Nurse Specialist - Genitourinary (GU)

Senior Nursing Leadership Opportunity

• Exciting opportunity for personal and professional growth and development.
• Permanent part-time (0.6 FTE) Senior Nursing opportunity in genitourinary (GU)

Are you an experienced senior registered nurse with a passion for quality and excellence in the adult cancer setting?

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
We are looking for a senior registered nurse with proven leadership skills to take up this position in our Service.

The Oncology Nurse Specialist primarily provides clinical leadership and support to patients and their whānau during the patients Oncology treatment. This involves working collaboratively with Radiation and Medical Oncology multidisciplinary teams to provide care to patients based at Te Toka Tumai, Auckland, regionally at our local delivery sites and into community settings as the service expands.

It is important that you can provide professional and clinical leadership to support nursing teams, prioritise workload and work as part of a supportive senior nursing team so that excellent clinical care can flourish.

Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills

· A commitment to biculturalism

· A commitment to achieving equitable outcomes for Māori

· A current Annual Practicing Certificate (APC)

· Minimum Level 3 preferably Level 4 practice chemotherapy certified RN with a strong oncology nursing background

· Expert clinical knowledge and leadership skills

· Post graduate qualifications, preferably to master’s level with a focus on NP or prescribing pathways

· Innovative mindset and able to network with different stakeholders

· An ability to work effectively and collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams

· You will be competent in the use of IT systems, e.g. Microsoft Excel and various local databases.

· Be able to travel to regional sites

For further details, please refer to the position description here.

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 of Te 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 national levels.

For any questions about the role, please contact Linda Attwood, Nurse Unit Manager at lattwood@adhb.govt.nz

He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy 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 ‘apply now’ below or visit our careers page http://www.careers.adhb.govt.nz/ using job reference number ADHB22773 and attach a copy of your CV and Cover Letter.

If you have any queries about accessibility, or technical issues with the online process, please contact Candida Hall, Recruitment Consultant via candida.hall@tewhatuora.govt.nz to discuss how we can best support your application.

Auckland DHB is committed to the application of the Vulnerable Children Act 2014 and its intent to improve the safety of all children. This position is a Children's Worker as defined by the Act. 

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