Registered Nurse - Queenstown

“Take care of our children, take care of what they hear, take care of what they see, take care of how they feel. For how the children grow, so will be the shape of Aotearoa” - Dame Whina Cooper 2026is your year to harness yourworkdayand make a difference by helping every Plunketbaby to have the best start.Join us as aRegistered Nurse in the Southern region working primarily in the C entral Otago area – Queenstown . This isa permanent part-time 0. 8 FTE role . Pay rates for our Registered Nurses are between $66,222per annum($33.51per hour) to$94,842per annum($48.00 perhour) depending on experience. Te whai wāhitangai | The opportunity Join Plunket’s passionate team and help give everypēpithe best start in life.You’llwork alongside whānau, tamariki , and other health and social services, making a real difference every single day. Plunket Nurses assessthegrowth and development of tamariki and aretrustedclinicaladvisors who walk alongside whānau. You will meet with whānau across South Canterbury doing home and clinic visits and you will deliver some care by video conference across Te Waipounamu. You will foster trusting relationships in the community by adopting an approach to care wherewhānau feelconnected, included, safeandsupported to get what they need.Working alongside a highly motivated and experienced teamyou'llbe committed to delivering engaging care where whānau have a safe space to share parenting challenges and celebrate successes. Working in the community during acost-of-livingcrisis means you will undoubtedly meet whānau who are facing significant challenges. Our clinical responsibilities co-exist with the need to deliver social support to ensurepēpiare being raised in safe and healthy homes.We offer6–12-weekorientationdepending on experiencewith ongoing preceptor support to help you find your feet. Community Nursingrequiresa particular set of skills, you may start the day with 5 whānau booked in for visits, one might need to cancel, another might be late, and the last appointment might present significant concerns and take longer thananticipated. So, you will need to beresourceful,resilientand comfortable making decisions to ensure wemaintainahigh-qualityexperience and minimise risks for our clients. We are confident we can give you great support with our experienced team - so we are open to both new graduates and experienced nurses. It is vital that you enjoy working withpēpi, howevermost ofyour interactions will be with caregivers.Todeliver the right support,you'llneed to have exceptional active listeningskillsandbe able to ask questions tactfully. Working with whānau from allwalks of lifewill require you to beabletobuild trust and communicate effectively with different people. With a stable team and experienced leader, we're well placed to support you if this is your first nursing role, but equally, if you are an experienced nurse, your insight and expertise will go a long way to supporting whānau to thrive and our team to grow collectively. To be successful in this role, you will: Be a Registered Nurse Hold or be able to obtain an Annual Practicing Certificate Hold a full clean NZ Drivers Licence Have a Post Graduate Certificate in Well Child Tamariki oraor be committed to completing 12-month Post Graduate Certificate in Well Child Tamariki ora (we would cover the cost for this) Work close to home in acommunity-basedrole A Monday – Friday role, with the opportunity to work Saturdays and some flexibility to work aroundyou Ongoing opportunities for personal and professional development Various wellbeing schemes suchasWellbeingdays: usetwoof your sick leave days to proactively protect your well being In line with our ongoing goal to support ourkaimahito thrive in a culturally safe environment, we have multiple community of interests forkaimahiMāori, Pasifika, Asian and more. To support your growth in practice, we have dedicated space and time where ourKaimahiMāori gather quarterly by region and nationally once a year. He huanui oranga mo ng ā mokopuna whakatipuranga roto I ng ā hapori heke iho , heke iho - Setting the path of wellness in our communities for the early years, for generations to come Whānau Āwhina Plunket is committed to supporting the health and wellbeing of pēpi, tamariki and their wh ā nau/family. We have committed to adopting a pro-equity approach where we give life to Te Triti o Waitangi principles of tino rangatiratanga, partnership, active protection, equity and options in our mahi/work to ensure healthy tamariki , confident wh ā nau and connected communities. This journey is creating exciting career opportunities - If you would like to contribute to the important mahi we do, nau mai , haere mai . #J-18808-Ljbffr