Registered Nurse - District Nursing

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand; Auckland; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

District Nurses at Te Toka Tumai Auckland work autonomously within a locality-based team to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care in the community.

You will provide wound care, intravenous medication management, catheter care, continence support, injections, and health coaching, with a focus on independence, dignity, and wellbeing for clients and whānau.

Qualifications

• Registration with the New Zealand Nursing Council and a current APC.
• A full and clean New Zealand drivers licence.

Responsibilities

• Specialised wound care, including leg ulcer assessment and treatment.
• Support with intravenous medication management.
• Urinary and suprapubic catheter care.
• Continence support.
• Injections, including rheumatic fever prophylaxis.
• Education, advice, and health coaching for clients and whānau.
• A broad range of other community nursing needs, including palliative care.

Skills

Registered Nurse

Education

NZ Nursing Council registration and APC

Job description

• District Nursing Team is looking for an Experienced Registered Nurse

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

District Nurses at Te Toka Tumai | Auckland enjoy a varied and autonomous role in the provision of care closer to home, within a multidisciplinary locality-based team.

This role provides the opportunity to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care within the community. The service takes a holistic approach, supporting clients with a wide range of nursing needs while promoting independence, dignity, and wellbeing.

Key areas of care include:

• Specialised wound care, including leg ulcer assessment and treatment
• Support with intravenous medication management
• Urinary and suprapubic catheter care
• Continence support
• Injections, including rheumatic fever prophylaxis
• Education, advice, and health coaching for clients and whānau
• A broad range of other community nursing needs, including palliative care

This is a varied and rewarding role suited to nurses who are compassionate, clinically skilled, and committed to making a meaningful difference in the lives of people in their community.

For further details, please refer to the position description here.

About you

To be successful in this role,you will need to have:

• Registration with the New Zealand Nursing Council and a current APC
• A full and clean New Zealand drivers licence.

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.

Job details

Job Reference:

Job Reference: ADHB25311

Location:

North Island - Auckland - Central Auckland

Job type:

Expertise:

Clinical - Nursing - Community / District / Public Health