Registered Nurse - Midcentral - 0.4Fte

At 4 years old, tamariki are in a unique and critical stage of life, these cheeky, precocious and clever little souls provide our B4 School Nurses with endless joy, entertainment and wonder.

We have a

permanent role (

0.4 FTE)

available in our MidCentral

team

Working across a m onthly roster w e predominantly do

Monday

clinics in Palmerston North, and Tuesday clinics in

Levin

( or sometimes at an Early Childhood in the area ).

O ur team hold firm to the philosophy that our people are our biggest asset and so you will always be nurtured and cared for like the treasure you are!

We have the privilege of spending our days conducting health and development checks in a variety of settings in clinics, early childhood centres and other community hubs.

If you are passionate about holistic health, this is a great opportunity for you to engage with children and assess their overall development including their hearing, speech, as well as mental and social health to ensure they are progressing and are well prepared to start school or making referrals for those who might need some extra attention.

With the aid of dedicated administration team to manage booking and rescheduling appointments, you'll be settled in to your day in clinic and visited by tamariki and their whanau or if you're out home- visiting collect your car from our Palmerston North hub and storm ahead with your day (with an inbuilt travel allowance so you're paid from the moment you're out in your Plunket car!) At the end of the day, you'll drop your car off and leave your paperwork ready to embrace the life part of work-life balance!

The salary band for this role is between$66,222 ($

• per hour) - $94,842 ($48 per hour) depending on experience.

We will support you to become a specialist in 4-year-old development and expand your assessment skills, our onboarding and preceptorship is often commended by our new starters - so we are open to hearing fromnew graduates alike and established nurses, who have the energy, care and emotional intelligence needed for engaging with tamariki at this stage of life.

You will be an active listener, and approach all people with warmth and manaakitanga to ensure we provide safe and responsive care to all .

The uniqueness of the whanau / aiga / fanau that we connect with is what makes our role interesting, you will ensure you are flexible and non-judgemental in your approach.

To be successful in this role you will :

Be a registered nurse

Hold Annual Practicing Certificate

Hold a clean NZ Drivers Licence

Working for Whanau Awhina Plunket gives you the opportunity to maintain astimulating role where you make a difference while also allowing you to have the work life balance that many nurses crave.

If you're seeking to work for an organisation that values family, communities and people, join us atWhanau Awhina Plunket.In line with our values, we believe in caring for our people, to support your wellbeing and ongoingprofessionalgrowth, we offer a number of staff benefits including :

'Well Health Day' : the ability to some sick leave proactively support your holistic health

Discounts and initiatives like Fitness Passport -unlimited access and discounted prices across an extensive choice of fitness facilities

Ongoing learning and development opportunities

Me

pehea te tuku tono | How to apply

For more information, please contact Theresa Ryder - Clinical Leader (

Whanau Awhina Plunket is committed to supporting the health and wellbeing of pepi , tamariki and theirwhanau.

We have committed to adopting a pro-equity approach where we give life to the Treaty principles of tino rangatiratanga, partnership, active protection, equity and options in our mahi / work to ensure healthy tamariki , confident whanau and connected communities.

This journey is creating exciting career opportunities - If you would like to contribute to the important mahi we do, nau mai , haere mai .

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