Job Description - Specialty Clinical Nurse - Patient Blood Management (WAI28648)Specialty Clinical Nurse - Patient Blood Management:WAI28648Where you'll be working: Waikato HospitalThe details: Permanent, full-time (80 hours per fortnight)Salary details: Aligned to the NZNO Nursing and Midwifery MECA 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.
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Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity The Patient Blood Management (PBM) service at Waikato Hospital is looking for an experienced, highly motivated senior nurse to fill this Speciality Clinical Nurse (SCN) role.
The SCN focus will be on supporting and enhancing patient outcomes by improving patients' medical and surgical management in ways that boost and conserve the patients' own blood.A large component of the SCN role is provide ongoing education and support to staff; ensuring they are responsible in their use of blood products, and to patients; helping them to optimise their health and manage individual needs.
This role particularly deals with pre-operative patients who are found to be anaemic and managing their treatment to optimise their red blood cells counts prior to surgery to view the position description.
(Please note position descriptions can only be viewed on the Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora - Waikato website.)
Mo tatou Ratonga | About our ServiceWaikato Hospital's PBM team is comprised of a small multidisciplinary group of enthusiastic specialists committed to use of evidence-based research and practice to improve patient outcomes.
The team has a Clinical Lead, Anaesthetists, a Clinical Nurse Coordinator and Speciality Clinical Nurses.
Recently, the addition of a Clinical Nurse Specialist for Intravenous Immunoglobulin therapy has been employed as part of a pilot project.
Mou | About you Required skills & experience you will need to be considered for this role:Knowledge and understanding of Te Tiriti or WaitangiRegistration with Nursing Council of New Zealand; inclusive of scope of practiceA current practising certificate with the Nursing Council of New ZealandClinical experience with administration of blood and blood productsExpected to have met or be working toward expert level of practice on the Professional Development and Recognition Programme, but may achieve a higher level of practiceGood computer skills, particularly with ExcelCompleted a postgraduate qualificationInvolved in research, teaching/presenting to a range of clinicians, and innovation that has changed clinical practiceAbility to conduct audits, write reports and update policies/proceduresExperience in or ability to learn how to maintain the hospital intranet website Working for Health New ZealandHealth New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is 'the weaving of wellness'.
We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand.
The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work.
It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.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.
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 our life, not just in formal employment.
If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whanau 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 Maori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.
How to ApplyPlease click 'Apply online' or apply via our Waikato Careers Website by clicking All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on 22 December 2024.
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