Nurse Practitioner (NP)
Hospital Palliative Care Service
0.8 FTE (32 hours)
Te Omanga is looking for a Nurse Practitioner (NP) to join our Hospital Palliative Care Service (HPCS) at Hutt Hospital.
Our Hospital Palliative Care team is employed by Te Omanga Hospice, and operates within Hutt Hospital, to provide Palliative Care consultation to patients and support to Hospital staff. The focus of this role is to promote a palliative care approach, provide specialist input and support those delivering palliative care, within Hutt Hospital.
The goals of the NP role include:
- To work with patients and their whānau to meet their palliative care needs
- To support hospital staff around the palliative care needs of their patients
- To take part in formal palliative care education of other health professionals within Hutt Valley.
- To mentor and support the learning needs of other nursing members of the HPCS
- In conjunction with the HPCS team members, to develop palliative care services and initiatives in the Hutt Hospital
The HPCS works alongside Te Omanga Hospice teams working in the community, Aged Residential Care and our In-Patient Unit.
Working at Te Omanga
Te Omanga Hospice provides palliative care through an interdisciplinary team of specialist doctors, nurses, therapists and specially trained volunteers to those living with a terminal or life limiting illness in the Hutt Valley.
Our workforce is important to us; therefore, we offer:
- Competitive remuneration, supported by our SECA.
- A Professional Development package
- A supportive environment enhanced by our wellness programme, flexible working hours and clinical supervision.
To help you succeed we will provide support and resources from our wider hospice team. We strongly believe in partnership and learning. Working here you will be an active contributor to quality improvement and service development.
We have a commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion. Our purpose is to provide or facilitate palliative care to our community in the manner that they require when they require it. It is this commitment to the uniqueness of everyone that underpins our holistic philosophy.
Joining our Te Omanga Hospice whānau will make you part of a respected community organisation that makes a real difference for people at one of the most difficult times in their lives.
Te Omanga is a values-based organisation where we embrace Respect, Partnership, Compassion and Learning. Living our values makes Te Omanga a special place to work. We are a dedicated, dynamic service that strives for high quality care, while still having fun together.
If you want to be part of our team, and a part of the future of Specialist Palliative Care for the Hutt Valley Community we want to hear from.
Further information, including position description and application forms please contact:
recruitment@teomanga.org.nz
Applications close on Thursday, 31 October 2024.
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