Public Health Nurse

15 hours ago


Auckland City, New Zealand Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Full time

**Contribute to transforming the future of health in a**rewarding role focused on making a difference**:

- **Fixed-term full-time opportunity (Parental Leave Cover)**

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we're building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.
**About the Role**

National Public Health Service's Regional Health Protection services are effective in preventing and controlling health protection risks and hazards, achieve equity; are responsive to the needs of community and whānau and are delivered in partnership with Iwi and Māori communities by a Tiriti dynamic and culturally responsive workforce.

This role is a public health nursing role within the Health Protection Directorate in the Northern Region. You will be part of the communicable disease nursing team, responsible for case management, and contact tracing of notifiable diseases including outbreak response and long-term care of patients with communicable diseases. We work directly with clients and their whānau in the community, to protect from disease, promote and empower wellbeing and strive for equitable health outcomes. You will bring a commitment to leading a new way of working that is aligned with and will deliver Pae Ora. For us, it's not just about treating patients; it's about the manaakitanga, care of our communities, providing, promoting and improving the quality of life for our whānau, families and communities to live independently, happier and healthier lives.

**About the Team/Service/ Location**

The National Public Health Service (NPHS) within Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora, work towards Pae Ora (healthy futures) for all by engaging with the wider determinants that impact people's health, focusing on oranga/wellbeing, prevention, protection, and population-level intervention.

**About you**

You will be a registered nurse with a current APC, you will have strong communication skill and a proven ability to build rapport with a wide range of clients from all community backgrounds. You will have a commitment to delivering Pae Ora.
- Registered Nurse with current annual practicing certificate
- Full New Zealand Drivers Licence
- Experience in working with iwi/ hapū and Māori communities
- Experience working with Pacific communities
- Public health nursing experience preferred but not essential
- Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth

**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 are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

**Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion**

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