Presbyterian Support is one of the largest providers of social and health services in New Zealand. Our East Coast team is made up of over 200 staff and 100 volunteers across our services, Enliven and Family Works in Hawke’s Bay, and two Charity Shops.
Enliven Intensive Home Support, a service of Presbyterian Support East Coast, provides support services for older people so they can live and enjoy life as a valued part of our community.
We currently have one permanent part-time position 0.8FTE (4 days per week) available for a Community Nurse Manager. This is a case management role supporting service delivery for older people with complex health needs and long term chronic conditions, to be supported at home in the Hawke’s Bay community.

About the role:

Our Community Nurse Manager works collaboratively with the guidance of the Enliven multidisciplinary team, with the primary goal of building functional abilities, and maximizing independence of the client. You will be joining a team that strives for excellence and works with a heart for the people we serve, and each other.
Your role will include:

• Exceptional ability to liaise, build and maintain professional relationships with clients, their family and whanau.
• Provide safe clinical judgement, reasoning and outcomes in practice.
• Providing case management of complex clients, clinical assessments, and identifying clients needs and package care for each client and their family and whānau
• Creating support plans to meet complex client needs while maximising independence, settling S.M.A.R.T achievable goals, ensuring regular, and as needed reviewsin a timely way.
• Ensuring clear, concise, accurate communication and documentation
• Efficient time management of care resources in largely administrative role.
• Building and maintaining positive relationships internally and externally

What you will bring –

As a Community Nurse Manager (Registered with the Nursing Council of New Zealand) you will bring your valuable clinical nursing knowledge and experience to our team and community.
You’ll have:

• Exceptional technical skills, manage technology and systems remotely, for case management workload.
• Excellent documentation and communication skills
• Highly developed clinical skills and implementation of bicultural practice
• Be a team player, sound individual practitioner and very reliable.
• Builds and maintains positive functional relationships internally and externally
• Manage resources well within available capacity.

You will need:

• Experience working with older people with complex health needs
• Be a qualified and Registered Nurse
• Full clean NZ drivers license
• Community experience preferred but not essential.

Why us –

Working with Enliven Older People brings a rewarding career full of variety and a chance to make a real difference in your community. As an employer of choice, we value our staff and are committed to the health and safety, and wellbeing of our team.
We know that people want an opportunity to grow and develop and so we invest in our team and will support you to develop as a professional.
Benefits include Health Insurance for those who work for 20 hours or more per week (after the first 6 months) and an annual Wellness Day.

Interested in applying?

If you are interested in this position you can apply by contacting Kath Evans for an application pack or email katherine.evans@psec.org.nz.