Registered Nurse HDU Wairau 0.9FTE perm

South Island - Nelson / Marlborough Blenheim; Blenheim; On-site; NZD 72,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora seeks a Registered Nurse to join the High Dependency Unit (HDU) at Wairau Hospital in Blenheim. This permanent, part-time role offers 72 hours per fortnight with rotating shifts across mornings, afternoons and nights.

You will apply broad clinical nursing experience in a fast-paced critical care setting, maintain high standards of care, and collaborate with the HDU/AAU team in a supportive hospital environment.

Qualifications

• NZ Registered Nurse with NZNC practising certificate.
• At least two years post-registration critical care nursing experience.
• Willingness to work in a rapidly changing environment.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Commitment to quality and patient safety.

Responsibilities

• Apply clinical nursing knowledge to provide interventions in HDU requiring substantial professional judgment.
• Deliver high dependency/critical care nursing care in HDU/AAU.
• Work in rostered shifts across mornings, afternoons and nights (8- or 12-hour durations).
• Collaborate as part of the HDU team within Wairau Hospital.
• Uphold professional standards and evidence-based practice.

Skills

Critical care nursing

NZ Registered Nurse

Post-registration critical care

Team player

Organisational & time management

Quality improvement

Education

NZNC practising certificate

Job description

• RegisteredNurse - High Dependency Unit (HDU)
• Permanent 0.9 position working 72 hours a fortnight

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principlesof Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system thatserves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

As a RegisteredNurse working in HDU youwill apply your clinical nursing experience to provide interventions thatrequire substantial scientific and professional knowledge, skills and clinicaldecision making.

This is a permanent, part-time role,with rostered and rotating shifts across Monday to Sunday - mornings, afternoonsand nights. Shifts can be worked as 8- or 12-hour duration.

About the Team/Location

Our busy and well-equipped HDU/AAU providescritical care services for Wairau Hospital, including short term intensive careoften transferring patients to secondary or tertiary level ICUs. It is co-locatedwith our Emergency Department at Wairau Hospital.

As a RegisteredNurse working in HDU youwill:

• Besomeone with at least 2 years' experience in critical care, either in IntensiveCare, High Dependency care, Coronary care or Emergency Nursing,
• Bea NZ Registered Nurse with a current NZNC practising certificate and willhave at least two years of post-registration critical care nursingexperience,
• Enjoythe variety and challenge of a rapidly changing environment,
• Bea team player who enjoys keeping up to date with clinical practice,
• Haveexcellent organisational and time management skills as well as commitmentto quality.

Consideration will be given to nurseswith a background in medical or surgical nursing who can demonstrate theability to become competent in critical care.

The successful candidate must beeligible to work in New Zealand or hold a valid NZ visa at the time ofapplying.

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellenthealthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that isdiverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand andservice our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori,Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

Job details

Job Reference:

Job Reference: R2W26-070

Location:

South Island - Nelson / Marlborough - Blenheim

Job type:

Expertise:

Clinical - Nursing - Critical Care / ICU / ITU