Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit

North Island - Northland Whangarei; Whangarei; On-site; NZD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Whangārei Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse to join the Level 2 ICU team. You will provide holistic, high-quality nursing care in consultation with patients and families, under Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles, and contribute to ongoing nursing development within the service.

This role includes clinical duties in a busy ICU/HDU, potential involvement with the flight retrieval service run with NEST, and opportunities to advance with post-graduate ICU

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current APC
• Post-graduate qualification in ICU Nursing
• Recent clinical experience in an acute setting
• Experience with CRRT and complex ventilation is desirable

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic nursing care in partnership with patients and families within the context of Te Tiriti o Waitangi
• Maintain and enhance nursing standards and contribute to service development
• Work as an effective member of the wider organisation
• Join and support the flight retrieval service as part of ICU operations

Skills

Ventilation management

CRRT management

Clinical critical care

PDRP knowledge

Effective communication

APC holder

Education

Post-graduate ICU nursing

APC current

Job description

• Full-time and part-time permanent positions

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

As a Registered Nurse, you will utilise professional knowledge and skill to provide a holistic approach to nursing care that is safe, of the highest quality possible. Ensure provision of nursing care is in consultation and partnership with the patient/client/family/ whanau, where the rights and needs of all people are acknowledged within the context of the Treaty of Waitangi. You will also maintain and enhance the professional standards of nursing and contribute to further development of nursing within the service and participate as an effective member of the wider organisation.

About the Team/Service/ Location

Whangārei Hospital is a Level 2 ICU with an incorporated HDU. We have a flight retrieval service which is run from the ICU and a separate Patient at Risk team based in the unit.

Our modern eight bed Level 2 Critical Care Unit admits around 500 patients per year with a vision to expand our admission capacity. We also provide nursing and medical cover for a busy flight retrieval service in conjunction with the Northland Emergency Services Trust (NEST) overseeing approximately 480 helicopter transfers per year.

We are mainly an adult ICU but also admit paediatric patients.

Experienced ICU nurses with excellent communication skills will have the opportunity to join the flight retrieval service.

About you

If you are motivated, enthusiastic, and passionate about Intensive Care nursing then we want to hear from you.

• Registered Nurse and holder of a current APC
• Recent clinical experience in an acute setting
• Current PDRP
• You will have a post graduate qualification in ICU Nursing, and you will be competent to manage complex ventilation and patients on CRRT.

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.

Job details

Job Reference:

Job Reference: WHA01089

Location:

North Island - Northland - Whangarei

Job type:

Job type: Permanent Full time

Expertise:

Clinical - Nursing - Critical Care / ICU / ITU