Mātanga Tapuhi Nurse Practitioner - Health Of Older People

Location: Kapiti Health Centre

Service: Older Adult, Rehabilitation and Allied Health Service (ORA) Community Team

Contract: Part Time Permanent role - 24 hours per week- days and hours may be flexible.

Salary: NZNO Nurse Practitioner Grade 6 Step 1-4 based on experience & qualifications -Pro Rata

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

We have an exciting opportunity with an innovative Mātanga Tapuhi Nurse Practitioner (NP) Health of Older People or a NP Candidacy for this area of practice.

This role based at Kapiti Health Centre improves access to comprehensive gerontology assessment (CGA) and coordinated interventions to support older adults to live safely in their own homes. To improve equity, the Mātanga Tapuhi NP will work with Māori and Pacific people aged 55 + years who present to the Community ORA team with diagnoses usually associated with older people that impact their function and social well-being.

One of the key objectives of our wider service is to support older adults to live safely in their own homes as long as possible. The NP role will contribute to this service objective by providing a timely, flexible and collaborative service with links to primary care. The NP will assist with identifying acute or emergent issues and offering treatment guidance and care to prevent further deterioration or loss of function. We are looking for an autonomous practitioner but you will not be working in isolation as the role is embedded with the Community Older Adults, Rehab and Allied health team while working closely with our Geriatrician, Nursing and Allied Health Team.

Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our team

The Kapiti ORA team is our Community Older Adults, Rehabilitation and Allied Health service. We are a large, friendly, interdisciplinary team offering you access to Physiotherapists, along with Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Speech Language therapists, and Dietitians colleagues. You will also have support from the Nurse Director and Nurse Practitioner colleagues and linkage with the Nurse Consultant for Advanced Practice. Given that we are now part of a single District with Hutt you will also be linking with NPs working within the CC and Hutt Community ORA teams.

We enjoy good relationships with Primary Health and a broad range of government and community providers. This collaboration makes it easier for our staff to provide timelier, effective and equity focused health services. You will be involved in the ongoing evolution of these collaborative partnerships as we develop our practice to respond to the diversity of the Kapiti district.

Our Multidisciplinary team works well together, sharing knowledge and skills as we provide communicative and collaborative assessment and interventions.

Moū - About you

We wish to see applications from people who are passionate about the health of our Older Adults population and committed to models of practice that will support the wider health system. You must be open to innovation and collaboration.

The person in this role will:

• Be registered as a nurse practitioner with the nursing council or expected to complete a recognised nurse practitioner programme in the next six months.
• Have some experience of community OR acute health of the older person
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with all levels of staff in a multidisciplinary team.
• A strong patient care focus and able to deliver high quality of care for patients and whānau in their homes.
• A passion for ongoing learning, professional development and the ability to share, support and develop others.

Or if applying to start a Nurse Practitioner Candidacy:

• Registered Nurse (RN) and a current practising certificate with no restrictions from the NCNZ
• Expert level on the PDRP or Senior Expert pathway with at least three-years relevant expertise and working at an advanced RN practice level
• A Clinical Masters or the postgraduate courses to meet the requirements to apply for the national Nurse Practitioner Training Programme (NPTP).

The District has a well-developed Nurse Practitioner Candidacy Programme. Professional and clinical support for NP Interns/Candidates includes peer support, professional supervision, clinical supervision, regular tutorials and practice development opportunities.

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

Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert. Interviews for this role will take place mid January 2025.

Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai

By joining together we will succeed