Waitemata District Health Board
Clinical Nurse Specialist - Coordinator / Advisor - Intellectual Disability
Waitemata District Health Board, Independence, Kansas, United States, 67301
Job Description - Clinical Nurse Specialist - Coordinator / Advisor - Intellectual Disability (WAI28216)Job Number
WAI28216Where you’ll be working:
Mental Health and Addictions ServiceThe details:
Permanent – 80 hours per fortnight – Monday to FridayWe are seeking an experienced nurse to work across the Mental Health and Addiction Service in a consultative and advisory role to provide advice and guidance to services or agencies that support tangata whaiora who have an Intellectual Disability. This is a new role and the successful applicant will be pivotal in leading the development and rolling out of this new initiative.Te whiwhinga mahi | The OpportunityAs a Clinical Nurse Specialist - Coordinator/Advisor Intellectual Disability you will play a key role in providing an educational focus and knowledge base to the workforce. You will have the ability to build, shape and maintain key relationships within the health and community sectors to achieve positive and seamless learning experiences for tangata whaiora with an Intellectual Disability and members of the workforce that support them. The role requires you to demonstrate a strong focus on and commitment to the role and to communicate professionally and clearly when interfacing with key stakeholders, both locally and nationally.Key responsibilities of the role:Support relevant staff and professionals in their acquisition of the desired values, knowledge about, principles, communication styles and practices associated with supporting those tangata whaiora with intellectual disability.Provide general consultation, both locally and nationally, with relevant professionals on various issues relating to service provision to tangata whaiora with Intellectual Disability.Provide advice and education in relation to clinical and therapeutic interventions, as required by teams across services.Develop specific guidelines and policies (and revise and update those already in place nationally) in relation to Intellectual Disability.Liaise and consult both locally and nationally toward the planning, development and delivery of coordinated care, treatment and service provision to whaiora who have an intellectual disability.Enhance the positive profile of all staff involved in working with people with Intellectual disabilities and help develop a culture within services and communities so that those roles are perceived to be socially valued.Minimum Requirements:A current New Zealand nursing registration and practising certificate with scope to work in mental health and Intellectual disability.Significant experience working in the Intellectual Disability sector.Excellent communication and interface skills.Knowledge of the sector both locally and nationally.A keen interest in providing education and professional development to the existing workforce.Passion and enthusiasm for the Intellectual Disability sector.Ko ngaa hua o te noho ki roto o Waikato, te mahi hoki ki Te Whatu Ora, Waikato | The Benefits of living in Waikato and working for Te Whatu Ora, WaikatoLocated in the heart of the mighty Waikato, Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, Waikato operates over a number of sites, Hamilton City our main campus and smaller community-based hospitals across our region. Hamilton City has easy access to beaches and mountains, so if your interests range from a host of water sports, mountain biking to vineyard lunches, the area has something for you right on your doorstep.As part of our Health NZ, Waikato family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.We offer flexible and agile working opportunities alongside our Health NZ, Waikato benefits and staff discount schemes.We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.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 life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau 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 Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.
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WAI28216Where you’ll be working:
Mental Health and Addictions ServiceThe details:
Permanent – 80 hours per fortnight – Monday to FridayWe are seeking an experienced nurse to work across the Mental Health and Addiction Service in a consultative and advisory role to provide advice and guidance to services or agencies that support tangata whaiora who have an Intellectual Disability. This is a new role and the successful applicant will be pivotal in leading the development and rolling out of this new initiative.Te whiwhinga mahi | The OpportunityAs a Clinical Nurse Specialist - Coordinator/Advisor Intellectual Disability you will play a key role in providing an educational focus and knowledge base to the workforce. You will have the ability to build, shape and maintain key relationships within the health and community sectors to achieve positive and seamless learning experiences for tangata whaiora with an Intellectual Disability and members of the workforce that support them. The role requires you to demonstrate a strong focus on and commitment to the role and to communicate professionally and clearly when interfacing with key stakeholders, both locally and nationally.Key responsibilities of the role:Support relevant staff and professionals in their acquisition of the desired values, knowledge about, principles, communication styles and practices associated with supporting those tangata whaiora with intellectual disability.Provide general consultation, both locally and nationally, with relevant professionals on various issues relating to service provision to tangata whaiora with Intellectual Disability.Provide advice and education in relation to clinical and therapeutic interventions, as required by teams across services.Develop specific guidelines and policies (and revise and update those already in place nationally) in relation to Intellectual Disability.Liaise and consult both locally and nationally toward the planning, development and delivery of coordinated care, treatment and service provision to whaiora who have an intellectual disability.Enhance the positive profile of all staff involved in working with people with Intellectual disabilities and help develop a culture within services and communities so that those roles are perceived to be socially valued.Minimum Requirements:A current New Zealand nursing registration and practising certificate with scope to work in mental health and Intellectual disability.Significant experience working in the Intellectual Disability sector.Excellent communication and interface skills.Knowledge of the sector both locally and nationally.A keen interest in providing education and professional development to the existing workforce.Passion and enthusiasm for the Intellectual Disability sector.Ko ngaa hua o te noho ki roto o Waikato, te mahi hoki ki Te Whatu Ora, Waikato | The Benefits of living in Waikato and working for Te Whatu Ora, WaikatoLocated in the heart of the mighty Waikato, Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, Waikato operates over a number of sites, Hamilton City our main campus and smaller community-based hospitals across our region. Hamilton City has easy access to beaches and mountains, so if your interests range from a host of water sports, mountain biking to vineyard lunches, the area has something for you right on your doorstep.As part of our Health NZ, Waikato family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.We offer flexible and agile working opportunities alongside our Health NZ, Waikato benefits and staff discount schemes.We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.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 life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau 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 Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.
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