Service at Starship Child Health is looking for a Nurse Specialist in a permanent, part-time (0.6FTE) capacity. The Nurse Specialist provides education and support to whanau as well as the wider team. This role works closely with the Paed Oncology and Paed Rehabilitation services.
About the Team/Service/ Location
The Paediatric Neurosurgery team provides specialist care and treatment for infants, children and young people with disorders requiring non-invasive and invasive neurosurgical procedures. The supportive and collaborative multidisciplinary team looks after whanau admitted for planned procedures and those transferred acutely from around New Zealand.
About you
To be successful you will have:
- 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
- Have experience in a Paediatric and/or Neurosurgery setting
- Demonstrate knowledge of nursing professional development issues
- Have at least 5 years of nursing experience
- Have a Masters degree in nursing or health related area (Desired)
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
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 children’s hospital in New Zealand serving a population of approximately 1 million children.
How to apply
We’ll 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 ADHB24438.
