Rural Nurse Specialist - South Westland

West Coast District Health Board; West Coast; Sur place; NZD 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

West Coast District Health Board is seeking a Rural Nurse Specialist to deliver culturally appropriate, nurse-led primary health care across clinics, schools, and community settings in the West Coast region. You will lead advanced nursing care, support health equity initiatives, and collaborate with local iwi and Māori health teams to improve outcomes while respecting Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

The role requires NZ Registered Nurse with APC, at least five years in A&E, community, or primary care,

Qualifications

• NZ Registered Nurse with current APC.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in A&E, Community, or Primary Care.
• PRIME training certification or willingness to complete.
• Independent Vaccinator certification or commitment to attain.
• Full NZ driver's license.
• Postgraduate Diploma or working towards it.
• Commitment to cultural safety and health equity.
• Experience in research, community consultation, and evaluation of service-related projects.
• Endorsement for RN prescribing or in progress.
• Familiarity with Indici systems.
• Portfolio aligned with PDRP and/or Takarangi Framework.

Responsabilités

• Deliver culturally competent care in collaboration with iwi and Māori health teams.
• Lead and support team development and interprofessional collaboration.
• Provide comprehensive assessments, planning, interventions and evaluations.
• Deliver primary and emergency care across community settings and clinics.
• Promote health education and equity through community initiatives.

Connaissances

Cultural safety

Health equity focus

Research experience

Service evaluation

Leadership skills

Formation

New Zealand Registered Nurse with current APC

Postgraduate Diploma or working towards it

PRIME training certification

Independent Vaccinator certification

Full NZ driver’s license

Endorsement for RN prescribing or in progress

Portfolio aligned with PDRP/Takarangi

Outils

Indici systems

Description du poste

• NewZealand Registered Nurse with a current Annual Practising Certificatewithout any conditions on scope/practise

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in theprinciples of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all NewZealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a healthsystem underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care,and excellence.

About the Role

The Rural Nurse Specialist (RNS) delivers a holistic,culturally appropriate, and cost-effective nurse-led Primary Health CareService to residents and non-residents within the West Coast area. This rolesupports the delivery of high-quality, equitable healthcare and operates acrossrural clinics, schools, and community settings.

The RNS is pivotal in providing advanced nursing care,leading healthcare initiatives, and enabling sustainable health serviceintegration, while honouring cultural diversity and addressing healthinequities.

Key Responsibilities

• CulturallyCompetent Care:
• Providehealthcare services that prioritize the needs of Māori as tangata whenuato achieve equity in health outcomes.
• Collaboratewith local iwi and Māori health teams to develop strategies for improvinghealth outcomes.
• Leadershipand Collaboration:
• Rolemodel professional behaviours and support team development.
• Partnerwith community stakeholders, educators, and interprofessional teams toaddress unmet health needs, especially in schools.
• AdvancedClinical Care:
• Delivercomprehensive assessments, diagnostic inquiries, planning, interventions,and evaluations.
• Provideemergency care adhering to P.R.I.M.E. protocols and manage chronic,rehabilitative, and palliative care services in the community.
• HealthPromotion:
• Facilitatehealth education for children and families through Well Child/TamarikiOra checks, school health clinics, and immunization programs.
• Engagein community-driven health promotion initiatives aligned with the OttawaCharter and Treaty of Waitangi.

About the Team/Service/ Location

Each Rural Nurse Specialist clinic is unique and provideshealth services to the community that they serve. The areas that you wouldspend time in include southern sites; Whataroa and Hari Hari. You will be thefirst ‘port of call’ in many cases for both the residents and touriststravelling through the area. You will provide clinic-based services during theday – mainly primary care, district nursing and ‘on-call’ services as per aroster. As an RNS you will use your assessment skills and experience to provideprimary and emergency care, with the support from the wider team, a system ofstanding Orders, and PRIME training.

About You

Qualifications and Experience

• NewZealand Registered Nurse with a current Annual Practising Certificate.
• Minimumof 5 years’ experience in Accident and Emergency, Community, or PrimaryCare settings.
• PRIMEtraining certification or willingness to complete.
• IndependentVaccinator certification or commitment to attain.
• FullNZ driver’s license.
• PostgraduateDiploma or working towards it.
• Provencommitment to cultural safety and health equity.
• Experiencein research, community consultation, and evaluation of service-relatedprojects.
• Endorsementfor RN prescribing or in progress.
• Familiaritywith Indici systems.
• Currentprofessional portfolio aligned with the PDRP and/or Takarangi CulturalCompetency Framework.

Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving ofwellnesses. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people ofAotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helpingeveryone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. Italso promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equityin health outcomes.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health NewZealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equalemployment opportunity obligations.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

• Wewant to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you onboard if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas ofour life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skillslisted in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life,community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and shareyour story with us in your cover letter.
• Weparticularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific,disabled, and rainbow communities.

Health NZ West Coast is situated on the West Coast of NewZealand’s South Island. It is unmatched for the scale, diversity, andaccessibility of its natural attractions, including rugged coastline, sandybeaches, rainforests, and some of the highest mountain peaks in the country.The region boasts robust tourism and primary production industries, whichprovide the backbone of the local economy. The town of Greymouth is central toTe Tai o Poutini West Coast and is located alongside the historically rich andpicturesque Grey river.

Health NZ West Coast are proud of how we do things. We havea 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. Weare passionate about attracting, recruiting, and retaining talented people – tobecome part of our team.