Company Description:
Summerset Palmerston North is looking to recruit an experienced Registered Nurse to join our vibrant Village! This presents an exciting opportunity to contribute to shaping the Village’s greatness.
This role would be in a casual capacity covering a mixture of shifts across the week.
At Summerset, from the moment we start developing a village, to when our residents call it home, it’s the passion and dedication of our people that brings our villages to life. We are one team united by being part of something bigger – to bring the best of life to our residents.
As leaders in a growing industry, we offer not just a job, but a journey of growth and opportunity. We also take part in every aspect of our villages. We are the developers, the designers, the contractors, the operators and the owners. This means there are endless opportunities to learn and develop and as we grow, you can grow with us.
The way we work is guided by our values - One Team, Strong Enough to Care and Strive to Be the Best. We know it takes a collective effort to bring a village to life and help it thrive, so Summerset is a place where everyone’s uniqueness and diversity can shine.
When you’re part of the Summerset team, you belong to a place where your work has real impact, who you are is fully embraced and where your career flourishes.
Our picturesque Summerset on Summerhill is a beautifully landscaped, modern village located in the Hills overlooking Palmerston North
Job Description:
Develop your career
At Summerset, you'll learn a surprising range of skills. So your career could go in some interesting directions. You can:
- Lead caregiver teams and build leadership, delegation and mentoring skills
- Improve your skills in evidence-based clinical assessments
- Choose a specialist pathway and pursue clinical interests
At Summerset, we care about helping you succeed professionally. We provide:
- Access to external training
- Onsite training
Qualifications:
Provide holistic care
Our residents are often here for many years, and our approach to care is resident-directed. The ultimate focus is their quality of life. You'll have time to gain a broad sense of their needs, and:
- Focus on optimising independent activity
- Set goals and provide support
- Enhance their day-to-day lives and improve their quality of life
- Manage their everyday needs, from clinical to end-of-life care
Rewarding work
Aged care is one of the most rewarding areas of nursing. You can really enhance long-term residents' lives by:
- Getting to know residents, and their families, well
- Following through long-term care plans
- Meeting their health and social needs
Here, you'll gain experience and skills you'll use through your entire career.
Additional Information:
Why Summerset?
Summerset's known for its excellent benefits and strong sense of values around care, teamwork and drive for excellence. With some of the best benefits in the sector, some of these include:
- Weekend rates of an additional 40% of the hourly rate
- Overtime rates at T1.5
- Staff discounts at a range of various retailers
- By bringing the best of life to our residents, we stand apart in the aged care sector. There's truly no better place to develop your nursing career.
We welcome overseas applicants for this role who are currently working through relocation or looking to move to NZ. Please note all applications will be considered on merit.
The safety of our residents and staff is important to us. For this reason, we require all our employees to be fully vaccinated and boosted against Covid-19 before commencing work at Summerset