Nurse Practitioner For Health of Older People

Location: Hutt Valley Community

Contract : Permanent, Part Time (0.9FTE) 36 hours per week

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 have an exciting opportunity for an innovative Mātanga Tapuhi Nurse Practitioner (NP) Health of Older People with a passion for Community based practice.

This cross-sector role based at Hutt Hospital improves access to comprehensive gerontology assessment (CGA) and coordinated interventions to support older adults to live safely in their own homes. To improve equity, the Mātanga Tapuhi NP will work with Māori and Pacific people aged 55 + years who present to the Community ORA team with diagnoses usually associated with older people that impact their function and social well-being.

One of the key objectives of our wider service is to support older adults to live safely in their own homes as long as possible. The NP role will contribute to this service objective by providing a timely, flexible and collaborative service with links to primary care and our community based agency partners.

The NP will assist with identifying acute or emergent issues and offering treatment guidance and care to prevent further deterioration or loss of function. We are looking for an autonomous practitioner but you will not be working in isolation as the role is embedded with the Community Older Adults, Rehab and Allied health team whilst working closely with our Geriatricians and Frailty Registrar.

The district is also considering a range of approaches designed to prevent avoidable ED presentations and support hospital flow.  So you may be involved in Residential Transitional care or other evolving initiatives.

About our team

Te Herenga Tangata is our Community Older Adults, Rehabilitation and Allied Health service. We are a large, friendly, interdisciplinary team offering you access to Physiotherapists, along with Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Speech Language therapists, and Dietitians colleagues. Across the broader Community Older Peoples service there are other NPs and Senior Nurses.  You will also have support from the Nurse Director and linkage with the Nurse Consultant Advanced Practice.  Given that we are now part of a single District with Capital Coast you will also be linking with NPs working within the CC Community ORA teams.

We are continuing to build relationships with Primary Health and a broad range of government and community providers. This collaboration is already making it easier for our staff to provide timelier, effective and equity focused health services.  You will be involved in the ongoing evolution of these collaborative partnerships as we develop our practice to respond to the diversity of the Hutt Valley.

About you

We wish to see applications from people who are passionate about the health of our Older Adults population and committed to models of practice that will support the wider health system. You must be open to innovation and collaboration.

The person in this role will:

• Be registered as a nurse practitioner with the nursing council.
• Have some experience of community (preferred) or acute health of the older person.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with all levels of staff in a multidisciplinary team.
• A strong patient care focus and able to deliver high quality of care for patients and whānau in their homes.
• A passion for ongoing learning, professional development and the ability to share, support and develop others.

 Working at 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.

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. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

How to apply

To apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Deb.Brodie@tewhatuora.govt.nz

Please note we will be reviewing applications when received and will progress through the recruitment process

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