Nurse Maude Hospice Palliative Care Specialist Service

Clinical Nurse Specialist 0.8 FTE - community specialist palliative care

Are you looking for an opportunity to contribute to palliative care in a community setting? Are you passionate about supporting people living at home? Whatever your own reasons, we offer a warm welcome, and a chance to build your nursing career, whilst making a genuine impact for patients and whānau, facing end of life.

Te Mahi/About the Position

We have a 0.8 FTE permanent Clinical Nurse Specialist position available as part of our specialist palliative care multi-disciplinary team.

The clinical nurse specialist is an advanced nursing practice role, responsible for providing excellence in clinical care and liaison, for patients and whānau with complex palliative care needs. Additionally, the role includes day-to-day clinical leadership, for one of the geographical nursing areas.

He momo/About you

Important to this role is the ability to work alongside primary providers of palliative care in collaborative partnership. The successful candidate will have advanced clinical assessment skills, in prioritising and coordinating reviews of patients with complex needs. Alongside this an ability to build clinical networks maintaining excellent relationships with other health professionals.

If you have 4 years post registration relevant experience, a post graduate diploma in palliative care or equivalent, and a driver license you may be who we are looking for.

Ki te huanga/Benefits of working at Nurse Maude

As well as joining a high-functioning and supportive team in a varied and rewarding role, Nurse Maude offers:

• Wellbeing - The wellbeing of our staff is very important to us. We offer discounts on a range of wellbeing activities including gym memberships, massages, eye tests and glasses, mole checks and dentures
• Staff Discounts - You will have access to a range of great staff discounts with our suppliers
• Health Insurance - Discounted healthcare through Southern Cross
• Staff Development - We encourage and support personal and professional development through study and research

Te Whakahaerenga/The Organisation

Nurse Maude is a well-known and highly regarded organisation providing clinical care, and homecare to some of the most vulnerable in our community. Established over 120 years ago. Nurse Maude provides services to more than 40,000 people each year, delivering over a million hours of district and specialist nursing, home support services, hospice and community palliative care and allied support.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place before the close date. If you are keen, please do not hesitate in applying. We look forward to hearing from you.

Reference # 20172

Posted on 02 May 2025

Closes on 02 Jun 2025 21:00

Location(s) Christchurch

Expertise Nursing, Registered Nurse, EN, Clinical Nurse Educator, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Registered Nurse Coordinator, Health Care Assistant

Job level(s) Experienced

Work type(s) Permanent part-time

Position description (click link to view) Clinical Nurse Specialist - hospice specialist palliative care- community Position Description April 2025.pdf