Registered Nurse - Bureau - Wellington
Registered Nurse - Enliven Bureau – Part Time
Mō mātou - About Us:
When you join Presbyterian Support Central (PSC), you’re becoming part of something truly special, a not-for-profit organisation that’s been helping people for more than 115 years.
Everything we do is about supporting people at the most vulnerable times of their lives, whether that’s an older person needing care and connection, or a family working through tough times.
PSC has two well-known service brands that lie at the heart of our mahi:
- Enliven: our positive ageing services that create age-friendly communities where older people have companionship, choice, fun, and purpose. Being part of our team means embracing a values-based approach and contributing to a not-for-profit service dedicated to supporting elders.
- Family Works: our social services supporting children and whānau through counselling, social work, life-skills and parenting programmes and safety services.
Together, we make a lasting difference.
Mō to tūranga - About the Role:
The Enliven Bureau provides regular cover to our permanent teams, across the Wellington region. We have 4 residential aged care Homes across the region, delivering 24/7 care and support to our Elders. This role will provide support to these Home based teams to cover absences resulting from annual leave, sickness and training. As a Registered Nurse with the Bureau this role offers a guaranteed 32 hours per week, working flexible shifts and in any one of our Wellington locations.
Our Wellington Homes offer rest home, hospital and dementia level care. Hours of work include AM, PM and Night shifts. Our Homes are based in Karori, Johnsonville, Tawa and Lower Hutt.
You will work as part of an Enliven team in a peer-supported environment, where everyone wants to deliver great quality care to our residents and ensure they have a positive experience whilst living in our Homes. We provide weekend and nightshift allowances and overtime rates so you will be recognised and compensated for the flexibility you can bring with you as we appreciate every team member that can support our Homes to be a great place to live and work.
Mō koe - About You:
As well as a passion for the wellbeing of older people, you will be enthusiastic but patient and well organised with great interpersonal skills. You will share our values of empathy, compassion, and respect, and operate with a person-centred approach and high care standards.
Whether you are spending time with staff or residents, it's all about the way we communicate with each other and how we get the job done that counts towards making the difference to everyone's day. You will have the ability to quickly integrate with established teams and understand what makes them tick, as you will find yourself hitting the ground running within different Home environments.
We are looking for someone you can offer the following:
- NZ Registered Nurse with a current Annual Practising Certificate
- Minimum 2 years’ RN experience, preferably working within aged care or with adults with complex health needs
- Confidence leading and guiding a team of Health Care Assistants
- Able to work independently if required (sole‑charge experience helpful)
- InterRAI experience an advantage (training provided)
- Ability to respond to short notice and same day work requests
Mo o tatau painga - About our benefits:
A job with Enliven is a career that supports and empowers thousands of people to live happy, healthy lives. We love people – and that includes our employees. As a Registered Nurse you will benefit from the following:
- Progressive pay scale - $33.19 to $48.98 per hour - plus allowances/penal rates.
- As a learning organisation, you will be provided with full training and support in your role, we offer the ability to be recognised through our PDRP programme, and we actively encourage your on-going career development.
- Paid professional study days to meet the annual requirements of the Nursing Council of New Zealand.
- Reimbursement for Annual Practising Certificates for all regulated health professionals.
- We are committed to maintaining our own health and well-being through activities focused on supporting ourselves at work.
- We offer access to discounted healthcare cover and an employee assistance programme.
- A workplace that values diversity and honours Māori as Tangata Whenua
Applications:
Please click the APPLY button to submit your application. If you’d like more information before applying, feel free to contact our Recruitment Team at recruitment@psc.org.nz
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