Clinical Nurse Specialist, IPC Service

Location: Hutt Hospital

Contract: 0.6 FTE Part time, Fixed Term (Maternity Cover)

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) – Infection Prevention & Control provides specialist nursing advice, care and expertise, both in directing patient care and alongside staff delivering services to patients within Health New Zealand /Te Whatu Ora-Capital,Coast and Hutt Valley District, PHO, ARC and other Community facilities on request. The focus is on providing leadership to direct and support implementation of the infection prevention & control programme through role modelling expert clinical skills, promoting best practice, facilitating interdisciplinary collaboration and providing education.

The role ensures infectious control policies and procedures are carried out in accordance with the Infection Control Standard (NZS 8134.3:2008), and ensures evaluation through audit programmes are carried out. The role works closely with other members of the infection prevention & control team, including the Infectious Diseases Physician and Laboratory staff

About the Team

Infection Prevention and Control is placed within the Infection Service, and provides an integrated infection prevention and control consultative and advisory service across the hospital and healthcare arm of the DHB by providing consultation, liaison, expert advice and knowledge as requested.

Infection Prevention and Control consists of nine part time and full time Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNM and a part time Infectious Disease Consultant and provides services to all areas of Capital and Coast, including, but not limited to, inpatient and outpatient care, ambulatory settings, community services.

You will be joining a highly-experienced team of professionals providing quality patient care, a management team who will value you and support you in your day-to-day work as well as in your professional development. If you have a “can do” attitude and enjoy a variety of settings and want to be part of a team who are very supportive of each other then, this is the position for you.

About you

The ideal candidate will already have

• Registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand as an RN and has current APC
• Relevant post-graduate qualification and holds Senior/Expert on PDRP or working towards this in an agreed timeframe. 
• Significant nursing experience and knowledge in Infection Prevention and Control with a demonstrated high level of clinical competence and autonomy.
• Experience in using research, project management and quality improvement.
• Ability to use information technology
• An ability to present to groups/individuals and experience in health education across different sectors and discipline.
• Demonstrated ability and an interest in data collection and analysis
• An ability to contribute to policy review and network widely in the organisation including primary care, ARC and other community providers.

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.