Registered Nurse - District Nurse Community Nursing

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand; Oamaru; On-site; NZD 82,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora invites applications for a District Nurse in the Oamaru community. This role delivers comprehensive nursing care, including wound care, IV medications, catheter management and palliative support across diverse settings.

The successful candidate will be a registered nurse with a current Practising Certificate, 3–5 years of varied nursing experience, and a full clean driver’s licence.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current Practising Certificate.
• 3–5 years of varied nursing experience including acute, surgical and medical settings.
• Full clean driver’s licence required.
• Must be registered with the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003.

Responsibilities

• Provide district nurse services and comprehensive care in the community.
• Administer intravenous medications and wound care; manage catheters and palliative care.
• Support safe discharge planning and liaison with GPs, Hospice and residential facilities.
• Deliver patient-centred care across diverse settings in the Oamaru area.
• Adapt and develop clinical skills as a specialist generalist in community nursing.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Coping under stress

Patient care

Education

Bachelor of Nursing

Practising Certificate

Job description

Registered Nurse - District Nurse Community Nursing

Registered Nurse – District Nurse Community Nursing

• Salary between $81,683 and $106,739 per annum pro rata
• Work in your local community

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

The District Nursing service provides comprehensive nursing care to the greater Oamaru area, this includes specialist wound care (including ACC), intravenous medications administration, palliative care, catheter management and much more

The service is closely linked to Oamaru and Dunedin hospital to helpensure patients are supported safely in the community after hospitaldischarge while also maintaining close liaison with local GP practices, Hospice and residential facilities. This is an opportunity for you to adapt and increase your clinical skills to become a ‘specialist generalist'. You will be out and about working in different places, and each hour is varied from the next. You'll be responsible for planning and implementing care to a diverse range of patients in the community.

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

To be successful in this role you will have the ability to communicate effectively, be self-motivated and tactful with a caring attitude, be able to cope in stressful situations and work as part of a team.

Our ideal candidate will:

• Having a full, clean drivers licence is essential for this position.
• Varied nursing experience of 3-5 years including acute clinical, surgical and medical nursing is desireable
• Be registered in accordance with the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 as a Registered Nurse
• Possess a current Practising Certificate.

Working at 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.

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.