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Permanent, part time position
64 hours per fortnight (0.8FTE)

We have a rare and amazing opportunity for a passionate Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) with pain management nursing experience to join the perioperative team at the Hawke’s Bay DHB. The CNS for the Acute Pain Service (APS) is pivotal to effective pain management delivery. The position provides clinical leadership across the Perioperative service and wider hospital and is supported by an established APS team, management and senior nursing and MDT team.  

What are the benefits for you:

• A permanent, part time (64 hours per fortnight) position
• Leadership opportunities
• Excellent pay rates
• Professional supervision and mentoring to support career development and growth

You will need:

• Strong dedication to effective and appropriate pain management
• A high quality patient focussed approach
• To work as an advanced practitioner with the ability to deliver expert nursing care.
• A passion for training and education to patients, whanau and health care providers

To be successful you will have clinical independence, be a decision maker, a problem solver and be passionate about the delivery of safe patient care.

A clinical nursing background in pain management and surgical nursing would be an advantage. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team of professionals.

This is a great opportunity to join a flexible, responsive and smart workforce, dedicated to excellence for every patient, at every contact.

Our District Health Board is large enough to provide variety and depth of work experience, with good support and supervision, yet small enough to be a friendly team with good social interaction

These positions don’t come up every day so don’t miss your opportunity to further develop your career with us. You won’t find this opportunity just anywhere, and when you combine this with the chance to live in New Zealand’s own piece of paradise, you have to ask yourself “why work anywhere else”? Take a stroll through the Hawke’s Bay Tourism website and get yourself to Hawke’s Bay!

If you think you're ready for a challenge and a change then check out the Position Profile, by clicking .HERE 

If you have any further questions regarding this position please contact Sherryl Parkin, Clinical Nurse Manager, Pre and Post-Operative Surgery on 027 627 6154 or email sherryl.parkin@hbdhb.govt.nz

The Hawke’s Bay DHB in general encourages a workforce that is innovative, eager to learn and enhance their skills and is passionate about caring for our community. As part of our team we will support, encourage and help you to develop your career with us.

We are committed to delivering and living our DHB values of He kauanuanu â€“ Respect, Ä€kina â€“ Improvement, Rāranga te tira– Teamwork and Tauwhiro â€“ Care. You should be someone who has similar personal values.

We are proud of our team’s diversity.  We know the strength of a diverse and inclusive workforce helps us achieve the best outcomes for our patients and the communities in which we operate and serve. 

Check out our Nursing Recruitment video to get a better feel for working at the Hawke’s Bay DHB. 

As per COVID-19 Public Health Response Amendment Act (No 2) 2021, Hawkes Bay DHB requires ALL its employees to be both fully vaccinated against COVID-19 which now includes boosters.

Failure to meet these requirements will result in your application being rejected.