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RN HDU Wairau Permanent

RN/EN HDU/AAU, Wairau Hospital
- Work location HDU & Acute Assessment Unit Wairau Hospital
- Permanent 0.8FTE (64hours a fortnight)
- Working rostered and rotating shifts Monday to Sunday across mornings afternoons and nights. Shifts can be worked as 8 or 12 hour duration
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we - re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.
About the Role
We are looking for a Registered Nurse with at least 2 years experience in critical care, either in Intensive Care, High Dependency care, Coronary care or Emergency Nursing. Consideration will be given to nurses with a background in medical or surgical nursing who can demonstrate the ability to become competent in critical care.
About the Team/Location
- Our busy and well-equipped HDU/AAU provides critical care services for Wairau Hospital, including short term intensive care often transferring patients to secondary or tertiary level ICUs. It is co-located with our Emergency Department at Wairau Hospital. We provide a supportive and nurturing workplace to assist staff to meet the challenges of this diverse area, at the frontline of the acute health care service. We work hard, we do a fantastic job, and we enjoy doing it. Most importantly we achieve more by doing it together!!
About You
- Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth
- Experience in projects / initiatives which give effect to Te Tiriti principals and frameworks, and the application of Mātauranga Māori and Kaupapa Māori approaches, particularly as they apply in healthcare settings.
- You will be a NZ Registered Nurse with a current NZNC practising certificate and will have at least two years of post-registration critical care nursing experience.
- You'll enjoy the variety and challenge of a rapidly changing environment and will be a team player, who enjoys keeping up to date with clinical practice, with excellent organisational and time management skills and a commitment to quality.
Working for Health New Zealand
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is - the weaving of wellnesses. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
- We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.
- We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.
How to Apply
To view the position description and/or apply for the role please click - apply now. - All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on 5th March 2025. If you have any general questions about the role, please contact our Nursing Recruiter on Lee.Packer@nmdhb.govt.nz
For role specific questions please contact Simon Langford Charge Nurse Manager HDU/ED/AAC Wairau on Simon.Langford@nmdhb.govt.nz.
Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

Job details
Job Reference: | R2W25-013 | |
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Job type: | Permanent Part time | |
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Closes: | 05-Mar-2025 | |
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