Registered Nurse - West Auckland

If you have a passion for providing proactive healthcare, it doesn't get much better than Plunket. Join us as a Registered Nurse base in Auckland working predominantly in the West Auckland area. Please note, we work as a team so from time to time you may provide cover around the region. We have a Permanent Part-time (0.8 FTE) position available. We are flexible with the times and days worked however, occasional Saturday shifts are required. Pay rates for our Registered Nurses are between $66,222 ($33.51 per hour) to $94,842 ($48.00 per hour) depending on experience. Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity Plunket Nurses assess the growth and development of tamariki and are trusted clinical advisors who walk alongside whānau - both the highs, and the challenges. You will meet with whānau (both in home visits and in clinics) where you'll foster trusting relationships and adopt a holistic approach to deliver culturally appropriate care in response to the individual needs of each of your clients. Working in the community during a cost of living crisis means you will undoubtedly meet whānau who are facing significant challenges. Our clinical responsibilities co-exist with the need to deliver social support to ensure pēpi are being raised in safe and healthy homes. Community Nursing requires a particular set of skills, you may start the day with 5 whānau booked in for visits, one whānau may cancel, another might be late, and the last appointment might present significant concerns and take longer than anticipated. So, you will need to be adaptable, resourceful, resilient and comfortable making decisions to ensure we maintain a high quality experience and minimise risks for our clients. It is vital that you enjoy working with pēpi, however the majority of your interactions will be with caregivers. In order to deliver the right support, you'll need to have exceptional active listening skills, be able to ask questions tactfully. You will work with whānau from all walks of life. To be successful in this role, you will: Be a Registered Nurse Hold or be able to obtain an Annual Practicing Certificate Hold a restricted or full clean NZ Drivers Licence Be committed to completing 12 month Post Graduate Certificate in Well Child Tamariki ora (we would cover the cost for this) Benefits and Work Environment We are committed to providing a environment where you can do your best mahi, amongst our staff benefits, some great things about this role include: Work close to home in a community-based role Ongoing opportunities for personal and professional development Various wellbeing schemes such as two Wellbeing days: use one of your sick leave days to proactively protect your well being In line with our ongoing goal to support our kaimahi to thrive in a culturally safe environment, we have multiple community of interests for kaimahi Māori, Pasifika, Asian and more. To support your growth in practice, we have dedicated space and time where our Kaimahi Māori gather quarterly by region and nationally once a year. We require candidates to be comfortable with travel within West Auckland and occasional Saturday work. #J-18808-Ljbffr