Registered Nurse - CREST

Are you an experienced registered health professional, seeking a new opportunity?

The Community Rehabilitation, Enablement & Support Team (CREST) Service is a community led initiative for older people living in the Canterbury area. The Nurse Maude CREST team aims to provide immediate and responsive intensive rehabilitation care packages for clients to remain independent at home and to facilitate timely and coordinated discharges from hospital.

Te Whakahaerenga/The Organisation

Nurse Maude has been caring for the community since 1896. Our reputation for delivering consistently high-quality home support and nursing care is due in no small measure to the experience, professionalism, commitment and sheer drive of our people.

Te Mahi/About the Position

CREST Case Managers have an essential role in community care, liaising with clients and whanau to assess clients' health needs, and establish and review care plans. You will also work closely with others involved in the CREST team to ensure our services are delivered to a high standard, and with other health services involved in clients' care and support.

We have a part-time permanent position available based in Christchurch.

Key Aspects:

• Providing comprehensive assessments of new and existing clients
• Developing care plans in collaboration with clients and their whanau
• Undertaking assessments and regular reviews of clients' needs, making sound clinical decisions
• Documenting all assessments and outcomes accurately
• Promoting awareness and acceptance of the assessment and care planning process
• Working closely with the referrers, service coordinators, and clinical management to ensure proactive communication of any questions or concerns

He momo/About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Strong people skills, with an ability to build rapport with clients, whanau, and internal staff
• Superb organisational and administration skills
• A proven ability to prioritise and manage workload effectively and efficiently
• Experience working in a community-based healthcare environment
• Flexible and positive attitude towards change

Previous experience with comprehensive clinical/social needs assessments or rehabilitation would be favourable, as would a post-graduate qualification in a health-related field.

You must hold a current practicing certificate as a registered health professional, a full New Zealand drivers' licence, and the right to legally work in New Zealand.

Ki te huanga/Benefits of working at Nurse Maude

 As well as joining a friendly and supportive team in a varied and rewarding role, Nurse Maude offers:

• Wellbeing- The wellbeing of our staff is very important to us. We offer discounts on a range of wellbeing activities including gym memberships, massages, eye tests and glasses, mole checks and dentures.
• Staff Discounts- You will have access to a range of great staff discounts with our suppliers including discounted preschool.
• Health Insurance- Discounted healthcare through Southern Cross.
• Staff Development- We encourage and support personal and professional development through study and research.
• Hourly rate- Your experience is recognised with competitive rates.

Ki aro/Interested?

If you are a registered health professional, who enjoys working with people to provide the best possible service to our clients, we would love to hear from you.

For more information, please visit our website https://careers.nursemaude.org.nz/search. For a copy of the position description, please view this job via our website. Scroll to the bottom of the advert and the PD is attached as a link.