Enrolled Nurse - Te Punaka Oraka (Public Health Nursing) - New Zealand Jobs Opening

September 20, 2024

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Southern

Dunedin

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Enrolled Nurse - Te Punaka Oraka (Public Health Nursing)

Dunedin
Salary Band – $69,934 - $83,349 p.a. pro-rata + Kiwi Saver

Monday to Friday permanent position
School Preschool visiting, Tamariki health and Immunisation outreach , community based role
0.8 FTE (32 hours per week)

Mō te tūranga | About the role
Te Punaka Oraka - Public Health Nursing provides a range of tamariki, rangatahi and hauora services within the whānau and community setting. Includes schools, preschools visiting program and home visiting. The role will provide health advice and support to schools preschools and the delivery of tamariki, rangatahi and whānau health assessments, health promotion, protection and referrals to other health and support services including immunisations in a range of settings.
This is an incredible opportunity for an Enrolled Nurse to join our Dunedin team. This role may require some travel to cover rural areas.

See position description.

Mōu ake | About you
You will be open minded, quality driven, and can work both independently while being a valued member of a supportive, friendly team.
In order to be successful in this position you will also need to demonstrate the following:

Experience and understanding of the Te Tiriti o Waitangi/ Māori health equity and disparities.
Communication skills with the ability and passion to work with a diverse range of children, young people and their family’s whānau.
Open minded, quality driven, with the ability to work both independently and as a valued member of a supportive, friendly team.
Strong computer literacy skills and a full clean driver’s license is essential.
Current Annual Practicing Certificate (APC)

It is a strong advantage to be trauma informed, understand attachment theory, child/ youth development, brain development. Experience working in mental health is also an advantage.

Painga | Benefits

Continuous support for career development
Subsidised gym membership and discounted health insurance
Access to a range of retail and entertainment discounts
Affordable housing and beautiful scenery

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 ($69,934 p.a. pro-rata) and Step 5 ($83,349) p.a. pro-rata of the Enrolled Nurse Salary Scale.

Rā mōnehu |Closing Date: 23 September 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/
If you currently work for Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora- - Southern , please apply for this role via our internal careers site, found here: Pulse > Applications > Corporate > Success Factors

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)