Registered Nurse - Emergency

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Emergency Department, Whangarei Hospital
• Permanent full time, or part time positions available
• Shifts are 8 hours per day and rostered

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

As a Registered Nurse, you will maintain and enhance the professional standards of nursing and contribute to further development of nursing within the service. You will have the ability to participate as an effective member of the wider organisation. In this role you will utilise professional knowledge and skills to provide a holistic approach to nursing care that is safe and of the highest quality possible. Emergency nursing experience is essential to fulfil working in this fast paced and busy hospital emergency department

About the Team and Service

Click here to know more about working in the Emergency Department at Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand (formerly known as Northland DHB) https://youtu.be/wvlNuFvjP7A

About you

• Registered Nurse with a current Practicing Certificate
• Recent emergency nursing experience working within a busy hospital with patients that require complex care
• Good communication and people skills
• Demonstrate an ability to practice in a culturally safe manner

Registered Nurses with experience in triage, initial assessment and management of acute and critical patients as part of a team in an emergency setting, will be highly desired.  

• 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

Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness'. 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 2 March 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Recruitment at NL-jobs@TeWhatuOra.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.