Registered Nurse High Dependency Unit Wairau Hospital 1.8FTE

• Registered Nurse – High Dependency Unit (HDU) • Wairau Hospital Blenheim • Permanent 1.8FTE please state your preferred FTE in your cover letter Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders. About the Role As a Registered Nurse working in HDU you will apply your clinical nursing experience to provide interventions that require substantial scientific and professional knowledge, skills and clinical decision making. This is a permanent, full time or part-time role, with rostered and rotating shifts across Monday to Sunday – mornings, afternoons and nights. Shifts can be worked as 8 or 12 hour duration. 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 As a Registered Nurse working in HDU you will: • Be someone with at least 2 years' experience in critical care, either in Intensive Care, High Dependency care, Coronary care or Emergency Nursing, • 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, • Enjoy the variety and challenge of a rapidly changing environment, • Be a team player who enjoys keeping up to date with clinical practice, • Have excellent organisational and time management skills as well as commitment to quality. 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. The successful candidate must be eligible to work in New Zealand or hold a valid NZ visa at the time of applying. Working at Health New Zealand Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community . We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities. How to Apply To apply please click “ apply now .” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal by 02.10.26. If you have any general questions please contact the nursing recruiter on Lee.Packer@tewhatuora.govt.nz or for more role specific questions please contact Simon Langford Charge Nurse Manager ED/HDU at Simon.Langford@nmdhb.govt.nz . We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert. Position description Apply now