- Full time role + Based in Masterton + Monday-Friday
- Extra annual leave + Paid wellbeing days + Increased KiwiSaver contribution
- $250 towards your health and wellbeing + Have weekends off
Join us as a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) to lead, mentor, and provide expert mental health care.
Pathways | Mō mātou
As a leading mental health and addiction service in Aotearoa, we empower individuals to live full lives in their communities. Prioritising mental health while aiming for overall well-being, we foster strong whānau connections. Our commitment to personalised support is reflected in our 'whatever it takes' wairua and spirit.
The Benefits | Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou
- Increased KiwiSaver contribution
- Fifth week of Annual leave (after 12 months employment)
- Paid Wellbeing days (2 per year)
- HealthNow Payment Card - $250 per year to support Health and Wellbeing for you and your whanau
- Holiday programme assistance
- Perk + Perk plus discount app
The Role | Mō tēnei tūranga mahi
As an expert in nursing, you will provide leadership and expert advice to ensure culturally safe, evidence-based mental health and addiction care. You will collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team, handle complex cases, and mentor team members.
This role involves assessing complex cases and conducting case reviews, as well as offering clinical input to tangata whai ora and taiohi across all Wairarapa Pathways and Real Services.
These services include Residential Housing and Recovery, Community Mobile Team, Residential Mental Health Respite and Social Detox, AOD/OST service, and Real Youth Service. Additionally, the successful candidate will mentor nurses and lead special interest groups.
Some of your responsibilities will include:
- Uses advanced health assessment, interventions and clinical decision making in the management of care, especially of whai ora or taiohi with high and complex or co-existing needs.
- Takes a leadership role clinically through both direct and indirect contact with tāngata whai ora, taiohi and the wider addictions team.
- Evaluates results of interventions using accepted outcome criteria, revises care plans and initiates appropriate and timely consultation and/or referral with relevant services/agencies where appropriate.
- Undertake all interactions in a respectful and culturally appropriate and sensitive manner.
- Working experience of Trauma informed care strategies.
Hours include: Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 5:00pm.
About You | Mōu
You will have:
- Registered with the Nursing Council New Zealand and either completed or on the Clinical Nurse Specialist Pathway.
- Hold a current Annual practicing Certificate
- Recent extensive (proven) clinical experience in Mental Health and Addictions at an advanced level.
- Demonstrated ability to articulate evidence-based expertise to a multidisciplinary team.
Apply the Te Tiriti o Waitangi Principles to your role.
Closing date | Rā Katinga: 11 April 2025. Please note, this advert may close sooner if a suitable candidate is found before the closing date.
Position Description: https://www.wisegroup.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/PW-Clinical-Nurse-Specialist.pdf
Contact | Korero: Angela Whibley-Smith, Service and Relationship Manager on angela.whibley-smith@pathways.co.nz for any queries.
For further information, visit our website www.pathways.co.nz
Pathways is committed to healthy lifestyles and actively supports a smoke free environment. We encourage people with lived experience of mental illness & addictions to apply.
