Rural Nurse Specialist - Karamea, West Coast

Canterbury District Health Board; Karamea; Sur place; AUD 73 000 - 93 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Accommodation

PD pathways

Education funding (PRIME)

Supportive team

Remuneration package

Résumé du poste

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora West Coast is seeking a Rural Nurse Specialist to provide holistic, culturally appropriate care across Karamea and surrounding communities.

You will work autonomously in rural clinics, deliver after-hours PRIME care, and lead clinical quality initiatives while supporting Māori health equity and community well-being.

Qualifications

• NZ Registered Nurse with current Annual Practising Certificate.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Emergency, Primary and/or Community settings.
• PRIME training completed or willingness to complete.
• Independent Vaccinator or willingness to attain certification.
• Endorsement or progression toward RN Prescribing.

Responsabilités

• Deliver advanced nursing care in rural clinics using evidence-based practice.
• Coordinate care across providers to ensure patient-centred services.
• Undertake health promotion, immunisations, and well-child services.

Formation

Annual Practising Certificate

RN Prescribing Endorsement

PRIME Training

Description du poste

• Karamea, West Coast Location
• 0.5FTE (20 hours per week)
• Permanent part-time position available

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in theprinciples of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

As a Rural Nurse Specialist (RNS), you will deliver holistic, culturally appropriate, and comprehensive care to a geographically defined population — including both residents and visitors to the Karamea community. This advanced nursing role spans general practice, district nursing, population health, emergency (PRIME) care, and palliative services.

You will:

• Work autonomously and as part of an interdisciplinary team in rural clinics.
• Provide after-hours care on a rostered on-call basis.
• Offer care that prioritises the needs of Māori as tangata whenua and supports improved equity in health outcomes.
• Respond to community health needs including home visits, well child checks, and support for local schools.
• Act as a clinical leader, mentor, and role model within the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver advanced primary and community nursing care using evidence-based practice.
• Coordinate care across providers and settings to ensure timely, patient-centred service.
• Undertake health promotion activities, immunisations, and Tamariki Ora well child services.
• Lead or contribute to professional development, orientation, and clinical quality initiatives.
• Provide culturally safe care in partnership with Māori Health teams and iwi.
• Respond to PRIME emergencies, including triage and stabilisation.

About You

Essential:

• NZ Registered Nurse with a current Annual Practising Certificate.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience, including in Emergency, Primary, and/or Community settings.
• PRIME training completed or willingness to complete.
• Independent Vaccinator or willingness to attain certification.
• Endorsement or progression toward RN Prescribing.
• Full, clean driver’s licence.

Desirable:

• Current PDRP portfolio.
• Experience with Indici.
• Knowledge of relevant NZ health legislation, frameworks, and strategies (e.g. He Korowai Oranga, NZ Health Strategy 2023).

Working for 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.

Health NZ West Coast is situated on the West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island. It is unmatched for the scale, diversity, and accessibility of its natural attractions, including rugged coastline, sandy beaches, rainforests, and some of the highest mountain peaks in the country. The region boasts robust tourism and primary production industries, which provide the backbone of the local economy. The town of Karamea is Northern to Te Tai o Poutini West Coast and has a population of more than 800 permanent residents.

Health NZ West Coast are proud of how we do things. We have a way of working that we consider unique. It's about trying new things, listening to ideas from wherever they come from and working together as one. We are passionate about attracting, recruiting, and retaining talented people – to become part of our team.

What we can offer you

• Accommodation support
• Supported professional development pathways
• Funded education opportunities, including PRIME
• Supportive team
• Remuneration as per the Health New Zealand and New Zealand Nurses Organisation Nursing and Midwifery Collective Agreement
• A supportive, regionally integrated healthcare environment that fosters collaboration across the West Coast