Clinical Nurse Advisor - Casual
Job Description
You'll join our Advanced Nursing Team and report to our dynamic Charge Nurse Manager. You'll work after hours - 10 hr shifts on week days and 12 hrs shifts on weekends, across Allevia Hospitals. This position requires an experienced senior nurse with advanced clinical skills and ability to manage staff and facilities issues afterhours. You'll be the first responder to clinical emergencies, and support your colleagues to escalate care and manage clinical deterioration.
The responsibilities of the Clinical Nurse Advisor include:
Providing leadership and oversight of operational activities during afterhours and weekends
Providing specialist, evidenced based, clinical support and expertise at the bedside to our nursing staff, ensuring that the care delivered is safe and effective
Advocating on behalf of patients, families and colleagues
Using advanced assessment skills to support the clinical assessment of patients causing concern and escalating as appropriate
Monitoring staffing levels and adjusting as required to maintain safe staffing
Liaising with our in-house Bureau to ensure bed allocations and casual staffing are managed appropriately
The role is ideally suited to an experienced RN with:
Current broad clinical experience - able to demonstrate a high level of clinical expertise and leadership
Curent experience in the ICU/HDU or Emergency Department environment
Current advanced clinical skills e.g. cannulation, phlebotomy, ECG, catheterisation
ACLS certification
A post graduate advanced clinical pathway - either obtained, or commenced study on
Please note that we do not hire RNs for casual positions, who are already working fulltime elsewhere.
About us:
We're part of the Allevia Health group of companies and we're New Zealand's largest private surgical facility with 25 theatres across 3 sites, including an ICU and HDU. Our surgical specialties include: Colorectal/Gastro, Gynae, Urology, Neurology, Oncology, Plastics, Head & Neck, ENT/ORL, Orthopaedic/Spinal, Cardiothoracic, and Vascular.
If you're an RN looking to advance your clinical career pathway and you believe you have what it takes to join our Advanced Nursing Team, then we look forward to receiving your application. Or, if you'd like more information or a confidential chat, please call Jan Arnold on 09 941 4135 or jan.arnold@allevia.co.nz .
Job Details
Reference #
43549
Organisation
Allevia Hospitals
Posted on
02 Feb 2026
Closes on
04 Mar 2026 12:00
Job level(s)
Experienced (3 years plus)
Work type(s)
Casual
