Vacancies
Opportunities for General Practitioner
Kia ora! We are always interested in talking with registered GPs who share our values, and enjoy working from a kaupapa hauora Māori perspective with our clients. We invite expressions of interest from GPs who are passionate about their work, and practice a very high standard of medicine. We will consider short-term placements, and we are especially interested in supporting long-term placements.
Kaikokiri – Practice Nurse
KAIKŌKIRI – PRACTICE NURSE – 40 hours per week
Whaiora offers a wide range of health and social services to our Wairarapa community, including a Very Low-Cost Access (VLCA) Medical Centre for Masterton Māori, Pacific peoples, and people who have found it hard to afford or access healthcare.
We are currently looking for a Registered Nurse who wants to share their knowledge, skills, and experience to complement our existing team.
Our team provides high quality patient and whānau centric care for our local community. We are a supportive, fun practice where each day is different.
What Whaiora offers you:
- A well-supported clinical setting
- A confidential recruitment process
- Competitive Salary
You will need:
- Current Registration with the New Zealand Nursing Council (is essential)
- At least two years of clinical nursing experience in a relevant area, such as primary healthcare or community nursing
- Qualified vaccinator
- Current CPR certification
The following experience will be an advantage for applicants to this role:
- Smear taker certification
- Competent user of MedTech 32/MedTech Evolution
Do you have what we are looking for?
- Understanding of Tikanga Māori and able to demonstrate practical everyday use
- Excellent communication, organisational and computer skills
- An ability to effectively manage own workload and work independently
- Be adaptable, honest, reliable and confidential
- The ability to work in a team environment and maintain a calm disposition under pressure
Please note that this role that will require safety checking through the police vetting system under the Vulnerable Children Act 2014.
Applications close: Tuesday 10th October 2023
Please download job description here
Kaikokiri – Nurse Practitioner
40 hours per week
Whaiora offers a wide range of health and social services to our Wairarapa community, including a Very Low-Cost Access (VLCA) Medical Centre for Masterton Māori, Pacific peoples, and people who have found it hard to afford or access healthcare.
We are looking for a nurse practitioner to join our awesome team of doctors, nurses and health care assistants. You will work autonomously but also in conjunction with an integrated and multidisciplinary team to deliver quality evidence based primary care services to your own patient load.
What Whaiora offers you:
- A well-supported clinical setting
- A confidential recruitment process
- Competitive Salary
You will need:
- Hold Nurse Practitioner Registration approved by the Nursing Council of New Zealand and a current practicing certificate.
The following experience will be an advantage for applicants to this role:
- Prior experience in a primary care setting is ideal. However we will consider other clinical experience
- Competent user of MedTech 32/MedTech Evolution
Do you have what we are looking for?
- Understanding of Tikanga Māori and able to demonstrate practical everyday use
- Excellent communicator – able to develop trust and relationships with a holistic / whanau focus.
- You’ll enjoy autonomy and working independently but naturally want to contribute to the team and work closely with others
- Agile, adaptable and flexible with a can do attitude.
- The ability to work in a team environment and maintain a calm disposition under pressure
- Well organised with excellent time management skills
Please note that this role that will require safety checking through the police vetting system under the Vulnerable Children Act 2014.
Please download job description here
Nurse Team Lead – 40 hours per week
Whaiora is committed to delivering integrated health and social services to the Wairarapa area. We are a Very Low-Cost Access practice and Cornerstone Accredited. Whaiora is a kaupapa māori health provider committed to delivering integrated health and social services to Wairarapa tangata. We’re on the look out for an amazing kaikōkiri to manaaki our team of tapuhi through an exciting season of growth.
Are you looking for a new opportunity where you can lead, support, inspire and motivate a team of registered nurses and health care assistants?
The kaikokiri – Nurse Team Lead will play a pivotal role in enabling our team of taphui to reach their full potential as they go about their mahi caring for whānau. You will coordinate nursing services and initiatives to reach tangata Whaiora where they need it most and support the wider practice team to provide high quality whānau centred clinical care. A strong focus on building kotahitanga across the entire practice team is a core foundation of this role and to be effective you’ll build trusting relationships with across the entire team.
Skills required:
- Understanding of tikanga Māori and ability to demonstrate practical everyday use
- Knowledge of the core factors contributing to inequitable healthcare outcomes for Māori and the ability to influence positive change
- A current New Zealand practicing certificate is essential
- Extensive prior experience in a Medical Centre is essential
- Team leader experience (would be an advantage)
- Computer literacy, with comprehensive experience in MedTech 32/ MedTech Evolution and Microsoft
- Ability to demonstrate manaaki while under pressure is a must
- Be adaptable and able to multitask in a fast-changing environment
- Excellent organisational skills with an attention to detail
- A good fit for our team
Please note that this role that will require safety checking through the police vetting system under the Vulnerable Children Act 2014.
Please download job description here