Te whiwhinga mahi: The opportunity  

We have an exciting opportunity for a Community Child Health Nurse based in Taupō. 

This role will work within our Extended Care team to address ongoing inequities in health and well-being for tamariki and whanau, ensuring wellbeing needs are met across our communities.  

The key area of focus for this role is to provide an outreach immunisation service to tamariki and whanau in our community. We are about working for whanau holistically and so our focus may be on immunisation, but we also work to provide a comprehensive child and whanau health service. At times you may be seeing a child or whanau and not only providing immunisations but also educating on other health conditions and/or determinants of health, addressing current health needs for the child and/or whanau and working to engage whanau with General Practice and other health and social service providers as needed.  

We work with whanau as and where they want us to, meaning no two days are the same in this varied and rewarding role. 

This role in the flexible and future-focused extended care team works alongside iwi, general practice, community health providers and Te Whatu Ora teams to provide quality evidenced based nursing care.  

This position is fixed term until 2027.

He kōrero mōu: About you 

• Minimum 5 years' experience post registration.
• Current annual practicing certificate and authorised vaccinator.
• Registered Nurse Prescriber in Community Health (preferred).
• Current full driver's license.
• Experience working with family community groups, organisations and/or consumer groups; facilitating client and family education.
• The capability to work autonomously and manage and caseload.
• Clinical knowledge of child health nursing management and care.
• The capacity to work supportively and in partnership with Primary Care and Te Whatu Ora teams.
• The ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships with healthcare teams, iwi, Māori providers and other community partners.
• Robust problem-solving abilities, flexible and adaptable.
• Excellent customer service and time management skills.
• Strong computer, documentation and reporting skills. 

Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou: What we offer 

• 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.
• Opportunities for career development and training.
• An opportunity to influence and contribute to the wider work of Pinnacle, and a commitment to your health and well-being with an offer of medical insurance, EAP services and free flu vaccinations. 

If you are passionate about making a difference and you think this sounds like you – please apply now. 

Me pēhea te tuku tono: How to apply  

Please reach out to hannah.milner@pinnacle.health.nz to arrange a kōrero before you apply if that is what you need from this process and/or apply below. 

Note: We will be screening applications as we receive them, and we may move to interviewing prior to the closing date. 

You may be asked to complete a pre-interview screen via phone. Please let us know in your application if we need to make any specific accommodations during our process.  

Applications close 5pm Friday, 4 April 2025.  

Visit www.pinnacle.co.nz to find out more about the Pinnacle group.