Category: New Zealand Government Public Service

This committee advises the Northland DHB Board on the health needs of Northlanders, including disability supports needs, and any factors it believes may adversely affect the overall health status of the population. That advice must ensure that all service interventions funded and provided maximise the overall health gain such as the independence in society of people with disabilities.

CPHAC/DiSAC Committee

Terms of Reference

• Libby Jones (Chair)
• Sally Macauley
• Sue Brown
• Craig Brown
• Colin Kitchen
• Sharon Shea
• Beth Cooper (external member)
• Beryl Wilkinson (external member)
• Jonny Wilkinson (external member)

Board and committee members may be contacted through the Director Board Governance and Compliance,
Kathryn Leydon phone +64 9 470 0000 extn 60640 | email kathryn.leydon@northlanddhb.org.nz . kathryn.leydon@northlanddhb.org.nz.

A Model for Engaging Māori in Advance Care Planning (ACP) Conversations

Introduction

On behalf of the Northland Māori ACP Working Group, it is my pleasure to present He Waka Kakarauri: A model for engaging Māori in Advance Care Planning (ACP) conversations. This model has been developed following earlier work by the former Northern Regional Māori ACP Tool Task Team, and more recently as an outcome from co-design hui held with consumers and healthcare workers in Northland.

Advance care planning is a process of discussion and shared planning for future health and end of life care. It involves the patient, their whānau and healthcare team working in partnership. ACP aims to ensure patients feel better informed about future care and treatment choices; and healthcare workers are informed about patients’ care preferences. Conversations on this topic are not easy – they require considerable skill and sensitivity. The value of ACP however, lies in these shared conversations and understanding.

The guide, Rarangi Tohutohu o te Waka Kakarauri, has been developed to assist Māori patients, whānau and healthcare workers to engage in these conversations in a way that is culturally appropriate and mindful of the sensitive nature of this topic. The booklet contains a tear-out resource that patients may choose to fill in should they wish to write some of their thoughts and preferences about their healthcare.

There is also a poster which we encourage you to display, as a focal talking point when introducing advance care planning.

Margareth Broodkoorn
Director of Nursing and Midwifery | Northland District Health Board

How to Use or Order

The booklet and poster are available to download from this page. Printed copies of the booklet can also be ordered from Calders Design & Print Co. by emailing design@calders.co.nz who will provide you with a quote based on the number of copies you would like to order.

• ACP Waka Booklet UPDATE 4 (Booklet without Tear-out)
• ACP Waka Booklet UPDATE 4 (Tear-out)
• He Waka Kakarauri Poster

Price Details

(delivery not included)

Quantity	250	500	700	1000
Production	$991.50	$1,338.76	$1,693.89	$2,043.52
Unit Price	$3.97	$2.68	$2.26	$2.04

 

Whilst He Waka Kakarauri was designed in Northland, other iwi are welcome to adapt it to suit their kawa.
Should you wish to request any changes, please contact Calders who will produce a new print file following approval from the Northland Māori ACP Working Group.

Please note that there will be a design charge to produce the new print file.

 

Te Hokinga ā Wairua – End of Life Service

Things can be eased for loved ones when they understand more about what’s happening following a death, and what someone’s wishes are.

https://endoflife.services.govt.nz/welcome

NETP – Nurse Entry to Practice [General Adult/Child Health stream]

NESP – New Entry to Specialty Practice [Mental Health & Addiction Nursing Programme]

The Graduate Nurse Programmes support new graduate nurses in their first year of practice.

The NETP programme supports new graduate nurses through preceptorship, reflective practice, critical thinking and assessment, to develop the graduate’s practice within the registered nurse scope.

The NESP programme supports nurses new to mental health and addiction services to develop their professional practice while developing the specific skills required for the speciality field of mental health  and addiction nursing

The aim of the programme is to develop:

• A competent practitioner
• An accountable practitioner
• A reflective practitioner

The programme is for 12 months, comprised of clinical and academic components. The content of the NETP programme:

• Orientation
  Graduates are orientated to their specific placement through preceptorship, this may either be done by a named preceptor or by a team nurses.
• Academic Component
  Graduate nurses will attend 12 study days throughout the year including a structured orientation to the NETP programme and completion of a postgraduate paper: Clinical Practice Development Service specific education will also be provided by the clinical area.
• PDRP Component
  Support will be provided for the graduate nurse to complete and submit a competent portfolio as part of the Professional Development and Recognition Programme (PDRP) prior to completion of the NETP programme.

Upon successful completion of the NETP programme, the graduate nurse will receive a Northland DHB NETP Certificate of Achievement.

Recruitment

We have two intakes per year January and September; class sizes are usually 25 and 18 retrospectively.  Positions are vacancy based and are fixed term for 13 months.   

Placements are generally offered at:

• Whangarei Hospital: Medical, Surgical, Orthopaedics, Paediatrics, Rehab, ED and theatre.
• District Hospitals: Dargaville, Bay of Island, Kaitaia (as positions become available)

Those employed in Primary Health will be offered a position on the NETP programme. ie Aged Residential Care facilities, GP practices, PHO, Iwi providers.

The NESP programme starts in January although they do take graduates nurses in September if a vacancy allows.

Both programmes are for 12 months.

 Please Note:  Vacancy numbers or specific areas have not yet been confirmed for this intake. 

Applications are made through the Nursing Advanced Choice of Employment (ACE) website

September January 2018 Intake:

• Applications open online Open Online on Wednesday 11 April 2018 16 August 2017 at 9 am
• Applications close on Tuesday 8 May 2018 5 pm.
• Applications closed on Tuesday 12 September 5 pm

January 2019 Intake:

• Applications open online on Wednesday 15 August 2018 at 9 am
• Applications close on Tuesday 11 September 2018 5 pm.

Eligibility Criteria

For NDHB NETP, New Graduate RNs, to be eligible for HWNZ funding, the new graduate will:

• Either be a New Zealand Citizen, Australian Citizen or hold a Permanent Residency Visa (or returning resident visa)
• Be in the final year of a Bachelor of Nursing degree approved by the Nursing Council of New Zealand (NCNZ) leading to registration as a registered nurse or be awarded a Bachelor of Nursing degree approved by the NCNZ leading to registration as a registered nurse, no longer that 24 months before starting on a NETP/NESP programme
• You must not have practised as a New Zealand Registered Nurse continuously (full time 0.8FTE or more) for longer than six months before starting on the NETP programme; except in Mental Health
• Hold registration with the NCNZ within the RN Scope of Practice, ‘in good standing’
• Have a current annual practising certificate
• New Graduates must currently be employed with NDHB as a RN; or
• New Graduates employed in a non-provider arm must have a signed Memorandum of Understanding with NDHB.
• NETP New Graduates must be employed at a minimum 0.8 FTE.

Additional information about the criteria can be found on the ACE website 

Contacts:

NETP coordinator | Raiquel TePuni email raiquel.tepuni@northlanddhb.org.nz
NESP coordinator | Jane Simperingham email jane.simperingham@nothlanddhb.org.nz    

Post Graduate Nursing Coordinator

The Nurse Coordinator Post Graduate Education is available throughout the year for advice and assistance with planning your postgraduate pathway.
Assistance is also available to help with any enrollment difficulties and with claiming of allocated funds at the end of each semester.

To contact the nurse coordinator email: PGNursing@northlanddhb.org.nz.

About Post Graduate Funding

Funding is provided for postgraduate nursing qualifications as part of government strategies to increase the knowledge and skill of the health workforce and improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders.

This funding is for programmes which are Nursing Council of NZ approved and meet level eight requirements on the NZQA scale.

 

Eligibility:

To be eligible for HWNZ Postgraduate Nursing Training funding each trainee shall:

• be registered as a nurse or a nurse practitioner under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act (2003)
• hold a current annual practising certificate (APC) with no restrictions on that APC that would negatively impact on their ability to participate in the programme
• be currently employed as a registered nurse by a health service that is funded by the DHB or Ministry of Health from Vote Health 
• be a New Zealand citizen or hold a New Zealand residency permit as conferred by the New Zealand Immigration Service
• have evidence of support by their current employer to meet the training requirements
• meet the entry criteria required by the education provider.

See below links for information about Post Graduate specifications and prioritisation

• Specifications and Prioritisation
• Programme Prioritisation weighting

 Applications for funding are for the entire year following application and are open from early September through to 15th October. 

 Please complete a Career Plan with your Manager before application - click the link below: 

• Career Plan
• Electronic Application Form
• Northland Based Courses

 

 Please email your Electronic Application Form and then scan and email your Career Plan/  Managers signed copy of the application form to  PGNursing@northlanddhb.org.nz  

Late applications will be placed on a wait-list and may be provided with funding at a later date due to withdrawals from study programmes.

 Please Note: Semester One funding is allocated in December and Semester Two is allocated in April every year. 

Next Step:

Please complete the University Admission Process (this can take a long time), please enrol in your course when applications are open (do not wait for funding to do this). 

Whangarei Academic Clinics

One on one support offered from Auckland University with Dr Ann McKillop.
Please email PGNursing@Northlanddhb.org.nz for an appointment.

Date	Location	Time
6 April 2018	Whangarei Hospital (Library)	1600-1700
11 May 2018

Whangarei Academic Road Show

Mid to Far North Nurses please email PGNursing@northlanddhb.org.nz  for a V/C or phone appointment.

Date	Location	Time
18 September 2018	– Whangarei Hospital, 4th floor meeting   room – The University of Auckland – Massey University – AUT	0900-1530

Far North Academic Road Show

Date	Location	Time
27 August 2018	Te Tai Tokerau PHO                                                                  Academic Pathway support with Dr Ann McKillop Senior Lecturer School of Nursing Faculty of Medical and Health Science University of Auckland	1600-1830

 

Claim Process

PG Ed Claim Forms

• NDHB staff expenses and reimbursement Form
• External Providers Claim Form

Maori Pacific Support Supervision/Mentor

• NDHB Staff Claim Form
• External Provider Claim Form

To be eligible for HWNZ Postgraduate Nursing Training funding each trainee shall:

• be registered as a nurse or a nurse practitioner under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act (2003)
• hold a current annual practising certificate (APC) with no restrictions on that APC that would negatively impact on their ability to participate in the programme
• be currently employed as a registered nurse by a health service that is funded by the DHB or Ministry of Health from Vote Health 
• be a New Zealand citizen or hold a New Zealand residency permit as conferred by the New Zealand Immigration Service
• have evidence of support by their current employer to meet the training requirements
• meet the entry criteria required by the education provider.

 

See below links for information about Post Graduate specifications and prioritisation

• Specifications and Prioritisation
• Programme Prioritisation weighting

 Applications for funding are for the entire year following application and are open from early September through to 15th October. 

 Please complete a Career Plan with your Manager before application - click the link below: 

• Career Plan
• Electronic Application Form
• Northland Based Courses

 

 Please email your Electronic Application Form and then scan and email your Career Plan/  Managers signed copy of the application form to  PGNursing@northlanddhb.org.nz  

Late applications will be placed on a wait-list and may be provided with funding at a later date due to withdrawals from study programmes.

 Please Note: Semester One funding is allocated in December and Semester Two is allocated in April every year. 

Next Step:

Please complete the University Admission Process (this can take a long time), please enrol in your course when applications are open (do not wait for funding to do this). 

Whangarei Academic Clinics

One on one support offered from Auckland University with Dr Ann McKillop.
Please email PGNursing@Northlanddhb.org.nz for an appointment.

Date	Location	Time
6 April 2018	Whangarei Hospital (Library)	1600-1700
11 May 2018

Whangarei Academic Road Show

Mid to Far North Nurses please email PGNursing@northlanddhb.org.nz  for a V/C or phone appointment.

Date	Location	Time
18 September 2018	– Whangarei Hospital, 4th floor meeting   room – The University of Auckland – Massey University – AUT	0900-1530

Far North Academic Road Show

Date	Location	Time
27 August 2018	Te Tai Tokerau PHO                                                                  Academic Pathway support with Dr Ann McKillop Senior Lecturer School of Nursing Faculty of Medical and Health Science University of Auckland	1600-1830

 

Claim Process

PG Ed Claim Forms

• NDHB staff expenses and reimbursement Form
• External Providers Claim Form

Maori Pacific Support Supervision/Mentor

• NDHB Staff Claim Form
• External Provider Claim Form

Month	Northland DHB Board	CPHAC/DiSAC	HAC
January	Agenda CEO Report	Agenda	Agenda
March	Agenda	Agenda	Agenda
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June
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August
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October
November
December

 

For archived copies, please contact the Director of Board Governance and Compliance,
Kathryn Leydon phone +64 9 470 0000 extn 3420 | email kathryn.leydon@northlanddhb.org.nz .

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For archived copies, please contact the Director of Board Governance and Compliance,
Kathryn Leydon phone +64 9 470 0000 extn 3420 | email kathryn.leydon@northlanddhb.org.nz .