Registered Nurse - Breast Care

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Hutt Valley; Lower Hutt; On-site; NZD 45,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora in Wellington is seeking a Registered Nurse for Breast Care to provide expert patient care with a focus on breast screening and perioperative support within the regional service at Wellington Regional Hospital or Hutt Hospital.

The role involves working in a team, coordinating care with patients and families, contributing to pathways and guidelines, and delivering safe, high-quality care in an environment of continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with breast care focus, including screening and perioperative support.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert patient care with a focus on breast care, screening, perioperative support and surveillance.
• Coordinate care with patients and families, contribute to service pathways, protocols and guidelines reflecting best practice.

Job description

Location: Wellington Regional Hospital or Hutt HospitalContract: Permanent, Part Time 0.7 FTE Rostered and RotatingHealth New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we're building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the Role

The Registered Nurse Breast Care will provide expert patient care with a practice focus on breast care, Breast screening and perioperative support, and surveillance within the sub‑regional breast and cervical service.

About the Team/Service/ Location

Regional Screening Services (RSS) provides free Breast Screening to all eligible women from the Wairarapa to Kapiti area servicing the needs of the wider Hutt Valley's. The Breast Centre is under the BSA contract, provides all Breast Services for the communities in Wairarapa and Hutt Valley, provides Breast Radiology services and manages the cervical register

About you

The ability to work using a team nursing approach.Working collaboratively to ensure quality patient care is received.Works directly with patients and families to coordinate care, provide assessment and educationcontributes to service specific pathways, protocols and guidelines that reflect best practice Safe and effective patient care in an environment of continuous improvement

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is 'the weaving of wellness'. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.