District Nurse (Wound Care)

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora - Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District

Location:   Hutt Valley Hospital

Service:     Community Health Service 

Contract:   Permanent full time 

Salary:       Step 2-7 NZNO Meca -based on skills and experience 

This is a Full time role: consideration will be given to 0.8 if appropriate.

Hours of work are predominantly Monday to Friday 8-4:30pm. 

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

We have a 1.0 FTE vacancy for a District Nurse within the team who will work alongside the Clinical Nurse Specialist Wound Care to provide nursing advice, education, and support for patients and their families where wounds are failing to progress.  This will include completing lower limb and Doppler assessment for people who met the criteria.

It is envisaged that this role will also support education of the DN team and assist with updating District Nurses on new products and facilitating District Nurses meeting core wound care competencies. 

This role will focus on:

1.Improving the time to Doppler and time to the healing.

2.Assessing the suitability and utilisation of equipment and consumables in collaboration with the caseload DN, the person and their family.

3.Enhancing positive health outcomes, preventing further loss of skin integrity and preventing systemic complications and self-management.

4.Providing support for complex case management in collaboration with the wider multidisciplinary team. 

5.Participating in the Community Specialist Wound Care service, planning, implementing and evaluating standards of care in line with evidence based practice.

6.Supporting are specific wound care education.

Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our team

Community Health Services provides a variety of nursing services with a focus on quality health care, and working alongside patients and their whānau to achieve optimum health outcomes. 

District Nursing is part of the network of community-based healthcare delivery services that aims to work in partnership with others to support treatment, rehabilitation, long-term condition management and enable individuals to maximise their independence.

Moū - About you

We are looking for a Registered Nurse with a special interest in wound care who is keen to develop their skills with the support of the CNS specialist wound care and wider community team for their ongoing professional development.

The ideal candidate will be confident completing a comprehensive nursing assessment and clinical investigations to confirm underlying aetiology of ulceration, pressure injury and other non-healing wounds.  They would have successfully completed a post graduate certificate in nursing or working towards completion.

For more information please contact Diana Samala-Ynigo on 04 570 9148.

E pā ana ki a tatou - About us

Here at Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District we embrace diversity and welcome applications from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disability and religions. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and serve our community.

Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

To find out more about us click on the following links:

Capital and Coast

Hutt Valley

Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service 

Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply

Click the apply now button to send your application directly to us. For further information on this role please email recruitment@ccdhb.org.nz and indicate the job title and vacancy number in the subject line.

Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai

By joining together we will succeed