Registered Nurse - Hospital in the Home

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Te Tai Tokerau; Northland; On-site; NZD 65,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Te Tai Tokerau is expanding its Hospital in the Home (HiTH) service in Whangarei. A Registered Nurse will deliver patient-centred acute nursing interventions in patients’ homes across a 7-day roster from 8:00 to 16:30, with no night shifts, and opportunities for career development.

Permanent positions are available as either part-time or full-time roles, supported by a collaborative team and flexible rostering to suit patient and staff needs.

Qualifications

• Registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand (NCNZ) and a current Annual Practicing Certificate (APC).
• NZ nursing registration and APC are required.
• Experience in acute care settings is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-acuity nursing care in patients' homes.
• Collaborate with the health care team to coordinate care.
• Deliver safe, effective, patient-centred interventions across the home setting.

Skills

Excellent patient assessment skills

IV medications administration

Great communication skills

Flexible and adaptable

NZ driver’s license

Education

Registered Nurse with NCNZ & APC

Job description

Hospital in the Home Service

Whangarei - Permanent part-time or full-time positions available - negotiable Flexible, rostered shifts. Career development and progression is supported, join a new and exciting service! Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

Join us in revolutionising healthcare by extending high-acuity care beyond hospital walls. As part of our team, you'll play a crucial role in transforming patient care, ensuring that individuals receive the highest level of medical and nursing attention in the comfort of their own homes. Nursing patients in their place of residence is fulfilling and every shift you feel like you are making a difference for someone. If you feel you have lost your 'spark' and want to get back to delivering personalised nursing care to your patients this could be the opportunity for you. We have a position available for a Registered Nurse who will deliver patient-centred Hospital in the Home (HiTH) care across a variety of settings, ensuring that care provided is safe, appropriate and effective. This role will work collaboratively with other teams to provide support to patients to receive acute nursing interventions and care in their preferred place of residence. These are permanent positions based in Whangarei with our nurses working across a 7-day roster between the hours of 8am and 1630, there are no night shifts.

About the Team/Service/Location

Hospital in The Home (HiTH) is a short time limited acute episode of hospital care that is delivered in a patients preferred place of residence. It provides access to specialist acute care that is equivalent to a patient occupying an inpatient bed and includes access to hospital specialists, nursing and to all diagnostic services and medications.

About you

• Registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand (NCNZ) and a current Annual Practicing Certificate (APC)
• Previous New Zealand nursing experience in the acute care setting with demonstrated high acuity clinical skills, excellent patient assessment skills and experience with administration of IV medications.
• Great communication skills to ensure patients understand medication/treatment and condition and instructions provided.
• Current full NZ drivers licence
• Demonstrated ability to be flexible and adaptable (no task is too big or too small for you)
• Willing to contribute to the development of a new service and to help with the formation of a new team

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.