B4 School Nurse - Counties Manukau (Fixed term until June 2025)

At 4 years old, tamariki are in a unique and critical stage of life, these cheeky, precocious and clever little souls provide our B4 School Nurses with endless joy, entertainment and wonder. We have a fixed term contract until 30 June 2025 available for a passionate Registered Nurse working across the Counties Manukau area on a 0.8 FTE basis. 

Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity

We have the privilege of spending our days conducting health and development checks in a variety of settings including homes, clinics, early childhood centres and other community hubs.  If you are passionate about holistic health, this is a great opportunity for you to engage with children and assess their overall development  including their hearing, speech, as well as mental and social health to ensure they are progressing and are well prepared to start school or making referrals for those who might need some extra attention.

With a dedicated administration team who manage appointments, your Plunket home base will be at Westfield Manukau, however your work area extends from Otahuhu down to Mercer. You will be provided with a Plunket vehicle on the days you are home visiting and at the end of the day, you'll drop your car off and leave your paperwork ready to embrace the life part of work-life balance!

He kōrero mōu | About you

Given this is a short term contract, we are ideally looking for an experienced pediatrics nurse who is familiar with the B4 School check who can get stuck in to support our team, however if you are passionate about this mahi, please get in touch! The uniqueness of the whānau/aiga/fanau that we connect with is what makes our role interesting, you will be flexible in your approach, but always with a listening ear, manākitanga, and the ability to provide culturally safe care.

To be successful in this role you will:

• Be a registered nurse
• Hold Current NCNZ Practicing Certificate
• Hold a full or restricted clean NZ Drivers License

Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou | What we offer

Working for Whānau Āwhina Plunket gives you the opportunity to maintain a stimulating role where you make a difference while also allowing you to have the work life balance that many nurses crave. If you’re seeking to work for an organisation that values family, communities and people, join us at Whānau Āwhina Plunket. In line with our values, we believe in caring for our people, to support your wellbeing and ongoing professional growth, we offer:

• Work close to home in a community based role
• A predominantly Monday – Friday role and a predictable schedule
• 'Well Health Day': the ability to use sick leave for a proactive planned health day
• Fitness Passport - unlimited access and discounted prices across an extensive choice of fitness facilities
• Career pathways for leaders, educators and head office positions

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Applications close 26 January 2025 and must be made online.

If you have a specific question, please contact Miriam Rea - B4 School Clinical Leader by email Miriam.Rea@plunket.org.nz.

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Recruitment agencies we manage our recruitment in house and will be in touch directly should we need support

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Whānau Āwhina Plunket is committed to supporting the health and wellbeing of pēpi, tamariki and their whānau/family. We have committed to adopting a pro-equity approach where we give life to the Treaty principles of tino rangatiratanga, partnership, active protection, equity and options in our mahi/work to ensure healthy tamariki, confident whānau and connected communities. This journey is creating exciting career opportunities - If you would like to contribute to the important mahi we do, nau mai, haere mai.