Nurse Practitioner

**Where you’ll be working**:Thames Hospital

**The details**:Casual
- **Be part of the national transformation in Health**
- **Work with the highly skilled multi-disciplinary team**
- **Come and join us in Thames, the gateway to the Coromandel**

**Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity**

This is an exciting opportunity for a Nurse Practitioner to work alongside experienced senior clinicians and the multi-disciplinary team within the Diabetes service. You will provide care and support for people predominately with Type 1 diabetes, but also those with complex Type 2 Diabetes.

**Click here** to view the position description.**
- (Please note position descriptions can only be viewed on the Te Whatu Ora - Waikato website.)_

**Mō tātou Ratonga | About our Service**

Thames Hospital is part of Te Whatu Ora - Waikato, and is set against the hills on the Coromandel Peninsula in Aotearoa, New Zealand’s North Island. We are a fully modernised rural and secondary hospital services, providing healthcare for a catchment population of 45,000. This population swells significantly over the summer holidays as the wider country makes their way to their favourite vacation destinations across the Coromandel.

Our hospital provides a 15 bed consultant-led emergency department seeing 18,000 patients per year which is supported by 24/7 laboratory and radiology services, including CT. The inpatient unit has 48 beds split between general medicine, low acuity surgery and rehabilitation. We maintain a busy day surgery service and outpatient clinic with our both own consultants providing treatment in addition to specialist consultants who visit daily during the week and provide a range of specialist services.

Our region boasts some of the country’s most spectacular surf and swimming beaches and is a haven for mountain bikers, divers, fishers, hikers and outdoors enthusiasts. Thames is less than two hours’ drive to the major centres of Auckland, Hamilton, Rotorua and their major airports. The hospital also has a 24/7 access staff on-site gym that enables you to meet all of your fitness goals no matter the time of year.

**Mōu | About you**

Required skills & experience you will need to be considered for this role:

- Qualified as a Nurse Practitioner in New Zealand
- A current practising certificate with the Nursing Council of New Zealand
- Ability to work in positions of responsibility, demonstrating assessment skills and independent decision-making
- Knowledge and understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi

**Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation**

**Te iwi Ngakaunui - People at Heart**
- Whakamana - Give and earn respect
- Whakaronga - Listen to me; Talk to me
- Mauri Pai - Fair play
- Whakapakari - Growing the good
- Kotahitanga - Stronger together

It is not very often something happens that is big; like, really big. Big to the point that it will touch the lives of every single person in the country. That is what we are talking about here. The provision of Health in Aotearoa New Zealand, and how its run is about to change in a big way.

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand and Te Aka Whai Ora - Māori Health Authority will together shape the delivery of Health services in Aotearoa New Zealand for generations to come, and will form the core of a modern and integrated service looking after the needs of all our Whānau.

We are dedicated to achieving health equity for Māori and other priority populations. We are a Crown entity and an active partner in Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand is guided by Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to upholding the articles.

Here at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, Waikato we have a team of 8,000 working across the Waikato where everyone plays a vital role in the care of our patients - directly or non-directly. Our vision is Healthy People. Excellent Care.

We are a values-based and inclusive organisation that is committed to deliver the best health outcomes for our total population. Reflecting the population we serve is an important part of the care we deliver to the community. We strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds with the necessary capability and who share our values to apply. We proactively develop pathways that maximise opportunity for Māori and encourage Māori to apply.

**Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply**

**Closing date: Open until filled**

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