Casual Community Nurses (District Nursing and Specialist Nursing Teams) at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Te Matau a Māui Hawke's Bay, Hawkes Bay

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Hawke’s Bay fallen Soldiers Hospital, Community Nursing
• Casual positions available for Registered Nurses to work with the District Nursing Service or Specialist Nursing teams in the community setting based in Napier and Hastings

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, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the Role

The responsibilities of a District Nurse is to provide clinical care in the home or clinic settings. This includes wound care for postoperative acute wounds, chronic wounds, urinary catheter care including assessment for, and the prevention of, complications, replacement of male, female and supra-pubic catheters, compression bandaging, management of negative pressure wound therapy, as well as management of surgical, nephrostomy and pleural drains. The specialist services include the Continence, Ostomy Better Breathing Hawkes Bay and Wound Services.

The work is varied, rewarding and interesting. If you have not previously worked in the community environment, this a wonderful opportunity to support our community to understand and help our patients’ and their families to manage their health requirements.

About the Team/Service/ Location

The wider Community Nursing Service teams consist of the District Nursing teams in Napier and Hastings, the Continence, Ostomy, Better Breathing Hawkes Bay (providing respiratory and heart failure rehabilitation and Community Oxygen Therapy) and the Wound and Community Clinical Nurse Specialist teams, as well as Clinical Nurse Coordinators, Health Care Assistants and administration team support. The services are based at Hawkes Bay Fallen Soldiers Memorial Hospital and Napier Health Centre, requiring you to work from the both bases. Referrals are received from primary, secondary and tertiary health sectors.

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 About you

You will need the following key attributes and skills:

• Previous experience working in a health care setting
• Full unendorsed drivers’ licence
• Computer skills
• Exceptional customer service skills
• Reliable and trustworthy
• Previous experience working within a team
• Ability to work autonomously in a variety of settings

Working at 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.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

How to Apply

To review the position profile, click HERE To apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Maree Gladstone, Community Nursing Clinical Nurse Manager via email on maree.gladstone@hbdhb.govt.nz

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.