Clinical Nurse Specialist - Better Breathing Hawkes Bay

• Clinical Nurse Specialist - Better Breathing Hawkes Bay, Hawkes Bay Fallen Soldiers Hospital
• Permanent, Part - time, 48 hours per fortnight (0.6 FTE)
• This is an excellent opportunity to combine advanced clinical practice, leadership, and community based care while helping people with long term respiratory and cardiac conditions improve their health, independence, and quality of life.

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

As a Clinical Nurse Specialist Better Breathing Hawke's Bay, you will provide specialist nursing expertise and clinical leadership for people living with long term respiratory and cardiac conditions. You will manage referrals for Community Oxygen Therapy, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, and Heart Failure Rehabilitation programmes, supporting patients through assessment, education, and rehabilitation services delivered in community settings, local gyms, virtual platforms, and one to one appointments.

This is a diverse and rewarding role where you will work closely with patients, whānau, primary care providers, and multidisciplinary teams to improve health outcomes and support self management. You will have the opportunity to lead innovative practice, provide advanced clinical assessment and education, and contribute to the ongoing development of services that make a meaningful difference to the wellbeing of people across Hawke's Bay.

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About the Team/Service/ Location

Our Community Nursing team is dedicated to delivering high quality, patient centred care across Hawke's Bay. Working within the Better Breathing Hawke's Bay service, you will collaborate with nursing, allied health, primary care, and community providers to support people living with respiratory and cardiac long term conditions.

Based in Napier and working across the wider Hawke's Bay region, you will join a supportive team that values clinical excellence, innovation, continuous improvement, and equitable healthcare outcomes for all communities.

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About you

As a Clinical Nurse Specialist Better Breathing Hawke's Bay, you will have:

• Current registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand and a current Annual Practising Certificate.
• At least five years of recent clinical experience in cardiac and/or respiratory nursing.
• Postgraduate nursing qualifications, or equivalent experience, with a commitment to ongoing professional development.
• Proven ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams and build strong professional relationships.
• Excellent clinical assessment, communication, education, and problem solving skills.
• A current full New Zealand driver's licence and the ability to work across community settings.

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.  

How to Apply

To apply please click apply now.  All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by 9th November 2026. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Dee, Dee.Repko@hbdhb.govt.nz

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

Whilst Health New Zealand is undergoing change, affected employees will be given preference and priority for this position.