Registered Nurse - West Auckland

"Take care of our children, take care of what they hear, take care of what they see, take care of how they feel. For how the children grow, so will be the shape of Aotearoa" - Dame Whina Cooper

If you want to use your work day to truly make a difference in your community and help every Plunketbaby to have the best start to life, join us as a

Registered Nurse

working in West Auckland, we are ideally seeking full time kaimahi, but have flexibility to consider part time applications for the right candidate, please let us know in your cover letter what you are looking for.

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

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

TeWhiwhingamahi | The opportunity

Plunket Nurses assessthegrowth and development of tamariki and are trustedclinicaladvisors who walk alongside whanau.

You will meet with whanau (both home visits and in clinics) where you'll foster trusting relationships in the community, and adopt a holistic approachtodeliver culturallyappropriateandpersonalisedsupport.Working alongside a highly motivated and experienced team (another Plunket Nurse and Health Worker) you'll be committed to delivering engaging care where whanau have a safe space to share parenting challenges and celebrate successes.

Working in the community during a cost of living crisis means you will undoubtedly meet whanau who are facing significant challenges.

Our clinical responsibilities co-exists with the need to deliver social support to ensure pepi are being raised in safe and healthy homes.We offer 6 week orientation with ongoing preceptor support to help you find your feet.

Community Nursing requires a particular set of skills, you may start the day with 5 whanau booked in for visits, one might need to cancel, another might be late, and the last appointment might present significant concerns and take longer than anticipated.

So, you will need to beresourceful, resilient and comfortable making decisions to ensure we maintain a high quality experience and minimise risks for our clients.

We are confident we can give you great support with our experienced team - so we are open to both new graduates and experienced nurses.

It is vital that you enjoy working with pepi, however the majority of your interactions will be with caregivers.

In order to deliver the right support, you'll need to have exceptional active listening skills, be able to ask questions tactfully.

Working with whanau from all walks of life will require you to be a bit of a chameleon in order to build trust and communicate effectively with different people.

With a stable team and experienced leader, we're well placed to support you if this is your first nursing role, but equally, if you are an experienced nurse, your insight and expertise will go a long way to supporting whanau to thrive and our team to grow collectively.

To be successful in this role, you will :

Be a Registered Nurse

Hold or be able to obtain an Annual Practicing Certificate

Hold a full clean NZ Drivers Licence

Be committed to completing12 monthPost Graduate Certificate in Well Child Tamariki ora (we would cover the costfor this)

WhanauAwhinaPlunket is focussed on making Aotearoa the best place fortamarikito grow and thrive.While making a real difference in our community,you'll have access toa range ofstaff benefits including :

A Monday – Friday role, with no shift work!

Ongoing opportunities for personal and professional development

Various wellbeing schemes such as a Wellbeing day : use one of your sick leave days to proactively protect your well being

In line with our ongoing goal to support our kaimahi to thrive in a culturally safe environment, we have multiple community of interests for kaimahi Maori, Pasifika, Asian and more.

To support your growth in practice, we have dedicated space and time where our Kaimahi Maori gather quarterly by region and nationally once a year.

Applications must be made online and close 8 December

For specific questions about the mahi, contact

Please note, we will process applications as they are received.

If we find a successful candidate, wereserve the right toclose this advert early.

Setting the path of wellness in our communities for the early years, for generations to come

Whanau Awhina Plunket is committed to supporting the health and wellbeing ofpepi,tamarikiand theirwhanau / family.

We have committed to adopting a pro-equity approach where we give life to the Treaty principles oftinorangatiratanga, partnership, active protection,equityand options in our mahi / work to ensure healthytamariki, confident whanau and connected communities.This journey is creating exciting career opportunities - If you would like to contribute to the important mahi we do,naumai,haeremai.

Permanent Full Time, Permanent Part Time

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