Community Nurse

E manawanui ana mātou kia hauora te katoa ahakoa he aha te momo mauiui.

Mā ngā ratonga tautoko katoa e puāwai ai te hāpori, kia anga whakamua te hauora o te iwi Māori.

‘Ko te whāinga matua kia kākano rua ai ngā whakahaere o Pinnacle. Mā te piri tahi me te mahi ngātahi ka whakawhanake ai te oranga o te iwi māori me te ahurea o te ao māori.

Mēnā e tautoko ana i tēnei tirohanga whānui, e hiahia ana te noho ki tētahi rōpū aweawe tēnā whakapā mai ki a mātou’.

Pinnacle has made an explicit commitment to Māori and our communities to improve equity of health and wellbeing, in accordance with Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We have also made an equity commitment to our Pasifika population. If you would like to be a key contributor and part of a team to influence change, then please don’t hesitate to reach out for a kōrero. We would love to hear from you’.

**Te whiwhinga mahi: The opportunity**

We are seeking a Community Nurse reporting to the Network Lead, based in Taupō.

This comprehensive care in the community nursing role will support our Extended Care team to address ongoing inequities in health, ensuring wellbeing needs are met across our communities. This collaborative, flexible and future-focused team will work alongside iwi, general practice, community health providers and DHB teams to provide quality evidenced based nursing care.

**He kōrero mōu: About you**

You will have:

- Diverse and strong primary care clinical skills and knowledge
- The capability to work autonomously
- The capacity to work supportively and in partnership with Primary Care and DHB teams.
- The ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships with healthcare teams, iwi, Māori providers and other community partners
- Robust problem-solving abilities
- Excellent time management
- Strong computer, documentation and reporting skills.

**Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou: What we offer**
- An opportunity to join a highly skilled team that passionately pursues our purpose of making it easier for people to stay healthy - through general practice, but also through our smoking cessation, screening, mobile immunisation, before school check, extended care and school-based health services.
- An organisation which strives to uphold the principles of partnership, participation and protection underpinned by Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
- An environment which encourages a happy, healthy and balanced workforce through flexible workplace offerings and additional gifted leave.
- A commitment to your health and wellbeing with an offer of medical insurance, EAP services, and free flu vaccinations.

**Mō tō mātou rōpū: About the team**

Pinnacle Midlands Health Network is the engine room for Pinnacle Incorporated, supporting all day-to-day activity that takes place in general practice and wider community settings. But we don’t stop there. We know a strong health system centres around high quality primary care and community services that are continually developing and evolving to meet local need. We play our part by ensuring the right resources and capacity are in place so our patients and network of over 85 practices can thrive.

We’re not a typical Primary Health Organisation. We exist to make it easier for people to stay healthy, and you can see this in the work we do to simplify access to primary healthcare and address equity barriers. Guided by a shift towards proactive care and with a focus on wellness, we think outside the box and we’re not afraid to innovate in our space What we do each day is more than just a job, and that creates an energy which is contagious. We’ve created an incredible working environment full of experienced and engaged people, and we’re looking for our next employee to join us.

**Me pēhea te tuku tono: How to apply