Registered Nurse - Emergency Department

About the role

Wellington Regional Hospital is recruiting a Registered Nurse for its Te Pae Tiaki Emergency Department, a fast-paced, high-turnover Level 6 emergency service providing acute and emergent care to adults and children across general medicine, surgery, orthopaedics and more. The department is a mixed adult-paediatric unit (about 20% children) with around 65,000 annual presentations, an admission rate of 40%, and is the regional tertiary and trauma centre. The position is available as a permanent part-time (0.7) or full-time role.

Key responsibilities

• Make quick, informed decisions in complex clinical situations
• Deliver person- and whānau-centred, safe, evidence-based care
• Work within a supportive, multidisciplinary team
• Take part in quality improvement and change initiatives
• Develop continuously and learn new skills

Required profile

• At least two years' experience in a Level 6 tertiary emergency department, or a minimum of three years in a critical care setting such as a medical-surgical HDU or ICU
• Solid clinical judgement and the ability to decide quickly under pressure
• Experience with diverse, high-acuity adult and paediatric presentations
• Commitment to safe, culturally appropriate, whānau-centred care and to the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi
• Good collaboration within a multidisciplinary team and a positive contribution to quality improvement

Applications are made through the online careers portal; applications are reviewed as they arrive and the closing date is not fixed.