Enrolled Nurse - Surgical Ward

Enrolled Nurse – Surgical Ward

Southland Hospital

Salary Range $69,934 p.a. to $83,349 p.a. pro rata + KiwiSaver

• Permanent, part-time 0.8 FTE opportunity.
• Join a supportive team and grow your career.

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the Role

Our Enrolled nurses deliver nursing care and health education across the life span to health consumers in community, residential or hospital settings.

You will:

• Contribute to nursing assessments, care planning, implementation and evaluation of care for health consumers and/or families/whanau.
• Assist health consumers with the activities of daily living, observe changes in health consumers’ conditions and report these to the registered nurse, administer medicines and undertake other nursing care responsibilities appropriate to their assessed competence
• Work in a team in acute settings with a registered nurses, enrolled nurses and healthcare assistants
• Be accountable for their nursing actions and practice competently in accordance with legislation, to their level of knowledge and experience
• Work in partnership with health consumers, families/whanau and multidisciplinary teams.

About the Team/Service/ Location

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.

About you

To be successful in this very busy role you will need to demonstrate resilience, won’t mind putting in some hard work and be open and willing to up-skill as required.  You’ll also be a confident communicator with a friendly demeanour and someone who values patient centred care. In return you’ll gain great work experience in a multidisciplinary team and the opportunity to develop your skills in a variety of surgical specialties.

Our ideal candidate will:

• Be registered as an Enrolled Nurse under the HPCA Act 2003
• Have a current Practising Certificate.
• Have competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth
• Experience in projects / initiatives which give effect to Te Tiriti principals and frameworks, and the application of Mātauranga Māori and Kaupapa Māori approaches, particularly as they apply in healthcare settings

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Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

• We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.
• We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

Salary Range

This role belongs to the expired Health NZ/NZNO Collective Agreement and falls between Step 1 ($69,934 p.a. pro-rata) and Step 5 ($83,349 p.a. pro-rata) of the Enrolled Nurse Salary Scale.

How to Apply

To view the position description and/or apply for the role please click “apply now.”  All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on 02 January 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Mikayla Hamilton at mikayla.hamilton@southerndhb.govt.nz.

Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.