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Where you’ll be working: Ward 34, The Henry Rongomau Bennett Centre, Waikato Hospital
The details: Permanent – 40 hours per week – Monday to Friday

Join a dynamic team, make a real impact and enjoy working in a collaborative environment supporting our tangata whaiora.

You will be one of a team of three Maaori Clinical Nurse Specialists employed to create radical change for Maaori. This role will be essential in creating partnerships with Maaori across all levels including taangata whai ora and whaanau, Maaori staff and the Kaitakawaenga team, and supporting our non- Maaori staff to work together in reducing inequity.

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
We are seeking a suitably qualified Maaori Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) to join our adult acute inpatient team on ward 34 to work in partnership with the Charge Nurse Manager (CNM), Associate Charge Nurse Manager (ACNM) and Kaitakawaenga to provide specialist nursing care and expertise.

Maaori are significantly over represented across our service and you will need to have an understanding of the inequities for Maaori in the system. The Maaori Clinical Nurse Specialist roopu goal is to achieve better outcomes.

Key responsibilities of the role:

• Work in partnership with Kaitakawaenga intertwining Te Ao Maaori models of care, to provide the best outcomes for Mā
• Support clinical decision making
• Lead and promote quality improvements and education
• Build relationships with tangata whaiora family/whanau and support agencies.
• Collaborate with other healthcare professionals to ensure the best possible outcomes for tangata whaiora

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(Please note position descriptions can only be viewed on the Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora - Waikato website.)

Mō tātou Ratonga | About our Service
Mental Health and Addictions Services at Waikato District delivers a full range of specialty services across the district. We are committed to making a difference with tāngata whai ora and their whānau through working in partnership to create kotahitanga.

We believe in delivering services with a strong recovery focus and a sensitivity to cultural aspects of mental health through applying the Treaty of Waitangi principles into practice.

Mōu | About you
To be considered for this position, you will need to be able to work in an environment where you may have to have difficult conversations, advocating what is right for Maaori in what is a generally western approach to care.

You must:

• Identify as Maaori
• Have a good understanding of Te Ao Maaori and your own identity and whakapapa connections.
• Hold a current New Zealand nursing registration and practising certificate with scope to work in mental health
• Have 4-5 years of clinical experience
• Have a passion for making a difference to the lives of our tangata whaiora and whanau

Ko ngaa hua o te noho ki roto o Waikato, te mahi hoki ki Te Whatu Ora, Waikato | The Benefits of living in Waikato and working for Te Whatu Ora, Waikato
Located in the heart of the mighty Waikato, Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, Waikato operates over a number of sites, Hamilton City our main campus and smaller community-based hospitals across our region. Hamilton City has easy access to beaches and mountains, so if your interests range from a host of water sports, mountain biking to vineyard lunches, the area has something for you right on your doorstep. To discover more about our stunning area, please click here.

• As part of our Health NZ, Waikato family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities alongside our Health NZ, Waikato benefits and staff discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Tō mātou whakahaere ki te tika, te rerekētanga, me te whai wāhi mai | Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter. We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply
Please apply online as applications are unable to be accepted via email. If you have any questions about the role please contact Amanda.Lewis-Wilson@waikatodhb.health.nz

Closing date: 23 September 2024

Nau mai haere mai - Come join the team!