District Nurse - community services

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Taranaki; Taranaki; Vor Ort; NZD 28.000 - 42.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora in New Plymouth is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to join the District Nursing team. The role is 0.4 FTE, part-time fixed term, focusing on community/home-based care with a mix of home visits and clinic work.

Nurses provide wide-ranging care seven days a week from 0800 to 1630, with emphasis on assessment, wound care, and chronic condition management in partnership with primary care providers.

Qualifikationen

• Current NZ Registered Nurse practising certificate.
• Full NZ driver's licence (Class 1).
• Experience in rural/community district nursing preferred.
• Ability to drive locally and long distances daily.
• Ability to work autonomously within a multi-disciplinary team.

Aufgaben

• Provide district nursing care in community and clinic settings.
• Conduct home visits and assess patient needs.
• Work 7 days a week 0800–1630 hours.
• Maintain driving duties across local and regional routes.
• Use electronic devices for patient records.

Kenntnisse

Communication

Time management

Autonomy

Cultural awareness

Ausbildung

NZ Registered Nurse

NZ Driver's Licence (Class 1)

Jobbeschreibung

District Nurse, New Plymouth Hospital, 0.4 Part time Fixed term

Come join our community clinical services team who are already enjoying a rewarding lifestyle outside of the main cities!

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

We are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to join the New Plymouth District Nursing team.

District Nursing is a community nursing-based service and a combination of home visiting and clinic-based work.

The District Nurse Service provides services 7 days a week from 0800-1630 hours.

A full, unrestricted New Zealand drivers licence is essential for this role.

Please do not apply if you do not have a full New Zealand drivers license or equivalent.

The work is predominantly community / patient home based, and requires driving both locally and long distance on a daily basis.

The work requires a reasonable level of physicality; you need to be able to walk up stairs, carry, kneel down, and get in and out of a car multiples times per day.

Please click here to view the position description.

About the Team/Service/ Location

The New Plymouth District Nurses community services is an urban / rural service.

Rural District Nursing provides a wide variety of care across the lifespan and offers a challenging, varied and complex nursing role within the community including long-term medical conditions, and chronic wound management within a multi-disciplinary environment inclusive of primary health care providers.

An understanding of improving health outcomes is essential and an ability to work within a variety of home / social, community & cultural demographics.

You will work in other bases as directed.

For more information on living and working in Taranaki click here.

About you

District Nurse is required to be multi-skilled with excellent assessment and communication skills.

We work alongside many other health providers within the Community setting and relationship building is an essential part of our service.

Familiarisation with and use of electronic devices is an essential part of this role.

Requirements for the role:

• Current New Zealand Registered Nurse annual practicing certificate (Essential)
• A full & current class 1, NZ drivers licence with no restrictions. (Essential)
• Relevant experience for Rural District Nursing with a minimum of three years experience
• Postgraduate study is preferred
• Proven time management skills with an ability to prioritise & think critically
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously within a multi-disciplinary team
• Manage personal & professional boundaries within a small rural community
• Sensitivity to cultural aspects and the Te Tiriti principals and frameworks, and the application of Mātauranga Māori and Kaupapa Māori approaches, particularly as they apply in healthcare 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.