New Zealand Government – Auckland, North Island
Clinical Specialist (Nurse or Anaesthetic Technician) - Patient Blood Management
Do you want to make a difference to the journey of our patients, whanau and staff!
Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
Exciting Senior Nurse or Senior Anaesthetic Technician Opportunity!
Location – Auckland City Hospital
Are you passionate about blood management? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!
This is a permanent role working 0.4 FTE, Monday to Sunday.
We are looking for an experienced registered nurse (RN) or anaesthetic technician (AT) to join our Patient Blood Management (PBM) team, working towards optimal blood use across all clinical services at Te Toka Tumai. This role involves working alongside the NZ Blood Service and Te Toka Tumai's Blood Transfusion Committee to engage with clinical wards and services, in particular high blood users. You will be supported by experienced and professional clinical experts who are dedicated and focused on providing quality health outcomes for our patients.
You will be expected to:
Work collaboratively to develop sustainable approaches to encourage appropriate blood transfusion across Te Toka Tumai.
Lead continuous quality improvement by providing support and education to clinical staff in evidence-based patient blood management practices.
You will be a passionate, energetic RN or AT with significant clinical experience and proven coaching and education skills; holding current APC with either the Nursing Council of NZ or Medical Sciences Council. You will ideally be on a pathway or have completed relevant postgraduate study.
We have a part-time position available. Shifts will be predominantly Monday to Friday with some flexibility around shift hours.
For a confidential discussion and further information about this role, please contact Bron Taylor on ******.
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 Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora, 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.
We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngati Whatua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.
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.
Me pehea te tuku tono | How to apply
So, if you feel an alignment with what we, as a values and equity-based organisation, are all about and are a passionate, experienced RN/AT with NZ registration, we'd love to hear from you!
Please submit your application online, outlining your experience and motivation to apply for this role.
If you have any queries about this opportunity or accessibility or technical issues with the online process, please contact Michelle Kanth, Recruitment Consultant on ****** to discuss how we can best support your application.
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