Clinical Nurse Specialist - Infection Control

New Zealand Government
📍 hamilton, waikato, New-Zealand 💼 Full-time 🕒 Posted July 23, 2026

Job Description

Waikato Hospital – Permanent – 80 hours per fortnight – Leading safer care. Preventing infections. Influencing system‑wide improvement

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) to join our dynamic IPC Service. This is an exciting opportunity for a senior nurse with a passion for patient safety, quality improvement, and leadership to influence infection prevention practices across a large and diverse healthcare system.

As a CNS, you will provide advanced clinical expertise, leadership, education, and consultancy to support the prevention and management of healthcare‑associated infections and emerging infectious disease risks.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide specialist clinical leadership and expert IPC advice across hospital and community services.
  • Lead surveillance, investigation, and management of healthcare‑associated infections, outbreaks, a...

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Job Details

  • Location hamilton, waikato
  • Job Type Full-time
  • Category Healthcare
  • Posted Date July 23, 2026
  • Application Deadline September 01, 2026