Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation

At Te Toka Tumai | Auckland DHB we are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngāti Whātua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

Do you have excellent clinical assessment skills, wish to expand your knowledge and be part of a passionate, high functioning nursing team within the community, where no two days are the same?

The Intermediate Care Team is part of the Community and Long-term Conditions Directorate and compromises of the Rapid Community Access Team (RCAT), an intensive, short term service that provides acute Nursing and Allied Health care for adult patients and the Interim Care Scheme (ICP) providing access to beds in Age Related Residential Care facilities (ARRC) to support patients who don’t need to be in hospital, but are not yet ready to be supported in their own home.

Being part of the Intermediate Care involves:

• Working within a multidisciplinary team of health professionals and have the privilege of working with patients within their own environment.
• Nursing and Allied health input that supports the transition from hospital to home.
• Supporting our Interim Care patients.
• Supporting the acute care needs of people in the community to help prevent further crisis and/or deterioration in their condition.
• Use of rehabilitation skills to maintain functioning during a period of care.
• Holistic patient centred care.
• Support the improvement of the integration of community care models.

If this sounds like an opportunity you would like to explore, then we would love to hear from you!

We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to deliver the best health outcomes for our total population. To do this we are working hard to develop a robust and capable workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds with the necessary capability and who share our values to apply and would greatly value seeing more applicants from our Māori & Pacific communities. Our organisation values diversity, inclusivity and empathy, if you do too, apply now and join us to make a positive difference and to “do your life’s best work at Auckland DHB

This role is a real opportunity to be a part of an exciting growth area in the Community & Long Term Conditions directorate. Experience across both hospital and a community setting is desirable.