Registered Nurse - Childhood Immunisations

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand; Hamilton; On-site; NZD 32,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora in Hamilton is seeking a Registered Nurse to deliver childhood immunisations and support the immunisation team. The role emphasizes patient care, community engagement, and accurate documentation within a Te Tiriti framework.

The successful candidate will have NZ Nursing Council registration, a current practising certificate, and substantial clinical experience, particularly in primary care and community settings.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
• Registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand; inclusive of scope and practice.
• A current practising certificate with the Nursing Council of New Zealand.
• Significant clinical experience, with the last two years being the specified specialty.
• Expected to have met an expert level of practice on the Professional Development and Recognition Programme (PDPR).

Responsibilities

• Provide Childhood Immunisations and direct patient care.
• Support the wider Childhood Immunisation teams/HOIS and Māori communities.
• Promote wellness through community interactions and interventions.
• Collaborate with other staff to ensure high quality care and service delivery.

Skills

Te Tiriti knowledge

Nursing Council registration

Practising certificate

Clinical experience (2+ years)

PDPR proficiency

Job description

Registered Nurse - Childhood Immunisations

• Childhood Immunisations
• Permanent, part time - 0.5 FTE / 40 hours per fortnight
• Monday - Friday

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

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an extraordinary nurse, providing patient care, both in direct care delivery and in support of other staff to increase wellness through community interactions and interventions to promote and facilitate immunisations for tamāriki through opportunistic and referral-based methods.

As an experienced nurse with community and primary care experience, you will have a warm, approachable manner, excellent communication skills across all population groups, which is supported by an understanding of Te Reo Māori me ona tikanga.

You will need to have or develop the clinical skills to provide Childhood Immunisations.

Qualification to provide other screening services such as Cervical Screening will be an advantage.

While you must be able to work independently, you will need to be a team member, supporting the wider Childhood Immunisation teams/HOIS (Hospital Opportunistic Immunisation Service), Māori and wider community, and contribute to achieve the vision of healthy people, excellent care for all our people.

About the Team/Service

Health New Zealand - Waikato Childhood Immunisation Services primary focus is to increase childhood immunisation rates across the Waikato region, and to deliver high quality health care services that improves health outcomes and reduce inequalities where they exist.

About you

Required skills & experience to be considered for this role:

• Knowledge and understanding of Te Tiriti or Waitangi.
• Registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand; inclusive of scope and practice.
• A current practising certificate with the Nursing Council of New Zealand.
• Significant clinical experience, with the last two years being the specified specialty.
• Expected to have met an expert level of practice on the Professional Development and Recognition Programme but may achieve a higher level of practice.

Working for 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.

If you have any questions about the role, please contactShivani Kulkarni at [e-mail]