Registered Nurse

Whānau Āwhina Plunket; Waikato; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff development

Wellbeing days

Kaimahi Māori networks

Job summary

Whānau Āwhina Plunket is hiring a permanent, full-time Registered Nurse to deliver Well Child Tamariki Ora assessments across Hamilton, Waikato. The role is based in Hamilton, 1.0 FTE including Saturdays, with occasional twilight clinics.

You’ll provide holistic, culturally responsive care, build trusted relationships with whānau, and coordinate referrals to local services. You’ll work autonomously and with a supportive multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• NZ nursing registration and APC required.
• Registration with Nursing Council of NZ and APC current.
• Understanding of population and community health.

Responsibilities

• Conduct Well Child Tamariki Ora assessments across settings.
• Provide holistic, culturally responsive care to pēpi, tamariki and whānau.
• Coordinate referrals and connect whānau with community services.

Skills

Compassionate care

Cultural safety

Communication

Clinical assessment

Education

NZ Nursing Registration

Annual Practising Certificate

Job description

We’re lucky to have the opportunity to connect with the majority of tamariki across Aotearoa during their first five years. Join us as a Registered Nurseand help ensure every Plunket pēpi has the best possible start in life.

We have a permanent, full-time opportunity available within our Waikato team. This position is based in Hamilton and works 1.0 FTE including Saturdays. There may also be occasional twilight clinics.

The opportunity

As a Plunket Nurse, you’ll provide comprehensive Well Child Tamariki Ora assessments and support the health and wellbeing of pēpi, tamariki and their whānau. Working across clinics, community settings and whānau homes, you’ll develop trusted relationships and support whānau to achieve their goals.

You’ll take a holistic and culturally responsive approach to care, drawing on your clinical knowledge to assess the health, development and wider needs of tamariki and their whānau. This may include providing evidence-based guidance, developing care pathways, coordinating referrals and connecting whānau with relevant community services.

You’ll work both autonomously and alongside a supportive multidisciplinary team, building strong relationships with colleagues, health professionals, local services and community organisations.

About you

You’ll be a compassionate and confident Registered Nurse who is passionate about improving health outcomes for tamariki and whānau. You’ll bring strong assessment and communication skills, sound clinical judgement and the ability to build respectful, trusting relationships with people from a wide range of backgrounds.

You Will Also Have

• Registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand and a current Annual Practising Certificate
• A full New Zealand driver licence
• Confidence working independently within the community
• An understanding of population and community health, including the inequities experienced by Māori and Pacific communities
• A commitment to culturally safe practice and upholding TeTiriti o Waitangi
• A relevant child health qualification, or a willingness to complete postgraduate study
• Vaccinator authorisation, or a willingness to undertake the required training

What we offer

Whānau Āwhina Plunket is a nursing led organisation where you’ll have the opportunity to grow your skills and build a meaningful career in primary and community healthcare.

Benefits

We are focussed on making Aotearoa the best place fortamarikito grow and thrive. While making a real difference in our community,you’llhave access to a range of staff benefits including:

• Ongoing opportunities for personal and professional development
• Various wellbeing schemes such as Two Wellbeing day’s’: use two of your sick leave days to proactively protect your well being.
• In line with our ongoing goal to support ourkaimahito thrive in a culturally safe environment, we have multiple communities of interests forkaimahiMāori, Pasifika, Asian and more. To support your growth in practice, we have dedicated space and time where ourKaimahiMāori gather quarterly by region and nationally once a year.

He huanui oranga mo ngāmokopuna whakatipuranga rotoi ngā hapori heke iho, heke iho

Setting the path of wellness in our communities for the early years, for generations to come

Whānau Āwhina Plunket is committed to supporting the health and wellbeing of pēpi, tamariki and their whānau/family. We have committed to adopting a pro-equity approach where we give life to the Treaty principles of tinorangatira tanga, partnership, active protection, equity and options in our mahi/work to ensure healthy tamariki, confident whānau and connected communities.