Community Clinical Nurse - Long Term Conditions – Pasifika focus.
Feb 18, 2024
Palmerston North Nursing- Community, Maternal & Child Health (Healthcare & Medical) Full-time Permanent, full time: Emphasis on Long Term Conditions (LTC), with knowledge and understanding of Diabetes, Cardiac and Respiratory, including Cancer care and support. This role will focus on the Pasifika population living within the Te Whatu Ora Midcentral region. About THINK Hauora? At THINK Hauora we are committed to enhancing health and wellbeing within all communities, including Maori, Pasifika, Youth, and LGBTQIA+ communities, across our rohe. We value diversity and inclusivity, and we warmly welcome individuals from all walks of life to contribute to our vision of Connecting Communities for Wellbeing.
THINK Hauora is committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is an exemplar Te Tiriti Partner whose Board and employees actively contribute to the achievement of Pae Ora (Healthy Futures for Maori) across our rohe. We maintain this by expressing and activating the five principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi across all layers of our organisation.
Whakamarumarutia | Active Protection The Role: Located in the Palmerston North site at our THINK Hauora office, we have an exciting opportunity for a Community Clinical Nurse - Long Term Conditions to focus on supporting the Midcentral region Pasifika population.
As this role will focus on Pasifika, it will leverage your excellent understanding of primary (or secondary) health care and population health particularly aligned to the Pasifika population. You will have a commitment to providing high-quality health services that meet the needs of the Pasifika community. Ideally, you will be fluent in at least one Pasifika language and have an exceptional understanding of how a Pasifika culturally appropriate service influences health care provision.
This role will be varied and there is an expectation of working outside of normal hours including weekend work when requested. It will see you assessing, supporting, and managing LTCs to individuals and their whanau throughout the community. This is achieved through home visits and on-site clinics to increase accessibility to our health care services. You will work in collaboration with general practice teams (GPTs), specialist services at Midcentral Health, Pasifika trusts and organisations, and other healthcare providers in the community.
You will have the opportunity to utilise your cardiac, respiratory and diabetes experience and assist the Pasifika team in delivering/facilitating health promotion and educational programmes. You will also have the opportunity to work closely with other THINK Hauora clinical teams as well as with the specialist nurses within the organisation who will provide nursing support to enable you to expand your long-term condition knowledge.
This role will suit an experienced Registered Nurse and as such, we are keen to speak with applicants who possess the following skills and experience:
An experienced Pasifika-focused Registered Nurse with a current APC. Proven experience in LTC – Cardiac, Diabetes and Respiratory and keen to practise across this cross-section of conditions throughout the Midcentral region. Experience delivering health education/promotion programmes – this is desirable. Practical approach and flexibility to work outside of normal hours if required. Professional manner and ability to build trust, respect, and rapport with patients. A genuine interest in the Primary Health Care sector and supporting the Pasifika population through your nursing expertise. To apply: Interested? We would love to hear from you – Please Apply Now via Seek
Applications will be considered as they are received and suitable applicants will be contacted.
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