Clinical Nurse Specialist - Diabetes (Designated Prescriber)
Job Description
Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role
Location: Hutt Hospital
Contract: Permanent, Part Time 0.6 FTE
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. Through integration and collaboration, we - re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.
About the Role
The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) - Diabetes uses advanced nursing knowledge and skills to work with people with diabetes across the lifespan, providing specialist nursing management and expert self-management teaching. Specific components of this role include:
- A strong focus on teaching new and emerging technologies to improve quality of life for people with diabetes across the lifespan
- Conducting nurse-led clinics
- Leading development of diabetes specialist pathways, protocols, and guidelines
- Supporting and collaborating with internal and external providers to improve patient outcomes
- Acting as an expert resource for the MDT
The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Diabetes is a designated Registered Nurse (RN) Prescriber role. The Te Kaunihera Tapuhi o Aotearoa Nursing Council of New Zealand (NCNZ) authorisation is for RN prescribing in primary health and specialty teams. This means the CNS must work within a collaborative team consistent with NCNZ guidance to prescribe from the medicines list relevant to their area of practice and competence level.
Applications from candidates who are not designated RN Prescribers will be accepted on the understanding that it is a service expectation that the CNS will work towards becoming a designated prescriber. The timeframe for this will be discussed and agreed prior to an offer being made.
About the Team/Service Location
The Service is a specialist regional Hospital and Health Service with two main centres located in Wellington Regional Hospital and Hutt Valley Hospital.
The Service provides specialist services targeting assessment and complex clinical management of high risk individuals with Diabetes across the lifespan. There is an out-reach dimension with clinics based at other facilities including Kenepuru Hospital and Kapiti Health Centre. The team supports primary providers in the region by offering consultation and advice to manage complex cases.
About you
- Current APC
- Has completed, or is working towards completion of, up to section 10 of the National Diabetes Nursing Knowledge and Skills Framework
- RN Expert or Senior on PDRP
- At least 3 years of senior nursing experience
- Post graduate certificate preferred
Working at Health New Zealand
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is - the weaving of wellness - . We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand.
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. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.
How to Apply
To apply please click - apply now. - All applications must be submitted through our online careers - portal by 18th June 2025 . If you have any questions about the role, please contact Deb.Brodie@Tewhatuora.govt.nz.
We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advertisement.