Clinical Nurse Specialist - National Bowel Screening Programme

Location: Wellington Hospital (Main location) secondary locations Lower Hutt, Porirua, and Kapiti

Contract: Permanent part time 0.8 FTE

Please note this role is open only to current staff of Te Whatu Ora /Health New Zealand Staff. Please do not apply if you are not employed by Te Whatu Ora /Health New Zealand Staff

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence. 

About the Role 

The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Bowel Screening is responsible for providing support and expert advice to other members of the healthcare team, both within the Bowel Screening team, as well as to the wider hospital teams, on all aspects of the bowel screening programme. This includes, but not restricted to, the Bowel Screening Speciality Clinical Nurses, the Colorectal Clinical Nurse Specialists and other healthcare providers involved with the National Bowel Screening Programme (NBSP). It is anticipated that the CNS Bowel Screening will support patients through the entire pathway, from positive test to diagnostic investigations, and to treatment.

About the Team/Service Location 

The Gastroenterology Service is a secondary and tertiary service provided for Capital & Coast and those of the central region of New Zealand. The service provides acute and elective gastroenterology and hepatology in-patient and outpatient services at Wellington and Kenepuru Hospitals. It provides tertiary services to the central region, including EUS, ERCP and POEM. These services are provided 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

About You

Essential Professional Qualifications / Accreditations / Registrations skills and experience:

• Registration with Nursing Council of New Zealand (NCNZ)
• A current Annual Practicing Certificate (APC) and scope appropriate to place of work
• Two to three years post graduate experience 
• Post graduate certificate relevant to the role
• A personal commitment to on-going learning and development including attainment/maintenance of senior expert PDRP 

Someone well-suited to the role will place a high value on the following:

• Commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi
• Living the District values
• Respect and collaboration in practice
• Delivering an exemplary standard of care 
• Practice informed by research evidence
• Innovation and critical thinking
• Commitment to sustainable practice

Working at Health New Zealand 

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. 

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community. 

How to Apply 

To apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Deb.Brodie@TeWhatuora.govt.nz 

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advertisement.