Youth Health Nurse, West Auckland

Youth Health Nurse, West Auckland
Enhanced School Based Health Services - Child, Women and FamilyServices
Fixed term, Parttime position (0.6 FTE)
Improve the health and wellbeing of our youth
The WDHB Enhanced School Based HealthService (ESBHS) is seeking applications from experienced registered nurses,with authorised vaccinator certification, who have a passion for youth healthand health equity.
This role will work alongside schoolnurses to deliver a high quality, effective and safe immunisation service, toadolescents enrolled in the Enhanced School Based Health Services schools.
You will be youth-friendly, innovativeand independent, and engage with a range of stakeholders such as School BasedHealth Service nurses, General Practitioners, school management, Primary HealthOrganisations and the National Immunisation Register (NIR) team, to providebest practice clinical services across the Programme.
At a minimum you must be a NZ RegisteredNurse with a current Practising Certificate, and Authorised Vaccinatorcertification. You must be a highly skilled communicator, exemplify lifelonglearning and have strong youth health nursing skills - particularly in thecontext of school based health care nursing.
It is a given that you be an excellentrole model for youth health nursing and have an approachable and can-do manner.
In return we are offering you theopportunity to use your experience and enthusiasm for youth health to influencebest care for everyone in our district. This role is Part time (24 hrs per week).
If this position appeals to you pleaseapply online at www.wdhbcareers.comquoting reference number WDHB10160C
For further information please contact CatherineWightman, Unit Manager on 021 816 862
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Closing Date: 14June 2020
Job Reference: WDHB10160CThis position is a Core Children's worker under the Children's Act & requires full safety checks completed before any new employee starts