Deliver breast-care nursing within the sub-regional breast service at Hutt Hospital

Registered Nurse - Breast Care

Location: Hutt Hospital (Main Location), Regional Wellington

Contract: Permanent, Part Time 0.8 FTE (Rostered and Rotating)

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we're building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the Role

The Registered Nurse Breast Care will provide expert patient care with a practice focus on breast care, breast screening and perioperative support, and surveillance within the sub-regional breast and cervical service.

About the Team/Service Location

Regional Screening Services (RSS) provides free Breast Screening to all eligible women from the Wairarapa to Kapiti area servicing the needs of the wider Hutt Valley's. The Breast Centre is under the BSA contract, provides all Breast Services for the communities in Wairarapa and Hutt Valley, provides Breast Radiology services and manages the cervical register.

About You

  • The ability to work using a team nursing approach.
  • Working collaboratively to ensure quality patient care is received.
  • Works directly with patients and families to coordinate care, provide assessment and education
  • Contributes to service specific pathways, protocols and guidelines that reflect best practice
  • Safe and effective patient care in an environment of continuous improvement

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is 'the weaving of wellness'. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.