POSITION TITLE Registered Nurse

GROUP Hospital DEPARTMENT A4

REPORTING TO REPORTING TO
Clinical Nurse Manager – A4 Clinical Nurse Manager A4
(operationally) (professionally)
GROUP
This role covers Ward A4 Te Matau a Māui Hawke’s Bay.
RESPONSIBILITIES &
DIRECT REPORTS Staff reporting Nil
Registered nurses utilise nursing knowledge and complex nursing judgment to assess health needs and
provide care, and to advise and support people to manage their health. They practise independently and in
collaboration with other health professionals, perform general nursing functions, and delegate to and direct
enrolled nurses, health care assistants and others. They provide comprehensive assessments to develop,
PURPOSE OF THE implement, and evaluate an integrated plan of health care, and provide interventions that require
POSITION substantial scientific and professional knowledge, skills and clinical decision making.
Registered nurses are accountable for ensuring all health services they provide are consistent with their
education and assessed competence, meet legislative requirements and are supported by appropriate
standards.

The Registered Nurse will practice in accordance with the Nursing Council of New Zealand Code of Conduct
and competencies for a Registered Nurse.
The Registered Nurse will utilise their nursing knowledge to:
• Demonstrate knowledge & judgement & is accountable for own actions and decisions, while promoting
an environment that maximises health consumer safety, independence, quality of life and health.
• Undertake nursing assessments, care planning & evaluation of the health consumer’s care, which is
responsive to their needs, and which is supported by nursing knowledge, patient safety tools and
evidence-based practice.
• Demonstrate effective & therapeutic communication with health consumers & all team members which
is clearly documented.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of care & promotes a nursing perspective within the activities of the team.
• Provide evidence-based health education and advice to patients and whanau to enable them to make
KEY DELIVERABLES
health choices suitable to their needs and be self-managing.
• Ensures documentation is accurate and maintains privacy, including use of assessment and acuity tools
e.g. TrendCare.
• Ensure TrendCare has completed accurately for patient load each duty.
• Actively supports Variance Response Management (VRM) across the organisation.
• Demonstrates responsibility for supporting the learning of others e.g. new staff, graduates, nursing
students, within the clinical area.
• You may be assigned additional portfolios within this role and these will be mutually agreed between
yourself and your manager.
• Engages in professional development and ongoing maintenance of continuing competence with a
professional development recognition programme (PDRP) portfolio, evidenced within 12 months of
commencing within the role.
Te Matau a Māui Hawke’s Bay is committed to maintaining and promoting the health & safety of all its staff,
contractors, volunteers and patients. In this role, your duties are:
• Not to do anything that puts your own H&S at risk
HEALTH & SAFETY
• Not to do anything that puts others H&S at risk
RESPONSIBILITIES
• To follow all health and safety policies and procedures
• To follow all reasonable health and safety instructions
(You have the right to cease work if you believe that you, or others, are at risk of serious harm).
 INTERNAL EXTERNAL
• Patients/Consumer/Tangata Whaiora • Other service providers
• Clinical Nurse Manager / Associate Nurse • Primary & NGO sector
Manager • Rural health providers
• Wider department nursing team • Regional services
• Wider organisational nursing teams • Academic providers’ students and staff
KEY WORKING • Director of Nursing / Associate Director of • Nursing Council of New Zealand
RELATIONSHIPS Nursing
• New Zealand Nurses Organisation
• Chief Nursing Officer
• Te Whatu Ora New Zealand
• Professional Development Unit
• Allied Health Staff • Te Aka Whai Ora
• Medical Staff • Health Quality and Safety Commission
• Other team members
• Administration staff
Registered Nurses practice are responsible for direction and delegation as outlined in the Nursing Council of
DELEGATION AND New Zealand guidelines:
DECISION • Guideline: Responsibilities for direction and delegation of care to enrolled nurses (May 2011)
• Guideline: Delegation of care by a registered nurse to a health care assistant (May 2011)
HOURS OF WORK 0.8 Permanent
EMPLOYMENT In accordance with the Te Whatu Ora / NZNO Nursing & Midwifery Multi Employer Collective Agreement
AGREEMENT & SALARY Step 1 – 7 (MECA) gross per annum according to qualifications and experience pro rata for hours worked.

TENURE Permanent

DATE April 2024

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA DESIRABLE CRITERIA
Qualifications Experience
• Current registration with Nursing Council of New Zealand as • IV designation
Registered Nurse. • PCA / Epidural designation
• PICC line certification
Experience • Venepuncture and cannulation
• Minimum of one-year clinical experience • Negative wound pressure therapy

Business / Technical Skills Business / Technical Skills

• Holds a current annual practising certificate as Registered Nurse.
• Holds a currently assessed nursing portfolio as assessed via an • Holds a currently assessed nursing portfolio as assessed
approved PDRP via an approved Professional Development Recognition
• Demonstrated ability to work within a team. Programme (PDRP)
• Demonstrated time management skills. • Reasonable level of computer literacy

Key Attributes
• Effective communication skills.
• Positive attitude.

Effectively Engaging with Māori –

• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of local tikanga and
Māori culture sufficiently to be able to respond appropriately to
Māori
• Is visible, welcoming and accessible to Māori consumers and their
whānau
• Actively engages in respectful relationships with Māori consumers
and whānau and the Māori community
• Actively seeks ways to work with Māori consumers and whānau to
maximise Māori experience
• Actively facilitates the participation of whānau in the care and
support of their whānau member

Physical requirements for role

Able to kneel
Able to get 1 knee up on bed
Able to squat
Able to raise arms above head
Able to reach arms out in front
Able to walk up 2 flights of stairs without stopping
Able to do at least 3 half press ups (i.e. on knees)

Vaccination status for role

Vaccinations as per the current employee immunisation policy.