District Nurse - Greymouth

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora - Waitaha Canterbury; Greymouth; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora - Waitaha Canterbury in Greymouth, West Coast, is seeking a Registered Nurse with Annual Practicing Certificate for a casual position. The role focuses on delivering high-quality care and collaborating with Nursing, Medical & Allied Health teams to achieve optimal patient outcomes.

The ideal candidate will have 2-3+ years post-registration experience in a similar environment, strong empathy, initiative, and a collaborative mindset to support a community-focused

Qualifications

• Empathy and patient-centred approach are essential.
• Proactive initiative and ability to adapt in a fast-paced environment.
• Enthusiasm and willingness to collaborate within a high-performing team.
• Desire to upskill and expand scope of practice.

Responsibilities

• Providing high quality care for patients from our diverse community.
• Patient management and documentation control.
• Assisting across the wider team where needed.

Skills

Empathy

Initiative

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

Registered Nurse with Annual Practicing Certificate

Job description

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Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora - Waitaha Canterbury – Greymouth, South Island

• Casual Position available in Greymouth, West Coast
• RegisteredNurse with Annual Practicing Certificate
• 2-3+ years postregistrationexperiencein a similarenvironmentispreferred for this role.

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in theprinciples of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all NewZealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a healthsystem underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care,and excellence.

About the Role

• Providinghigh quality care for patients from our diverse community
• Patientmanagement and documentation control
• Assistingacross the wider team where needed

Our team in Greymouth are currently looking for a skillednurse to step into a collaborative role working with Nursing, Medical &Allied Health to ensure best outcomes for our patients. This is an excellentrole for a skilled nurse who is looking to expand their skills and have a morecommunity focused practice.

About You

• Highlevels of empathy in this role
• Stronginitiative and ability to think on your feet
• Enthusiasmand a desire to work collaboratively within the high performing team
• Passionand drive to upskill and develop your scope of practice.

Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving ofwellnesses. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people ofAotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helpingeveryone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. Italso promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equityin health outcomes.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health NewZealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equalemployment opportunity obligations.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

• Wewant to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you onboard if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas ofour life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skillslisted in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life,community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and shareyour story with us in your cover letter.
• Weparticularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific,disabled, and rainbow communities.

Health NZ West Coast is situated on the West Coast of NewZealand’s South Island. It is unmatched for the scale, diversity, andaccessibility of its natural attractions, including rugged coastline, sandybeaches, rainforests, and some of the highest mountain peaks in the country.The region boasts robust tourism and primary production industries, whichprovide the backbone of the local economy. The town of Greymouth is central toTe Tai o Poutini West Coast and is located alongside the historically rich andpicturesque Grey river.

Health NZ West Coast are proud of how we do things. We havea way of working that we consider unique. It's about trying new things,listening to ideas from wherever they come from and working together as one. Weare passionate about attracting, recruiting, and retaining talented people – tobecome part of our team.