Registered Nurse - South Canterbury

Whānau Āwhina Plunket; Leeston; On-site; NZD 66,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work close to home

Mon–Fri with Saturdays optional

Professional development opportunities

Wellbeing schemes

Support for kaimahi Māori, Pasifika, &

Job summary

Whānau Āwhina Plunket in South Canterbury is hiring a Registered Nurse to support pēpi, tamariki and their whānau across Timaru, Fairlie and Tekapo. This permanent 0.6 FTE role offers community-based care, home and clinic visits, and a path to Well Child Tamariki ora certification with cost coverage.

Salary bands range from NZD 66,222 to NZD 94,842 per year, depending on experience. Monday–Friday with occasional Saturdays and flexible arrangements.

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered Nurse.
• Hold or be able to obtain an Annual Practicing Certificate.
• Hold a full clean NZ Driver's Licence.
• Post Graduate Certificate in Well Child Tamariki ora, or commit to completing 12-month program (cost covered).

Responsibilities

• Assess growth and development of tamariki and act as trusted clinical advisors.
• Meet with whānau across South Canterbury doing home and clinic visits.
• Build trusting relationships with whānau and provide care that is safe and supportive.
• Deliver engaging care in a community setting, with a focus on safety and equity.

Skills

Active listening

Caregiver communication

Education

Registered Nurse

Annual Practicing Certificate

NZ Driver's Licence

Post Graduate Certificate in Well Child Tamariki Ora

Job description

“Take care of our children, take care of what they hear, take care of what they see, take care of how they feel. For how the children grow, so will be the shape of Aotearoa” - Dame Whina Cooper

2027 is your year to harness yourworkdayand make a difference by helping every Plunketbaby to have the best start.Join us as aRegistered Nurseworkingacross the South Canterbury region (Timaru, Fairlie and Tekapo)

This isapermanent0.6FTE

Pay rates for our Registered Nurses are between $66,222 per annum($33.51per hour) to$94,842 per annum($48.00 perhour) depending on experience.

Te whaiwāhitangai | The opportunity

Join Plunket’s passionate team and help give everypēpithe best start in life.You’llwork alongside whānau,tamariki, and other health and social services, making a real difference every single day.

Plunket Nurses assessthegrowth and development oftamarikiand aretrustedclinicaladvisors who walk alongside whānau.

You will meet with whānau across South Canterbury doing home and clinic visits. You will foster trusting relationships in the community by adopting an approach to care wherewhānau feelconnected, included, safeandsupported to get what they need.Working alongside a highly motivated and experienced teamyou'llbe committed to delivering engaging care where whānau have a safe space to share parenting challenges and celebrate successes.

Working in the community during acost-of-livingcrisis means you will undoubtedly meet whānau who are facing significant challenges. Our clinical responsibilities co-exist with the need to deliver social support to ensurepēpiare being raised in safe and healthy homes.

We offer6–12-weekorientationdepending on experiencewith ongoing preceptor support to help you find your feet.

He kōrero mōu | About you

Community Nursingrequiresa particular set of skills, you may start the day with 5 whānau booked in for visits, one might need to cancel, another might be late, and the last appointment might present significant concerns and take longer thananticipated. So, you will need to beresourceful,resilientand comfortable making decisions to ensure wemaintainahigh-qualityexperience and minimise risks for our clients.

We are confident we can give you great support with our experienced team - so we are open to both new graduates and experienced nurses.

It is vital that you enjoy working withpēpi, howevermost ofyour interactions will be with caregivers.Todeliver the right support,you'llneed to have exceptional active listeningskillsandbe able to ask questions tactfully. Working with whānau from allwalks of lifewill require you to beabletobuild trust and communicate effectively with different people.

Ngā pūkenga me ngā tohu | Skills and Qualifications

• Be a Registered Nurse
• Hold or be able to obtain an Annual Practicing Certificate
• Hold a full clean NZ Drivers Licence
• Have aPost Graduate Certificate in Well Child Tamariki oraor be committed to completing 12-month Post Graduate Certificate in Well Child Tamariki ora (we would cover the cost for this)

Ngā huamahi o Te Whānau Āwhina | What we offer

• Work close to home in acommunity-basedrole
• A Monday – Friday role, with the opportunity to work Saturdays and some flexibility to work aroundyou
• Ongoing opportunities for personal and professional development
• Various wellbeing schemes suchasWellbeingdays: usetwoof your sick leave days to proactively protect your well being
• In line with our ongoing goal to support ourkaimahito thrive in a culturally safe environment, we have multiple community of interests forkaimahiMāori, Pasifika, Asian and more. To support your growth in practice, we have dedicated space and time where ourKaimahiMāori gather quarterly by region and nationally once a year.

Whānau Āwhina Plunket is committed to supporting the health and wellbeing of pēpi, tamariki and their whānau/family. We have committed to adopting a pro-equity approach where we give life to Te Triti o Waitangi principles of tino rangatiratanga, partnership, active protection, equity and options in our mahi/work to ensure healthy tamariki, confident whānau and connected communities.