Pūmotomoto Senior Clinician

**Purapura Whetu - Whaia Te Iti Kahurangi.**

Purapura Whetu empowers people to reach their full potential through personal growth, positive mental health, and wellbeing. We embrace a Māori view of wellbeing and provide clinical and cultural support services to whānau in Canterbury.

**Mō mātou - Our Organisation**

Purapura Whetu emphasises that integration of care involves developing a coherent and comprehensive understanding of the needs of tangata whaiora, and their whānau, and is aimed at the enhancement of overall well-being rather than the treatment of specific disorders or problems.

**Mō mātou uara - Our Values**

Protecting the Tino Rangatiratanga of whānau and their right to quality care.

To promote the right of Māori through a Te Ao Māori perspective, inclusive of Tapu, Mana, Mauri, Whanaungatanga, Wairuatanga, Hinengaro, Tinana, Ukaipo and Matauranga Māori, to achieve lifelong growth and quality of life.

If diversity is what you’re looking for in a role that embraces Te Ao Māori and invests in your ongoing professional development, this role is for you.

**Pūmotomoto**

We are a kaupapa Māori mental health and wellbeing supporting whānau in Ōtautahi, with the first 2000 days from conception to age 5.

Launched in 2019, Te Oriori is provided through Purapura Whetu Trust, a kaupapa Māori non
- government organisation that provides a range of free health and social support services for all ages across Waitaha.

Our tamariki are taonga, born to thrive and have opportunities to develop gifts handed down from our tīpuna. Through our service we model compassion, connectedness, and nurturing with kai and unconditional aroha to whānau, wrapping them in korowai as they heal and become stronger.

Pūmotmoto is the flute that is played over the fontanelle of an infant and chanted through to impart tribal wisdom knowledge.

**Role Overview**:
You will be supporting the Pūmotomoto service, supporting tangata whaiora to increase their overall wellbeing and empowering them to make positive changes to achieve their goals for a healthier life, specifically 0 - 2000 days as per the Kahu Taurima contract. The role as Senior Clinician will be working with paediatric focus with pēpi and tamariki, whānau to make positive change in their lives.

We are seeking our next Senior Clinician with a Paediatric Nursing background or Midwife with specialist and specific knowledge and credibility in the Paediatric space with tangata whaiora and able to move in the role within the whaiora and professional spaces.

**Senior Clinician - 1 FTE**
To be part of our service, Pūmotomoto - supporting whānau and pēpi in the First 2000 days.
- Registered Nurse or Midwife with 5+ years’ experience working in New Zealand with specialist clinical knowledge (preferred)
- Holds a current practising certificate in New Zealand
- Public Health education knowledge and skills
- Experience and passion working with whānau and paediatrics
- Antenatal experience desirable
- Well Child Tamariki Ora/Plunket experience desirable

**Qualifications & Experience**:

- Current Full NZ driver’s license
- Pass a Police check
- Recent experience working in Health, social services, or education.
- Knowledge of and experience working with the Māori community.
- Knowledge of Te Reo, Tikanga and Kawa.
- Current First Aid Certificate.
- Knowledge of and experience working with Microsoft products.
- Knowledge of a Māori world view and the confidence to embed this world view
- Knowledge of client/worker safety
- Excellent Interpersonal skills
- Effective time management/organisational skills.

**Training and Professional development**:

- Training and professional development is supported