Clinical Nurse Specialist

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

Te Mahi/About the Position

We have a 0.8 FTE permanent Clinical Nurse Specialist position available as part of our 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 a geographical area.

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.

Ki aro/Interested?

For more information, please contact Merlyn Thomas, Business Administrator on ***email_hidden***. For a copy of the position description, please view this job via our website. Scroll to the bottom of the advert and the PD is attached as a link.

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 ing. We look forward to hearing from you.

Job Details

Reference #

22691

Posted on

26 Jun 2026

Closes on

26 Jul 2026 23:00

Location(s)

Christchurch

Expertise

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job level(s)

Experienced

Work type(s)

Permanent part-time

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