Description
Permanent 0.8 - 1.0 FTE (Full time position)
- Epsom, Auckland
About the organisation
New Zealand Blood and Organ Service (NZBS) is dedicated to saving lives. Every year, tens of thousands of generous people donate their time, blood and plasma to us for free. In addition to our vein to vein service in transfusion we also provide national services in organ transplantation, cellular therapies and tissue banking. We exist to ensure the efficient delivery of safe blood and tissue products on a time critical basis throughout New Zealand and through the generosity of our donors, we are able to help save lives.
Our shared values are at the heart of our organisation's culture and guide our behaviour each and every day. These values inspire, motivate us and drive us to provide the very best service to the New Zealand public.
About the role
The new Clinical Nurse Specialist - Donor Health role provides an exciting opportunity for nurses at NZBS. This role has been developed to work alongside the Transfusion Medicine Specialists and Medical Officers to provide the highest standard of evidence-based/researched nursing care. The Clinical Nurse Specialist - Donor Health role will provide support and guidance for nurses and donor technicians at NZBS.
The role will report to the Clinical Director - Blood, Plasma & Laboratories and has a professional line to the Chief Nurse. The senior nurse appointed to this role will work closely with the Clinical Director (BPL) to set the KPI's and ensure that service development and clinical practice in on the donor floor is supported and in alignment with clinical service objectives. There is a requirement for leading and promoting collaborative work within the new Clinical Governance Framework, in particular with Donor Services' senior nurses and donor technicians. The principles and practice of Clinical Governance are to be applied across NZBS services and positive donor, patient, and whānau experience is to be promoted at the heart of the care we provide. This will require the Clinical Nurse Specialist - Donor Health to interact and support donors with co-design principles imbedded in all work they undertake.
There will be further projects to support quality processes and continuous quality improvement initiatives and clinical audit will be a key expectation of this role. The Clinical Nurse Specialist - Donor Health role will be required to work collaboratively with the Chief Nurse, and other senior nurses within the multidisciplinary team to support the Nursing and Donor Technician Strategy. This role will promote evidenced-based changes in clinical practice that ensure the highest standards of nursing care for donors, patients and whānau and support the growth of service delivery in a way that has donor, patient, and whānau experience at the heart of the care we provide.
About you
We are seeking an energetic, enthusiastic, registered nurse who has experience and skills managing nurses and is passionate about supporting professional nursing at NZBS to provide the highest standards of clinical care on the donor floor. The successful nurse appointed to this role will have strong skills in customer care and negotiation.
You must be keen to help us further develop the service within a Clinical Governance Framework, and are enthusiastic about extending your own skills as there is potential for further development in advanced nursing practice. You will be a self-starter and able to work calmly under pressure, be flexible and adaptable to emerging needs, and be an effective communicator ready and keen to work alongside nurses, donor technicians, donors and whanau, as well as a wide variety of healthcare professionals.
Excellent organisational and critical thinking skills are essential, experience in leadership, teaching, use of data to inform, and writing skills are valued advantages.
Additionally, if you choose to work with us, you will:
- You will be supported to undertake postgraduate study
- You will be supported in professional development & advancement including a Nursing Council accredited PDRP programme
- You will be provided with opportunities to attend specific national and international conferences as required
- You will have the opportunity to be a part of a growing, dynamic, specialty area as Donor Services expands
- You will be working collaboratively with other senior regional colleagues across the country as new Clinical Nurse Specialist - Donor Health roles develop
- You will make a positive impact to our nurses' and donor technicians professional development as you promote the highest standard of clinical evidence-based nursing practice.
If you would like to discuss the requirements of the role further, please feel free to contact Jacqui Wynne-Jones, Chief Nurse.