Are you an experienced Enrolled Nurse looking to work on a casual basis to fit around your family, study commitments or your lifestyle, this could be an opportunity for you to join our wonderful Bureau team!

The Bureau currently employs a small number of casual staff, consisting of Registered Nurses, Enrolled Nurses & Healthcare Assistants, who cover across the Bay of Plenty District Health Board (BOPDHB) for planned & unplanned leave, provide support where acuity is high, expertise when needed or cover in areas where recruitment needs have yet to be met.

To join our team, you will need:

• Current New Zealand Practising Certificate
• Entitled to work in New Zealand
• Minimum 2 years of recent acute nursing experience in a hospital setting within NZ
• To be flexible and reliable
• Proficient in reading, writing, speaking English and at least intermediate level computer skills

Benefits of joining our team:

• Onsite gym
• Online learning and development portal
• Onsite Clinical campus
• Free educational seminars
• And so much more

At the BOPDHB, our core values of Compassion, All-one-team, Responsive and Excellence are at the centre of everything we do here at Whakatāne Hospital; our value based recruitment style reflects this, as we know this makes a positive difference to your job satisfaction, work life balance and especially to the overall experience of our patients and their families/ whānau.

The BOPDHB are committed to improving Māori health outcomes and achieving health equity for Māori through Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations. It is essential you demonstrate an awareness of Māori indigenous rights and current issues in relation to health and health equity.

Following the update to COVID-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021, to be employed with Bay of Plenty DHB you will be required to be fully vaccinated as a health care worker.  Evidence of your vaccination status will be required at offer stage.  If you do not meet this criteria, we are unable to progress your application.

All applications are to be made online