Palliative Care - Clinical Nurse Specialist

Location: Wellington Regional Hospital

Contract: Permanent, Part Time 0.8 FTE – Mon-Fri

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

As a Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will be working within a busy and dynamic team, providing specialist palliative care to those within Wellington and Kenepuru Hospitals. The salary for this role is NZNO MECA Senior Nurse Salary, Grade 2 pro rata.

About the Team/Service/ Location

Our team of Clinical Nurse Specialists, Nurse Practitioner, Registrar and Palliative Care Consultants work across our acute hospital settings, providing a consultative model of care. This role is predominantly located at Wellington hospital. We do run two half day sessions a week at Kenepuru hospital, and there may be opportunity to support with these sessions in future. 

The Hospital Palliative Care service at Capital and Coast receive in excess of 900 referrals a year from our hospital based colleagues. We provide specialist support and advice to other hospital teams and services who provide the person’s primary medical care in hospital. 

Supporting our Registered Nurse colleagues with palliative and end of life care is a priority for our Clinical Nurse Specialist team, and we provide a number of study days across the year to support their learning needs. 

About you

At least 5 years post-registration Registered Nursing practice is required, preferably within Acute hospital services, or palliative care services. 

• Registered Nurse current Annual Practicing Certificate 
• Palliative Care Nursing experience preferred, but not required 
• Postgraduate diploma in Nursing Studies (or greater) or working towards. Support may be offered to undertake a Postgraduate Certificate in Palliative Care if appropriate 
• A collaborative team member, strong communication skills 

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 21st May 2025. 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 advert.