District Nurse - Community Nursing

at  Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland

TE WHIWHINGA MAHI | THE OPPORTUNITY

Our District Nursing unit, part of the Community and Long-Term Conditions Directorate at Te Toku Tumai Auckland, is seeking Registered Nurse to join our skilled team on a Permanent part - time/ full -time role. Bring your past experiences and skills along with you and help enrich our dynamic and committed team in delivering healthcare closer to home.

As a district nurse, you will work autonomously across our clinics and on the road, alongside a multidisciplinary locality-based team, providing care to patients in their own home. The nurse-led service operates Monday to Sunday day shift and can be across our sites based at Greenlane Clinical Centre, Point Chevalier and Glen Innes. You will be required to work across a 7-day roster with no night shift. In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Delivering patient-centric and a holistic approach to care
• Specialised wound care, including leg ulcer assessment and treatment
• Assistance with the management of intravenous medication, urinary and suprapubic catheters, continence issues, stoma care, injections - including rheumatic fever prophylaxis
• ACC nursing care
• Education and advice for clients around their healthcare needs or illness
• And a wide variety of other nursing needs including palliative care.
• Working with our specialist nursing teams

Come and join our team now! Ride the wave of primary care expansion over the next decade. Provide more care in patient’s home while being supported by IT and care technologies and be a leader of care in the home.

NGA PŪKENGA MOTUHAKE | IMPORTANT SKILLS

To be considered for this role:

• You must be registered with the New Zealand Nursing Council with a current APC
• Have a full and clean New Zealand driver’s licence or an International driver’s licence. (which enables you to drive in NZ).
• Experience in community nursing is desirable but we are able to offer support and education for those nurses new to community nursing.

PERMANENT PART - TIME / FULL - TIME ROLES AVAILABLE

• Are you a dedicated Registered Nurse looking for a change?
• An exciting opportunity awaits at Te Toka Tumai’s District Nursing team in beautiful Auckland, where you can make a meaningful impact on the health of the community.
• You will work autonomously while delivering care closer to home, with NO NIGHT SHIFTS

PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION ONLINE, OUTLINING YOUR EXPERIENCE AND MOTIVATION TO APPLY TO THIS ROLE.

If you have any queries about accessibility, or technical issues with the online process, please contact Candida Hall, Recruitment Consultant on email: CandidaH@adhb.govt.nz to discuss how we can best support your application.

As a district nurse, you will work autonomously across our clinics and on the road, alongside a multidisciplinary locality-based team, providing care to patients in their own home. The nurse-led service operates Monday to Sunday day shift and can be across our sites based at Greenlane Clinical Centre, Point Chevalier and Glen Innes. You will be required to work across a 7-day roster with no night shift. In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Delivering patient-centric and a holistic approach to care
• Specialised wound care, including leg ulcer assessment and treatment
• Assistance with the management of intravenous medication, urinary and suprapubic catheters, continence issues, stoma care, injections - including rheumatic fever prophylaxis
• ACC nursing care
• Education and advice for clients around their healthcare needs or illness
• And a wide variety of other nursing needs including palliative care.
• Working with our specialist nursing team

To be considered for this role:

• You must be registered with the New Zealand Nursing Council with a current APC
• Have a full and clean New Zealand driver’s licence or an International driver’s licence. (which enables you to drive in NZ).
• Experience in community nursing is desirable but we are able to offer support and education for those nurses new to community nursing