Registered Nurse - Children's Emergency Department, Starship Child Health at Auckland District Health Board (Central Auckland), Auckland

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Registered Nurses for Children’s Emergency Department, Starship Child Health

Here is a great opportunity for experienced nurses!

• New Zealand’s premier children’s hospital
• 1 Year Fixed term positions with possibility to move to permanent
• Join now to benefit from the many opportunities for professional growth

Come be part of our fun and friendly team!

Ko wai mātou | Who are we

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 Auckland DHB and is the only comprehensive children’s hospital in New Zealand serving a population of approximately 1 million children. Auckland DHB is NZ’s largest public tertiary hospital which has strong ties with University of Auckland and provides extensive teaching and training opportunities.

The Children’s Emergency Department specialises in meeting the needs of acutely ill or injured children and young people ranging from birth to 15 years of age. Our team works within a multidisciplinary framework including Hospital Play Specialists, Social Workers, Māori & Pacific Island support workers and clerical staff who of course work closely with the nursing and medical teams.

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

The Children’s Emergency team at Starship is seeking motivated and experienced registered nurses to join the only dedicated ED in the country designed exclusively for the needs of children.

As a CED nurse you will experience our unique and rewarding work environment full of clinical support and professional development opportunities. You will work collectively to treat the 34,000 acute attendances the busy unit receives per year and learn a range of advanced skills along the way. You will join a resuscitation team and develop the ability to triage, whilst working amongst our purpose built facility with state of the art equipment.

For all aspects of this role and experience/knowledge required please see the position description. 

To know more about the role or to have a confidential discussion, please contact Anna-Marie Grace, Nurse Unit Manager via email AnnaMarieG@adhb.govt.nz

Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills

As the ideal candidate for this role you will:

• have or be eligible for registration with NZ Nursing Council.
• Children’s Emergency  experience or have extensive paediatric nursing experience and looking to enter the Children’s Emergency specialty
• 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!

He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here

What we can offer you:

• A unique and rewarding work environment that provides a high level of job satisfaction and is always interesting
• An opportunity to grow both as a person and as a professional while working with a very friendly and fun team
• Comprehensive and well-structured orientation programme with good clinical support from a preceptor to help you achieve the familiarisation and orientation competencies for your area

For more information on what we offer, please click here.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

To apply please click on the ‘Apply’ tab below, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role and attaching your updated CV and Covering Letter.

If you have any queries about this opportunity or accessibility or technical issues with the online process, please contact Anél Foord, Recruitment Consultant at AnelFoord@adhb.govt.nz quoting ADHB2022CEDFT to discuss how we can best support your application.

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