Enrolled Nurse - District Nursing

Enrolled Nurse

Community Nursing – Dunedin

Salary Band – $33.53 - $39.95 per hour + holiday pay + KiwiSaver

• Enjoy variety in your workplace – why not try nursing in the community?
• Casual position
• Competitive salary

Our Community Nursing team is looking for a casual Enrolled Nurse to join their team. This is an opportunity for you to adapt and increase your clinical skills in a community nursing environment. 

Mō te tūranga | About the role

We are looking for an experience Enrolled Nurse who is available on an as and when required basis to help support our team.

Tasks for this role include but are not limited to:

• Be responsible for providing care under the direction and delegation of a Registered Nurse to a diverse range of patients in the community
• Contribute to nursing assessments, care planning, implementation and evaluation of care for health consumers and/or families/whanau. The Registered Nurse maintains overall responsibility for the plan of care.
• Assist health consumers with the activities of daily living, observe changes in health consumers’ conditions and report these to the registered nurse and administer medicines
• Undertake other nursing care responsibilities appropriate to their assessed competence
• Work in partnership with health consumers, families/whanau and multidisciplinary teams

Mōu ake | About you

To succeed in this role you will:

• Be passionate, committed and most importantly, have a positive attitude,
• Have had some previous experience in a surgical, medical or community setting – this is not essential but is desirable,
• Be capable of working autonomously,
• Have a reasonable level of fitness required to cope with the demanding physical requirements of the job.
• Have a full clean drivers licence – essential.

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Painga | Benefits

• Beautiful coastlines and a family-friendly community.
• Continuous support for career development.
• Subsidised gym membership and discounted health insurance.
• Access to staff fitness facilities and banking offers.
• Access to a range of retail discounts and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).

Mō mātou | About us

Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora - Southern has the largest geographical coverage of all the New Zealand regions, providing services to 350,000 people in diverse communities. We take pride in all the services we provide, and our aim is to improve, promote and protect the health of our region. We believe that our dedicated and passionate staff are a significant driving force behind the achievement of these standards, and we need more like-minded people to help us continue providing for our community.

Utu whānui |Salary range

This role belongs to the Te Whatu Ora/NZNO Collective Agreement and falls between Step 1 $33.53 p.a. pro-rata and Step 5 $39.95) p.a. pro-rata of the Enrolled Nurse Salary Scale.

Rā mōnehu |Closing Date:  31 May 2024

Due to the fast-paced nature of what we do, our vacancy close dates may be subject to change. Don’t delay, make sure you apply as soon as possible.

Tono ināianei | Apply now

We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website: https://careers.southernhealth.nz/

For further information please contact Mikayla Hamilton, Recruitment Advisor mikayla.hamilton@southerndhb.govt.nz

If you currently work for Te Whatu Ora- Health New Zealand - Southern , please apply for this role via our internal careers site, found here:  Pulse > Applications > Corporate > SuccessFactors

Pre-Employment checks

In the interests of protecting our people and our patients, all appointments will be subject to:

• Occupational Health Assessment
• Police Vetting / Ministry of Justice safety checks
• Serious misconduct checks (previous Public Service departments and statutory Crown entities only)