Hauraki Thames Coromandel HTC br Permanent 24 hours weekly 0 6FTE br We currently have a part time vacancy for a Registered Nurse to join our Public Health Nursing Service The position is based in Thames working within the team to provide services to the whole of the HTC geographical area br This is a to Friday service with hours between 8 00am 4 30pm br Rural Public Health Nursing offers a challenging and complex nursing role within the community working mostly with children and families A Public Health Nurse is required to be multi skilled with excellent assessment and communication skills Public Health Nurses need to be able to use critical thinking problem solve and prioritise their workload autonomously Public Health Nurses work with many health and community providers including the education sector child family protection services and travel across the entire geographical area is required at times br The Public Health Nurse Service provides the primary school based immunisation program twice yearly and ongoing relationship building is an essential part of our service PHN s are authorised independent vaccinators Familiarisation with and use of electronic devices is an essential part of this role br Requirements for the role br Current NZ Registered Nurse Annual Practising Certificate br Relevant experience in primary health care child and family nursing br A passion for improving health outcomes for children and their families whanau is essential and an ability to work within a variety of social demographics br The ability to understand and apply the Treaty of Waitangi principles to practice br Excellent communication skills br A demonstrated ability to work autonomously within a multi disciplinary team is vital for this role br Proven assessment skills br Self motivated with proven time management skills br A full current driver s licence and the ability to drive daily and long distances as required br Post graduate study is preferred but not essential br This position is not suitable for a new graduate nurse br A full and supportive orientation programme will be provided to the successful candidate br Why us br The District Health Board DHB is one of the largest of 20 DHBs in New Zealand We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to deliver the best health outcomes for our total population To do this we are working hard to develop a robust and capable workforce that reflects the population we serve We strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds with the necessary capability and who share our values to apply and would greatly value seeing more applicants from our Maori communities br Your application br Please apply directly online and click here to review the position Applications are not able to be accepted Please apply through this site For any queries about the role Please apply through this site Georgia Parker in the Recruitment Team at Georgia Parkerwaikatodhb health nz br Application deadline 24 br Values br Theme
