Where you’ll be working: Nurse led Services: Skin integrity and Wound Team

The details: Permanent, full time

About the role:

As part of the Nurse Led Service team you will be working with a group of nurses that work across the continuum with touch point into acute care, community, primary and residential care. Specifically you will be working as part of the skin integrity and wound team supportingthe health and wellbeing of people living with complex and non-healing wound, providing clinical support and mentor ship to nursing and other clinical colleagues.

You will have:

• Current Registration and Nurse Annual Practicing Certificate issued by the Nursing

• Council of New Zealand

• Three years plus relevant clinical experience

• Relevant post graduate education

• A desire to be part of a team that will continue help develop a service to better meet the needs of the Waikato

• Legal right to work in Aotearoa/ New Zealand residency or citizenship

• Full Clean drivers licence

What we offer:

• Supportive nurse led work environment

• Mentoring, clinical, and professional support by a Nurse Practitioner

• Opportunity to work across services and community providers with strong links to specialist services

• Professional Development opportunities

COVID-19:

The Waikato District Health Board Health & Safety has a policy that includes ensuring that you comply with the Health Order announced 11 October 2021 and with the Waikato DHB’s Vaccine Preventable Diseases for Employees policy. The policy prescribes the required vaccinations including COVID19 for all employees of Waikato DHB. COVID-19 vaccinations are mandatory before you commence employment.

Why us:

The Waikato District Health Board (DHB) is one of the largest of 20 DHBs in New Zealand.

We plan, fund and provide health and disability support services to a population of more than 400,000. We run five hospitals across the district – a tertiary hospital in Hamilton, a secondary hospital in Thames, and three rural hospitals in Te Kuiti, Taumarunui, and Tokoroa.

Waikato Hospital in Hamilton is one of New Zealand’s largest tertiary, teaching hospitals with over 600 inpatient beds and 22 operating theatres. Clinical specialities include Women’s and Children Services, Cardiology / Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oncology and Haematology, Surgical services, and Mental Health and Addiction. Waikato Hospital is the Midland regional referral centre for multiple specialties including trauma surgery, oncology, and neurology.

We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to deliver the best health outcomes for our total population. To do this we are working hard to develop a robust and capable workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds with the necessary capability and who share our values to apply and would greatly value seeing more applicants from our Māori communities.

Your application:

Please apply directly online, and click here to review the position description. Applications are not able to be accepted via email. For any queries about the role please contact Bryleigh Gordon in the Recruitment Team Bryleigh.Gordon@waikatodhb.health.nz

Application closing date: 6 July 2022

Values

Theme “People at Heart” – Te iwi Ngakaunui

• Give and earn respect - Whakamana

• Listen to me; talk to me – Whakarongo

• Fair play – Mauri Pai

• Growing the good – Whakapakari

• Stronger together – Kotahitanga