Registered Nurse - Starship Child Health, Paediatric Medical Services
Registered Nurses for Paediatric General and Medical Services, Starship Child Health
New Zealand's premier children's hospital
Full time and part time roles available
Fun, Friendly and professional team
Come be part of our Team!
Te whiwhinga mahi The Opportunity
We have permanent full-time or part-time Registered Nurses vacancies available in our Paediatric General and Medical Services team at Starship Children's Hospital:
The Starship General Paediatrics Service provides paediatric medical assessment and management for children and young people who live in the Central Auckland area.
We provide both inpatient and outpatient services. Inpatients are usually admitted through the Starship Emergency Department and occasionally as an arranged admission.
We provide an inpatient programme for young people with eating disorders who are medically unstable, in collaboration with the Child Liaison Psychiatry team and Eating Disorders Service.
The Paediatric Neuro Services at Starship encompass Neurosurgery, Neurology, Endocrine, Metabolics and Developmental Paediatrics.
Ward 26A includes a four-bed intensive observation area. Paediatric neurology involves looking after patients who are acutely unwell and require inpatient treatment (often in an intensive care setting), outpatient review of neurological problems and longer-term management of patients with chronic disorders.
Nursing clinical skills you will gain on ward 26A are paediatric neurosurgical, neurology, endocrine, metabolic and developmental area.
The Medical Specialities (Ward26B) provides tertiary and quaternary care to children including treatment for long term and specialist medical conditions.
Our ward specialises in caring for children from the neonatal period right up to age sixteen with complex and often long-term needs relating to Renal, Gastro and Respiratory.
Nga Pukenga Motuhake Important Skills
As the ideal candidate for this role you will:
have or be eligible for registration with NZ Nursing Council.
Paediatric Nursing experience
have a strong commitment to quality care
be capable of working within a multi disciplinary team.
have well-developed communication, critical thinking skills and a commitment to family centred care
have a positive attitude, an innovative and adaptable approach to practice
If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you!
Ko wai matou Who are we
Te Toka Tumai Auckland is part of , the overarching organisation for New Zealand's National Health Service. We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand.
Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Children's Hospital, located in central Auckland.
Starship Child Health is a dedicated paediatric healthcare service and major teaching centre, providing family centred care to neonates, children and young people throughout New Zealand and the South Pacific.
Starship is a part of Te Toka Tumai Auckland and is the only comprehensive children's hospital in New Zealand serving a population of approximately 1 million children.
He aha nga painga o tenei mahi mou Why you will enjoy working here
What we can offer you:
Comprehensive and well-structured orientation programme with good clinical support to help you achieve the familiarisation and orientation competencies for your area
Continuing Professional Development entitlement
Educational support to achieve the Professional Development and Recognition Programme and financial recognition of nursing levels as per nationally-agreed multi-employer collective agreements
A structured process of performance evaluation
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