Mō te tūnga | About the Role

• 0.9FTE (36 hours a week).
• Fixed Term from December 2024 to July 2025.

The Dialysis Service provides care to patients across Canterbury and the West Coast through the acute inpatient unit and home based haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis programme.
The service operates Monday to Saturday, 7:30am - 9:30pm, with rostered morning and afternoon shifts. After a period of training there is an expectation that you will be part of the on call roster which operates out of hours.
The service is located in Christchurch Hospital. Salary is based on the NZNO Nursing and Midwifery collective agreement
Ko wai koe | About You
You will be responsible for working across the service providing acute and chronic haemodialysis, peritoneal and home haemodialysis training, and ongoing support to the patients on dialysis at home.
Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako - Skills and Experience

• You will be a confident practitioner with exceptional patient assessment skills.
• Enthusiastic, motivated, with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to engage a wide variety of people, is paramount in this role.
• Experience in hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.
• You will have a passion for Dialysis. Experience isn’t essential as we’ll provide training, support and professional development opportunities.
• Registered with the Nursing Council of New Zealand with a current APC

Ngā hua – Benefits

• Ongoing training and development
• Health New Zealand employee benefits

When you work at the Health New Zealand, Te Whatu Ora, you are part of a wider whānau that will support you along your journey. We offer great coaching, mentoring and learning outcomes for all staff. We are always improving our facilities across all campuses and have amazing discounts from select retailers, restaurants and business.
Mō mātou – About us
“Ko ngā tāngata, te mātua mahi - Putting people at the heart of all we do”
Health New Zealand, Te Whatu Ora, leads the day-to-day running of our health system across New Zealand, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels. It weaves the functions of the 20 former District Health Boards into its regional divisions and district offices, ensuring continuity of services in the health system.
Here in Canterbury, Waitaha, we deliver health services to the almost 600,000 people that live in the Canterbury region. We are committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its principles by ensuring our partnership with Māori are at the forefront of all our conversations.

Tono ināianei– Apply Now
Only applications submitted via our career site will be accepted, therefore please apply directly on our career site here.

Position Ref: PC3299904
For more information about this role please email – nila.gopal@tewhatuora.govt.nz