Nurse Specialist - Regional Huntington Disease Service

Nurse Specialist - Regional Huntington Disease Service at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Te Toka Tumai Auckland, Auckland At Te Toka Tumai | Auckland DHB 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.
Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity Part time (0.6 FTE, 24 hours per week), as a Regional Huntington's Disease Service Nurse Specialist Excellent personal and professional development opportunity Supporting our service users to adapt with changes in their abilities and help manage their conditions. The Regional Huntington's Disease Service is based at Auckland City Hospital and is involved with service users and their whanau at the predictive testing, early symptomatic and diagnostic phases as well as people experiencing active disease through to end of life care.
This is a senior clinical position and we welcome applications from Registered Nurses with a strong background in mental health nursing. You will join the small, dedicated team comprising another Nurse Specialist, a Psychiatrist and a Team Administrator. We will provide an interesting and supportive working environment including excellent supervision and a commitment to supporting you with ongoing professional development.
In this role, you will provide comprehensive Mental Health Assessments and develop management plans for our service users and work with/alongside regional services to implement inpatient care for them.
For further details, please refer to the position description here
You will have a current registration and annual practicing certificate (no conditions on your scope of practice) and full and clean driver's license.
For more information about this role, please contact Adele Wakeham, Operations Manager/ Acting Clinical Team Leader on ******
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 DHB.
Please submit your application online, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role. If you have any queries about the online process, please contact Reshma Amin, Recruitment Consultant at Reshmaa @adhb.govt.nz
Employer: Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Te Toka Tumai Auckland
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