Work Location: START Hamilton and surrounding areas Hours: Hours of work are mostly Monday to Friday 0800-1630 however, there is an on call or weekend service that cover is required.
Employment Type: Fixed term, part-time - 72 hours rostered per fortnight
Salary details: $100,849 - $106,739 as per NZNO MECA

About our Service

START (Supported Transfer and Accelerated Rehabilitation Team) is an Older Persons and Rehabilitation led collaborative programme which provides and promotes rehabilitation for patients within their home environment for those over the age of 18years.
The model for START has been developed with a view to reducing the pressure on hospital beds, through promoting hospital avoidance, earlier discharge, preventing re-admissions and establishing mechanisms to avoid later hospital admission. Equally significant is the impact that such a model has on improving the quality of care for this group of patients.

About the Role

We therefore require a dynamic Registered Nurse to be responsible for the coordination, assessment, planning, and delegation of patient care, using goal setting and rehabilitation principles. Although this position is based in Hamilton, the RN may travel to the rural towns within the Waikato DHB area. Fleet vehicle provided.

About you

The successful applicant will have:

• experience in care of the older person, preferably within the community
• passion for rehabilitation in the community setting
• the ability to lead and coordinate a team
• responsibility for the delegation and direction to health care assistants
• the desire to work within a strong interdisciplinary team
• excellent communication and advocacy skills
• the ability to be on call after hours as part of the roster
• minimum of 5 years nursing experience
• full NZ drivers’ licence
• a current NZ annual practicing certificate

If you are interested in being part of this exciting service, we would welcome your application.

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 is committed to being a good employer 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.

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How to Apply

To apply for the role please click “apply now.”
All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal before 11:59pm on 16 December 2024.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Kaitlin.Basson@Te Whatu Ora.govt.nz.