Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Hutt Valley, Lower Hutt

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora - Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District

Location:   Hutt Hospital

Service:     Intensive Care Unit (ICU) 

Contract:   Permanent Part Time 

Salary:       as per MECA, RN step 5-7 dependant on experience

Closing:     10th February 2023

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

Do you have an affinity for critical care nursing and want to process your career? If so, Hutt ICU is the place for you.

Work in a small supportive team

Build close relationships with patients and their whanau

Expand your knowledge and share your experience with the team

Be part of an exciting new service expansion

We are a combined ICU/HDU where patients are able to transition between levels of care without leaving the unit. We are as up-to-date as medical facilities get, with brand new equipment and the patient-focussed design you - ll be thrilled at the quality of care you can provide.

With recent funding granted our ICU is going through an exciting expansion which will open the doors for further learning and development of each individual nurse. ICU will expand to 8 fully staff beds and a 24/7 Patient at Risk Service. Early 2023 will see the introduction of renal replacement therapy in the unit.

Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our team

Hutt Hospital is a busy 260-bed facility providing secondary services for Lower and Upper Hutt cities. We are the tertiary centre for regional plastics, oral maxillofacial, burns and rheumatology services.

Our team delivers acute life support to critically ill patients, around 700+ patients will come through the unit each year. 60% of these patient are acute medical admissions. However as a Regional Burns and Plastics centre we support post-operative major reconstructive surgery as our other main speciality.

Each shift you - ll be responsible for the assessment, care and treatment of one or two patients, with autonomy in your scope of practice. You - ll work with patients of all ages, from young children to geriatric, and their whanau.

With your solid base in critical care nursing, this is an ideal opportunity to step your career up a notch. We can offer considerable opportunities for professional development and career progression, especially as the expansion of the unit progresses.

Moū - About you

You - ll be an adaptive, hardworking nurse who - s empathetic and can quickly build a rapport with patients and their whanau, sometimes in highly stressful situations. You - ll treat everyone with kindness and respect, bring a positive attitude and value openness and honesty. The great news is that - s also how your colleagues work so you - ll be welcomed into a team with fantastic workplace culture, and have the opportunity for a working family-friendly and life-friendly roster, so you - ll have time for all the other things that matter to you!

Critical care nursing experience is desired

E pā ana ki a tatou - About us

Here at Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District we embrace diversity and welcome applications from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disability and religions. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and serve our community.

Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

To find out more about us click on the following links:

Hutt Valley

Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply

Click the apply now button to send your application directly to us. For further information on this role please email recruitment@ccdhb.org.nz and indicate the job title and vacancy number in the subject line.

Your safety and that of our patients is important to us. It is our expectation that you will be fully vaccinated against COVID 19, having received two doses of an approved COVID 19 vaccination.

We are processing applications as we receive them

Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai

By joining together we will succeed