Nursing Opportunities in Canterbury

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Nursing Opportunities in Canterbury
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Nursing in the Canterbury Region
14 Public Hospitals providing hospital and
specialist mental health, disability support, and
alcohol and drug, in addition to primary and
community health services.
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Nursing Entry to Practice (NETP) NETP Expansion
Programme
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Aim of the Programme

• To provide a safe and supportive environment in
  which the Graduate Nurse is effectively
  socialised into the role of the competent
  Registered Nurse (RN)
• Variety of learning experiences, enhance the
  application of theory to practice, further
  develop confidence and effectiveness,
  independence in clinical reasoning/decision
  making as a RN

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What can we offer you?

• Clinically focused
• Two 6 month placements offered
• 12 month placements are also available in
  primary/community and some speciality areas
• Wide variety of choice
• 11 mentoring and coaching
• Join other graduates to get your career off to a
  great start

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Programme Structure

• 1 week Induction Study Block
• Supernumerary Time
• 7 additional Study Days

• 2 Development Days
• Graduate Nurse Preceptor non-clinical time

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Why Canterbury?

• Organisations are committed to providing the best
  health care for the people of Canterbury
• Committed to assisting with the development of
  your nursing career
• Patient focused initiatives
• Supportive and inclusive teams with senior
  clinical nursing support in each area e.g. NE,
  CNS
• Individualised orientation programmes

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Clinical Support

• Preceptors
• Charge Nurse Managers or equivalent
• Specialty Nurse Educators/Specialists
• Other Colleagues
• Nurse Educators NetP Programme

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• If you want to make a real difference in nursing
  choose the organization that leads the way in
  community health care. As the pioneer of
  community nursing, Nurse Maude continues to
  deliver dynamic and innovative nursing across
  Canterbury, including District Nursing, IV
  therapy, diabetes, wound care, stomal and
  continence care, and specialist palliative and
  hospice care services.
• We will provide you with the opportunity to work
  alongside some of the most experienced and
  supportive professionals in the sector, providing
  a safe environment where your work will be
  acknowledged and supported. The sheer diversity
  of learning experiences available to you with us
  will allow you to move from theory to practice
  while further developing your skills of critical
  thinking, clinical judgment, reflection and
  clinical care. At the end of the programme you
  will graduate as a Netp Expansion Graduate under
  the CDHB programme.

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Older Persons Health Specialist Service

• The major centre for specialist Older Persons
  Health services
• Services include
• 2 inpatient services
• Assessment, treatment rehabilitation
  psychiatric services for the elderly
• Community inpatient beds
• The Riley Day Hospital
• Generic geriatric outpatient clinic
• Specialist osteoporosis clinic
• Psychogeriatric services for the elderly

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• General practice at the heart of Christchurch
  Health
• Pegasus practice teams are affiliated with
  Partnership Health Canterbury Primary Health
  Organisation
• Delivery of high quality primary health care,
  promoting good health
• Well communities treating people and assisting
  them to manage their health
• Practice nurses are experienced, highly skilled
  registered nurses working alongside GPs to care
  for you and your family
• Its all about teamwork and youre part of that
  team, too.

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Christchurch Hospital

• Specialist tertiary teaching hospital
• 650 beds for acute, emergency, and elective
  patients
• Major referral centre
• gt 72,000 ED presentations per year
• Admit 50

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Ward/Department Overview

• General Surgery
• Orthopaedics
• Plastics/Burns/
• Maxillofacial
• Neurosciences
• Urology/Nephrology
• Cardiothoracic
• Intensive Care Unit

• General Specialty Medical areas
• Cardiology
• Oncology
• Haematology
• Emergency Department
• Operating Theatre

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• 3 Prisons within Christchurch District
  accommodate approximately 1400 prisoners
• Christchurch Mens Prison
• Christchurch Womens Prison
• Rolleston Prison
• Prison Services provides primary health care. 
  Legislation determines that the level of health
  care provided is to be equivalent to the same
  level of care available to the general public.
  The health needs of prisoners varies with the
  usual health problems that people have in the
  community.  A number of prisoners are employed in
  prison industries.  We occasionally manage work
  related injuries. 
• The Health Services team is Multi-Disciplinary
• Regional Health Services Manager
• Clinical Quality Assurance Advisor
• Health Centre Managers, Team Leader Nursing
• Nurses
• Multi-disciplinary team members, e.g. Forensic
  Mental Health Services conduct assessments and
  provide treatment
• Administration
• Medical Officers (GPs) contracted service
  providers
• The Nursing Entry to Practice Programme is a
  central element to the ongoing growth of the
  Prison Health Services workforce. New Graduates
  are provided guidance and support as they develop
  into their roles as primary healthcare nurses

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Burwood Hospital

• The most specialised service in New Zealand for
  treating spinal patients, one of only two units
  in the country
• Elective orthopaedic surgical services and
  operating suites
• Brain Injury Rehabilitation Service providing
  specialty service for patients under 65 year
  suffering traumatic and physiological brain
  injuries
• Pain Management Centre aimed at assisting
  patients coping with persistent and chronic pain.

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Our professional Canterbury team offers a wide
range of short and long-term nursing services to
people with general and complex needs.

• Services include
• Wound management
• Health and wellness checks
• Mental health medication management
• Medication management and oversight
• Methadone delivery and management
• Diabetes support
• Cardiopulmonary support
• Cardiothoracic support
• Continence management
• ACC social rehabilitation assessment services
• Complex wound treatment for residential care
  facilities
• Rural acute nursing
• Support to the frail aged
• Generalist palliative care

• Community Nursing Services
• Packages of Care
• Otago Exercise Programme (OEP)
• The Meet and Greet Service
• Having an experienced nurse on call 24-hours a
  day, 7-days a week.
• Access to a full range of community nursing
  services

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Ashburton and Rural Health Division

• Includes 8 Rural Hospitals
• Services provided include
• General Medicine and Surgery
• Palliative Care
• Maternity Services
• Gynaecology Services
• Assessment, Treatment and Rehabilitation of
  Elderly
• Long term elderly care including specialised
  dementia care and diagnostic services.
• The Rural Health Services covers a wide range of
  services in rural areas. Also offered are rural
  community support services.

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Womens and Childrens Division

• Neonatal Unit
• Maternity Ward
• Birthing Suite (includes 2 theatres)
• School of Medicine
• Gynaecological Services
• Outpatients
• Child Health
• The purpose built Christchurch Womens Hospital
  and Day Surgery unit provides professional
  gynaecology Services and quality care for the
  women of Canterbury.  The services are both acute
  and non acute medical/surgical gynaecological
  conditions, and oncology/gynaecology treatments
  including brachytherapy and pregnancy conditions
  (up to 24 weeks gestation).

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Career Opportunities

• Hospital Aide position (undergraduates)
• Nurse Intern position (pre-registration)
• NETP/NETP Expansion Programme (first year of
  practice)
• Professional Development Recognition Programme
• Future proposal for 3 year postgraduate programme
  for NETP
• Postgraduate pathways

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CDHB RN Employee Benefits

• Aligned to the DHB/NZNO Multi Employer Collective
  Agreement
• Study Leave 32 hours per calendar year (pro
  rata)
• Annual Leave an extra weeks annual leave after
  5 years service
• For Expansion partners employee benefits please
  see their website

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Where do we advertise our vacancies?

• CDHB website www.cdhb.govt.nz
• The Christchurch Press
• CPIT Website
• New careers website coming later this year

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Nursing Employment Enquiries

• Jane Clarke
• Nurse Coordinator Recruitment
• Department of Nursing
• Christchurch Hospital
• Private Bag 4710
• E-mail nursing_at_cdhb.govt.nz
• Telephone [phone]
• Mobile [phone]