Registered Nurse - Respiratory at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Waitaha Canterbury, ChristchurchRotating/Social roster - Shifts - Morning, Afternoon and Night, across Monday to SundayHealth 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 are building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whanau-centred care, and excellence.
About the Role Ward 19 currently has 1 permanent role and 3 fixed-term roles covering maternity leave.
0.4FTE (16 hours a week), Permanent role0.8FTE (32 hours a week), Fixed-term role till January 20260.9FTE (36 hours a week), Fixed-term role till January 20261.0FTE (40 hours a week), Fixed-term role till November 2025About the Service Ward 19 is a 20-bed unit providing inpatient care for people with a range of respiratory conditions.
There is lots of variety in our ward and there is great opportunity to develop your skills with training in areas such as chest drains and BiPap.
Within our team, Nurses are encouraged with their professional development and are supported by a Nurse Educator and Clinical Nurse Specialist to facilitate ongoing learning opportunities.
About You In this busy acute environment, you will need excellent assessment and time management skills.
Your excellent communication skills will be pivotal to your success in this role as you will be engaging and educating patients and their families to ensure the best possible outcome.
You will have demonstrated ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively with other professionals.
The ability to be adaptable, flexible, and solution-focused is essential.
We will provide you with a thorough orientation package, be well supported by other members of the team, and ongoing support to develop the skills required.
We are also committed to enabling you to keep developing your nursing career with professional development opportunities available.
Recent respiratory/acute medical experience and a focus and commitment to quality patient care is essential to this role.Ability to work all shifts - Morning, Afternoon, and Nights across Monday to Sunday.Registered with the Nursing Council of New Zealand with a current Annual Practising Certificate (APC).Working for Health New Zealand Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand.
The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work.
It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do.
Health New Zealand is committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.
Our Commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us.
Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just informal employment.
If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whanau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering), we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Maori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.How to Apply To view the position description and/or apply for the role, please click 'apply now.'
All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal.
If you have any questions about the role, please contact Nila Gopal at ******.
Employer: Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Waitaha Canterbury
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