Salary: Registered Nurse Scale Step 6 $103,750 and Step 7 $106,739 p.a. pro-rata + KiwiSaver
Must be available to work on-call weekends and evenings on shared roster.Health 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're building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whanau-centred care, and excellence.
About the Role Based in the Community Nursing Service, at Wakari Hospital, the role of Registered Nurse-Stomal Therapist is both busy and challenging but also extremely rewarding. The position involves providing community nursing care. Some of the key nursing tasks are: comprehensive patient assessment; symptom control and management; patient education; psychosocial assessment and support.
This role will involve on-call weekends and evenings on a shared roster.
About You To be successful in this role, you will have a genuine interest in patients undergoing bowel surgery with excellent communication skills to educate patients and families. You will have a willingness to learn and a desire to undergo post-grad training in relation to stomal therapy.
You will demonstrate organisational skills, adaptability, and flexibility within the role. You should be able to prioritise and reprioritise daily tasks according to the workload, and work well autonomously and within the team in this specialised service.
We're looking for a Registered Nurse with 3 years or more post-grad experience. You will also have:
A current New Zealand Registration and APC.Strong communication skills and the ability to quickly develop a rapport with patients and their whanau/family.Competency with te ao Maori, tikanga, and te reo Maori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth.Experience in projects/initiatives which give effect to Te Tiriti principles and frameworks, and the application of Matauranga Maori and Kaupapa Maori approaches, particularly as they apply in healthcare settings.Working for Health New Zealand Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is 'the weaving of wellness'. We're 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 in formal 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.Salary Range This role is covered by the terms and conditions of the expired NZNO Collective Agreement CEA, and the salary will be in accordance with the Registered Nurse Pay Scale, between Step 6 $103,750 and Step 7 $106,739 p.a. dependent on relevant experience.
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 before 11:59pm on 16 December 2024. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Mikayla Hamilton at ******.
Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process before the closing date of this advert.
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