Registered Nurse - Orthopaedics

New Zealand Government; Wellington; On-site; NZD 54,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora in Wellington is seeking a motivated Registered Nurse with postgraduate experience in Orthopaedics to join our Orthopaedics Ward team at Hutt Hospital. The ward is a 23-bed unit caring for planned joint replacements and acute orthopaedic injuries.

You will have the opportunity to expand your nursing skills in a supportive team environment, with comprehensive orientation and ongoing education.

Qualifications

• Current New Zealand practising certificate.
• At least two years' postgraduate experience in orthopaedics nursing.
• Ability to work rostered and rotating shifts.

Responsibilities

• Care for patients on the orthopaedics ward (23 beds) including elective joint replacements and acute injuries.
• Support patient education and perioperative care in a collaborative team.
• Participate in orientation and ongoing education programmes.

Skills

Registered Nurse

Orthopaedics experience

NZ practising certificate

Communication skills

Team player

Job description

WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM CURRENT TE WHATU ORA EMPLOYEES. Location: Hutt Hospital Contract: Permanent, Part Time 0.9 FTE Rostered and Rotating Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we're building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the Role

We are keen to attract enthusiastic Registered Nurses with postgraduate experience in Orthopaedics nursing to join our friendly dedicated Orthopaedics Ward team. The Orthopaedics ward is a 23 bed ward which cares for patients undergoing planned elective joint replacements and acute orthopaedic injuries. We will offer you an exciting opportunity to expand your nursing skills and knowledge with interesting and challenging cases in a supportive team environment.

About the Team/Service Location

We are a friendly supportive professional team who are patient focussed, dedicated and enjoy delivering exceptional care to the people of our community. We offer a supportive orientation which will be provided in conjunction with our on-going education programme.

About you

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Registered Nurse, with a current New Zealand practising certificate and at least two year's post graduate experience who are career focussed and enjoy working with a team of like-minded colleagues to deliver an exceptional service to our community. If you have excellent communication skills, positive attitude and flexibility to work rostered and rotating shifts we would love to hear from you.

Working at Health New Zealand Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is 'the weaving of wellness'. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.