RN - Older person and Rehabilitation Ward at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley, Kenepuru Hospital/Porirua

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

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

Location:      Kenepuru /Porirua 

Service:        Health of the Older Adult and Rehabilitation

Contract:      Permanent , Full and part time (0.6-1.0 FTE) roles available 

Salary:          As per MECA Step 2- Step 5 based on experience 

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

An exciting opportunity for a Registered nurse has arisen to join our team on a permanent, part time or full time basis. You - ll be working on rostered and rotating shifts, within a dynamic and friendly multi-disciplinary team. You will be responsible for caring for a wide range of patients requiring specialist rehabilitation services.  Nurses recognise that most human beings value health, are responsible and active participants in their health maintenance and illness management, and desires harmony and wholeness within their environment.

Older Adult, Rehabilitation and Allied Health Service (ORA) operates from all 3 main hospital sites - Wellington, Kenepuru Hospital (Porirua) and Kapiti Health Centre.  It provides inpatient, outpatient and community goal directed inter disciplinary assessment and treatment of the older person and rehabilitation services for people aged 16 years older including Older Person - s Rehab, General Rehab and Stroke Rehab in community, inpatient and outpatient settings.

Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our team

Ward 6 focus is on specialist rehabilitation for the younger person and older persons with a rehab focus following a stroke.

Wards 4 and 5 is the health of the older person, geriatric assessment, treatment and rehabilitation focus. 

The ORA inpatient service is provided on the Kenepuru campus and is currently configured with 20 beds in Wards 4 and 5, Health of the older person service.  16 beds in Ward 6 and 17 beds in Ward 7. Ward 6 focus is on specialist rehab for the younger person and older persons with a rehab focus following a stroke, wards 4 and 5 is the health of the older person, geriatric assessment, treatment and rehabilitation focus.

Moū - About you

• be an active member of the nursing team 
• under the direction and delegation of the Registered nurse
• Passionate about Gerontology and vulnerable patient groups
• Strong communication skills
• Resilient
• Health care assistants  level 3 NZQA National Certificate health and wellbeing or equivalent

Due to the environment that you - ll be working in, you will need to display the following: 

• Kindness, empathy and Compassion
• Strong listening skills
• Positive, enthusiastic, flexible manner

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, ethnicity, 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:

Capital and Coast

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