Total Care Health Services

**REGISTERED NURSE**

**TOTAL CARE HEALTH SERVICES**

Do you want to work for a provider that stands by their values and offers competitive rates? Well, you have come to the right place Total Care Health Services is the place for you

**ACC and District Nursing Services**

Total Care Health Services are a leading and trusted provider of wound care services to ACC. We provide assessment of acute and complex wounds using products that are up to date and are at the leading edge of the wound management process

**Ko wai mātou? | Who are we?**

As the specialist nursing division of Access Community Health (Hauora-Tara-Ā-Whare), we are leading providers of specialist nursing services in Christchurch. We provide assessment and care of acute, chronic and complex wounds via Te Whatu Ora (Health NZ), Whaikaha (Ministry of Disabled People) and ACC contracts, utilising products that are at the leading edge of the wound management process.

**He kōrero whakamārama mō tēnei tūranga | About the role**

You will be an experienced Registered Nurse with specialist wound care skills, IV and Urinary Catheter Management skills. No day will be the same, visiting clients at their home, workplace, or place of study.

Our community nursing services operate seven days a week. We have a range of positions available from casual, full, or part time (0.6 FTE - 1.0 FTE) working rostered days including weekends and public holidays.

If you have previous clinical experience in surgical or wound care, or as an ACC or district nurse, we would love to hear from you We provide ongoing in-service education on a regular basis.

**He aha ai mātou? | Why Us?**
- A supportive Nationwide team with a strong values-based culture
- A passionate business that promotes diversity and inclusion and is reflective of the communities we serve
- Wide range of responsibilities caring for people receiving Te Whatu Ora, Whaikaha and ACC services

**We offer**:

- Comprehensive induction and preceptor programme
- The support of a dedicated team of Clinical Nurse Leaders
- Ongoing professional development
- Tablet, phone, and company vehicle (work use only)
- Current wound care technologies to choose from
- Access to learning and professional development
- A range of flexible hours to suit your lifestyle

**Ngā mōhiohio e pā ana ki tēnei mahi | About this position and the requirements**
- A qualified nurse with a current NZ practicing certificate and a right to work in NZ
- A demonstrated commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi in the workplace
- Good communication and excellent interpersonal skills
- Hold a current, clean full drivers' licence
- Intermediate level computer and on-line information recording skills
- Up for a challenge in a field of nursing that is exciting, varied and evolving
- Team player, comfortable in making autonomous decisions with support
- Self-directed ability to plan and organise assignments effectively, to establish priorities and meet deadlines in a demanding, client focused environment

**Ngā tohungatanga mō tēnei tūranga | Desired skills and experience**
- Previous ACC, DN, surgical or wound experience beneficial but not essential
- Wound care and surgical experience
- Able to utilise your communication skills across Multidisciplinary teams, and the ability to connect and interact within a multi-cultural environment.
- Team player, someone who can build professional relationships in the community
- Actively demonstrates the ability and desire to show cultural sensitivity, awareness and understanding of diversity

**Total Care Health Services and Access Community Health is all about enabling our communities and making that small but impactful effect on our communities around Aotearoa.**

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