District Nurse Thames

**District Nurse THAMES**

**Job Number**:THA00847**
- **Hauraki Thames Coromandel Community Nursing Services**:

- **72 hours per fortnight**:

- **Permanent position**

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**

We are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to join the Hauraki Thames Coromandel (HTC) District Nursing team primarily based in Thames.

District Nursing is a community nursing-based service and a combination of home visiting and clinic-based work. The District Nurse Service provides services 7 days a week from 0800- 1630 hours, and this includes after hours on call and call outs for palliative / end of life care when required.

A full, unrestricted driver’s licence **is essential**for this role.

This role is **NOT suitable** for a new graduate nurse.

**About the Service**

The Hauraki Thames Coromandel community services is an urban / rural service.

Rural District Nursing provides a wide variety of care across the lifespan and offers a challenging, varied and complex nursing role within the community including long-term medical conditions, home based palliative end of life care and chronic wound management within a multi-disciplinary environment inclusive of primary health care providers.

An understanding of improving health outcomes is essential and an ability to work within a variety of home / social, community & cultural demographics. You will work in other bases as directed.

**About you**

A District Nurse is required to be multi-skilled with excellent assessment and communication skills.

We work alongside many other health providers within the Community setting and relationship building is an essential part of our service.

Familiarisation with and use of electronic devices is an essential part of this role.

**Requirements**for the role:

- Current New Zealand Registered Nurse annual practising certificate **(essential)**.
- A full & current class 1, NZ driver’s licence with no restrictions. **(essential)**.
- Relevant experience for Rural District Nursing and a minimum of three years’ experience.
- Post graduate study is preferred but not essential.
- Proven time management skills with an ability to prioritise & think critically.
- A demonstrated ability to work autonomously within a multi-disciplinary team is vital for this role
- Manage personal & professional boundaries within a small rural community.
- Sensitivity to cultural aspects and the Treaty of Waitangi principles to practice.
- 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 New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora 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 | Te Whatu Ora is committed to being a good employer and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

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