Registered Nurse -OPRS 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:    Lower Hutt Hospital ( suburb of Wellington)

Service:      Older Person Rehabilitation service (OPRS)

Contract:    Permanent Part time Registered Nurse (rostered and rotating) 0.6 FTE up to 1.0 FTE

Salary:       Step 3 - Step 7 ($67,938 to $83,186). as per NZNO Meca 

Closing:      28th February 2023

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

As a Rehabilitation Registered Nurse, we offer you the opportunity to join our highly motived and professional team in Older Persons and Rehabilitation Service (OPRS) based at Hutt Valley Hospital.

The OPRS team uses a multidisciplinary approach and caters for a wide range of patients including those patients with orthopaedic, psycho-geriatric and complex medical conditions.

We have many options for career development and a superior quality of care for people in our community.

We have a strong research culture across our services. A high focus on staff education and development, we aim to deliver high quality and safe care at all times.

Mōu -About You

A New Zealand registered nurse, you will have a current practising certificate with the Nursing Council of New Zealand. Ideally, you will bring to this role prior experience in the rehabilitation of the older person and experience in Older Persons Mental Health (psycho-geriatric) nursing.

An excellent communicator, you will have a positive, enthusiastic and proactive manner that instils confidence in patients and colleagues. Awareness of and sensitivity to individual and cultural differences is essential. 

In order to be successful in this role, you will ideally have:

- A passion for working with older people and their families

- Excellent time management skills

- Excellent communication skills

- Experience in working with a multi-disciplinary team

- Resilience in a very busy environment

This is an excellent opportunity to maximise the health of older people requiring both short term and long-term rehabilitation.You will need to be team focused, have a positive attitude and an innovative and adaptable approach to practice.

We have some exciting times ahead of us, and we would love you to be part of them. You will be motivated to learn and have a strong career focus. We have a happy supportive team and work together to achieve the best outcomes for our patients and their families. This is a permanent part time registered nurse position (0. 9 FTE) and is rostered and rotating.

For more information please contact Joycelyn Go on 04-5666999 extn. 9233

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.

Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai

By joining together we will succeed