Palliative Care Nurse (RN) | Auckland NZ | Full Time
Carejobz is recruiting a Palliative Care Nurse (Registered Nurse) for our client in Auckland. The role suits a registered nurse with experience in oncology, haematology or palliative care who wants to work across an inpatient unit and in the community. Palliative care experience is desirable but not essential.
The role at a glance
Employment type: Full Time, Permanent (ideally 36 to 40 hours per week, rotational 24/7 roster)
Remuneration: Under the Collective Employment Agreement, depending on experience, plus allowances
The Role
You will join a compassionate, multidisciplinary team, providing holistic care to patients and their whānau in the Inpatient Unit and out in the community. A clinical coach supports your development through orientation and beyond.
In this role, you will:
Conduct comprehensive assessments and develop personalised care plans in partnership with the multidisciplinary team
Deliver expert symptom management to keep patients comfortable and dignified
Administer prescribed medications, including controlled substances, and manage infusions, oxygen therapy and other symptom-relief measures safely
Coordinate patient management plans with wider allied health professionals
Educate patients and families on symptom management, medication use and care techniques
Recognise and respond to changes in a patient’s condition, escalating care when needed
Document assessments, interventions and patient responses accurately and promptly in electronic health records (MedTech)
Uphold infection prevention, medication safety and clinical governance standards
Contribute to interdisciplinary team discussions and shared decision-making, and engage in ongoing professional development and reflective practice
What You Will Bring
Current New Zealand Registered Nurse Annual Practising Certificate
Flexibility to work a rotational roster, Monday to Sunday, 24/7
A full, clean New Zealand driver’s licence for community-based work (pool cars provided)
Experience completing comprehensive assessments
Full New Zealand working rights
Why You Will Want to Know More
Permanent role, ideally 36 to 40 hours per week
Pay under the Collective Employment Agreement, with allowances
A clinical coach through orientation and access to education that supports your PDRP journey
Monthly professional supervision sessions
An employee insurance programme
Free parking
If this sounds like the kind of opportunity you have been waiting for, we would love to speak with you. Apply in confidence through this link. Kate or Paul will be happy to talk you through the opportunity, answer your questions honestly, and help you decide whether it feels like the right next step for you.
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