Registered Nurse, Part Time, Whanganui

Job Description

Location: Whanganui Prison
Vacancy number: CSLNR9310

Part-time position - 48 hours per fortnight

The Department of Corrections employs 250 Nurses who work collaboratively with Doctors, Allied Health staff and custody personnel. We're united by our goal of making a positive difference in the lives of offenders, their families and the community.

Nursing at Corrections offers many unique opportunities to develop and practise your skills in a wide range of clinical areas. On any given day Nurses working in our prison health centres provide a full range of primary health care services. Nurses assess and manage people with a variety of health issues, challenging physical and mental health problems, substance abuse related issues, as well as responding to emergencies and providing health education.

To be successful in this part-time role, you will have:

• Recent experience in primary or secondary health care nursing
• A broad range of post-graduate clinical experience
• The ability to assess and respond to an emergency situation
• The motivation to continue learning and developing professionally
• A non-judgemental approach
• Experience in triage (desirable).

Shifts include weekend work, but no night shifts, as there is an on-call triage system in place overnight.

If you think you have what it takes to make a positive change, then we'd like to hear from you.

All applications must be submitted online via our recruitment system before the closing date

Applications close 27 April 2018.