Fixed Term Enrolled Nurse - Community Nursing

New Zealand Government; Dunedin; Hybrid; NZD 93,000 - 94,000; Part time

Job summary

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora is offering a Fixed Term Enrolled Nurse position in Community Nursing at Dunedin Hospital. This part-time 0.8 FTE role is fixed term until September 2026 and is paid on a pro-rata basis within the salary band.

You will deliver nursing care and health education across the life span in community, residential or hospital settings, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to support health consumers and their whānau.

Qualifications

• Experience in surgical, medical or community settings is desirable.
• Ability to work autonomously.
• Good fitness to meet physical demands of the job.
• Full clean driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to nursing assessments, care planning, implementation and evaluation of care for health consumers and/or families/whānau.
• Assist health consumers with activities of daily living, observe changes in health conditions and report to the registered nurse, administer medicines and undertake other nursing care responsibilities appropriate to their assessed competence.
• Work in a team in acute settings with registered nurses, enrolled nurses and healthcare assistants.
• Be accountable for nursing actions and practice competently in accordance with legislation, to your level of knowledge and experience.
• Work in partnership with health consumers, families/whānau and multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Nursing care

Autonomous work

Teamwork

Education

Enrolled nurse qualification

Job description

Fixed Term Enrolled Nurse - Community Nursing

Dunedin Hospital, Part time 0.8 FTE

Fixed term until September 2026

Salary Band - $69,934- $83,349 p.a. pro-rata

About the Role

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.

Our Enrolled Nurses deliver nursing care and health education across the life span to health consumers in community, residential or hospital settings.

You will:

• Contribute to nursing assessments, care planning, implementation and evaluation of care for health consumers and/or families/whanau.
• Assist health consumers with the activities of daily living, observe changes in health consumers' conditions and report these to the registered nurse, administer medicines and undertake other nursing care responsibilities appropriate to their assessed competence.
• Work in a team in acute settings with a registered nurses, enrolled nurses and healthcare assistants.
• Be accountable for their nursing actions and practice competently in accordance with legislation, to their level of knowledge and experience.
• Work in partnership with health consumers, families/whanau and multidisciplinary teams.

About the Team/Service/ Location

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora - Southern has the largest geographical coverage of all the New Zealand regions, providing services to 350,000 people in diverse communities.

We take pride in all the services we provide, and our aim is to improve, promote and protect the health of our region.

We believe that our dedicated and passionate staff are a significant driving force behind the achievement of these standards, and we need more like-minded people to help us continue providing for our community.

About you

• Be passionate, committed and most importantly, have a positive attitude.
• Have had some previous experience in a surgical, medical or community setting - this is not essential but is desirable.
• Be capable of working autonomously.
• Have a reasonable level of fitness required to cope with the demanding physical requirements of the job.
• Have a full clean driver's license.

Working at Health New Zealand

We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.