Registered Nurse - Home team at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Southern, Otago
Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role
- Dunedin Hospital, 0.6 FTE 24 hours per week
- Fixed-term until June 2026
- Salary band – $75,773 - $106,739 p.a pro-rata and KiwiSaver
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.
About the role
As a Registered Nurse within the Home Team, you will also provide a responsive community-based service for patients, who (while being medically stable) require urgent assessment and immediate coordination of services to prevent Emergency Department presentations or hospital admission.
The focus of the service:
- Hospital prevention and supported discharge
- Working across a range of settings including the community, Emergency Department, Internal Medicine Assessment Unit and the in-patient wards
- Comprehensive integrated service that is responsive to patient and service needs
- Deliver one car up the driveway, one assessment and one plan of care
- Support the early discharge of appropriate patients from Dunedin Public Hospital
- Monitor patient recovery and ensure everyone receives appropriate rehabilitation and/or packages of care,
- Maximise patient functional ability and maintain their independence in their own home
- Monday–Sunday with staggered start and finish times between the hours of 8 am- 6:30pm. All shifts are 8 hours.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS ROLE IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR VISA SPONSORSHIP DUE TO MINIMUM HOURS.
About the Team/Service/Location
Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora - Southern has the largest geographical coverage of all the New Zealand regions, providing services to 350,000 people in diverse communities. We take pride in all the services we provide, and our aim is to improve, promote and protect the health of our region. We believethat ourdedicated and passionate staff are a significant driving force behind the achievement of these standards, and we need more like-minded people to help us continue providing for our community.
About you
Within this position you will require the following:
- Advanced comprehensive clinical assessment
- Recent experience of working with the older adults in acute, rehabilitation or community settings
- NZ Registered Nurse, with a current APC
- A full clean NZ driver licence.
- It is also an expectation that you will have / be working towards a level 3 or 4 portfolio
Working at Health New Zealand
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.
How to apply
To apply please click 'apply now'. All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal by 31 July 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Mikayla Hamilton mikayla.hamilton@tewhatuora.govt.nz
We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.
We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website
Ngā taipitopito tūranga mahi | Job details
| Employer: | Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Southern |
| Location: | Otago |
| Position type: | Fixed Term |
| Category: | Health |
| Date listed: | 03-Jul-2025 |
| Salary range: | |
| Closing date: | 31-Jul-2025 |
| Reference: | HNZN01330 |
| Attachment: | No File Attached |
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| Website: | https://www.southernhealth.nz |
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