Nurse earning can vary. A registered nurse base salary starts at $58,148 , with the potential to earn more due to overtime and penal rates.
The team leader nurse base salary starts at $67,268.
Additional benefits include:
Nurses work rostered hours that can be on weekends and public holidays, and do not work any nightshifts. Generally the hours that a Health Centre needs to be covered is from 7:00 am to 10:00 pm.
The nature of the roster is dependent on the requirements of health services in the specific prison. For example, prisons that receive sentenced and remand inmates from the Court ("Receiving prisons"), have a roster that includes the requirements to work later into the evening and at weekends. An "on-call" roster provides acute management support during hours when there are no health services staff rostered on site. Rostered weekends varies from site to site, with most nurses having approximately every alternate weekend off.
Staff receive four weeks annual leave, increasing to five weeks after six years continuous service. There are also provisions for sick leave, bereavement leave and leave without pay.
KiwiSaver is a voluntary retirement savings scheme open to all New Zealanders that aims to increase saving through encouraging a long-term saving habit and asset accumulation. More information about KiwiSaver is provided to successful applicants on appointment or go to www.kiwisaver.govt.nz for more information.
Assessed by Health Centre Managers throughout the year using the Performance Management System considering competencies in the position.
Yes, there are unions you can choose to join. The following are some unions you can join: PSA (Public Service Association) and CANZ (Corrections Association of New Zealand). Nurses can also join NZNO (New Zealand Nursing Organisation).
For more information please visit:
Public Service Association (PSA)- www.psa.org.nz
Corrections Association of New Zealand (CANZ)- www.canz.gen.nz
New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO)- www.nzno.org.nz
If you're successfully appointed as a nurse, you will need:
If you are working on gaining your registration or practising certificate, you can apply and we can help you through the process.
Nursing experience in the fields of primary practice, emergency care and mental health nursing would be useful but is not a pre-requisite.
Nurses are able to specialise in their area of interest by choosing a specific portfolio to increase their knowledge and skill base. Portfolios that nurses at Corrections can specialise in include:
Having a criminal conviction will not necessarily preclude you from being offered employment. It depends on the position applied for and the offences that might be on your criminal record. Your criminal conviction record will be reviewed against our policy to assess your suitability for employment with the Department.
Applicants with the following kinds of criminal record will not usually be considered for appointment:
No, but if you are offered a job, you will have to declare any possible instances of conflict of interest. As part of an provisional offer of employment, you will be required to sign a copy of the Departments Code of Conduct policy, which outlines what the Department expects of you and what you can expect from the Department.
On a day-to-day basis nurses provide a full range of primary health nursing services including, health assessments, nursing interventions, triage, primary mental health care, administration of mediation, health education and promotion. Nurses may also manage specialised portfolios, for example, diabetes, mental health, wound management, and drug and alcohol treatment.
Registered nurse numbers within the prison can vary due to the size of the prison and prisoner population, and the time of day, and weekends when nurses are on-call. A team at a prison consists of between 4 to 10 nurse's plus a Health Administrator and the Health Centre Manager and /or Team Leader.
Between one and six nurses are on duty at any one time depending on time of day and the size of prison. Some sites may have one nurse on duty at times.
Corrections runs a formal induction and orientation programme over approximately eight weeks. Our induction programme include generic information that is common to all prison sites such as clinical and custodial aspects of working in a prison, security and how to stay safe in the prison enviroment as well as prison site specific information. This is delivered through self paced learning modules, work books and a buddy system. A number of existing nurses are preceptor trained to support the orientation/induction process.
We have a rich and diverse staff and have staff networks such as Maori, Pacific, Asian and other ethnic networks.
There are opportunities for promotion. Then next step from a nurse is Team Leader in the Health Centre.
This information has been provided by the Nursing Council of New Zealand, the governance body of nursing in New Zealand:www.nursingcouncil.org.nz
All successful applicants must gain their New Zealand Registration first before they can apply for an New Zealand practising certificate.
All overseas applicant must supply evidence of nursing practice hours for the past three years while registered as a nurse. This must be in a written format and verified by their employers. This does not apply to new graduates who have trained within the last year. All other applicants will be assessed on an individual basis
Immigration
The Department of Corrections is an Accredited Employer with Immigration New Zealand. This means that we can employ nurses who meet both the Department of Corrections and Immigration New Zealand requirements for a period of up to 30 months.
Please note: The Department of Corrections is not a registered Immigration Consultant and does not provide immigration advice to any parties. The information below, provides a guideline to the steps involved in the Immigration process only, and Immigration New Zealand may change these guidelines without notice.
For Immigration advice and more information, click here.
Yes, before you apply for a work permit or work visa, you are required to gain New Zealand Nurses Registration and Certification with the New Zealand Nursing Council.
No. Applicants can apply for a work permit from their country of residence.
To work for the Department of Corrections you will need to apply and receive a Work Permit valid for the period of 30 months. A Work Visa is different to a Work Permit, as outlined below:
Everyone wishing to enter and work in New Zealand is required to complete the Immigration New Zealand INZ 1015 form. If you are successful in gaining a position as a nurse at Corrections, provisional and gaining a work permit, we can support you through Immigrations "Work to Residence" through the "Talent" (Accredited Employers) Work Policy.
Once you have successfully received a provisional offer of employment from the Department of Corrections, you will need to provide the following documentation to Immigration New Zealand:
Please ask your recruiter for:
If your partner and/or dependants are included in your application, please provide full evidence of the relationship i.e. full birth certificates, marriage certificates, and further evidence to confirm you are in a genuine and stable partnership.
Once you have gathered all your materials and the correct funds, please send them to your local Immigration New Zealand. Please advise your recruiter once you have submitted your application.
For more information on New Zealand Nursing Registration and Certification , or for information on the Immigration process, please contact our recruiters or visit the following sites:
New Zealand Nurses Registration and Certification - www.nursingcouncil.org.nz
Immigration New Zealand -www.immigration.co.nz
To be successfully appointed to a nursing role, you need to be a New Zealand or Australian Citizen, Permanent resident, or hold a current New Zealand Work Permit/visa or be in the process of obtaining a New Zealand work permit/visa (valid for a minimum of two years).
To apply, you must be able to provide copies of:Once you have applied, you may be contacted and offered an interview with our Health Centre Managers at the site you have chosen to work.
If you are an Australian Registered Nurse, you are required to provide the following items to complete your application:
You must be Registered as a nurse or have a current Annual Practising Certificate from one of the applicable Australian states:
If you require an application pack to be posted to you, please contact the New Zealand Nursing Council with your full name and postal address by telephone + 64 4 385 9589 or by emailling the New Zealand Nursing council at:oseas@nursingcouncil.org.nz
To work as a nurse at Corrections, you must hold a current full New Zealand or international driver licence (you must be able to drive a manual vehicle as a requirement for this position).
However, you must be able to prove you hold a valid licence and must carry that licence or permit with you whenever you are driving. you will only be able to drive those types of vehicles for which you are licensed in your country of origin.
Driving Licences from most countries are valid for driving in New Zealand for a period of up to 12 months. If you intend to stay in New Zealand for longer than 12 months you will need to get a New Zealand Drivers licence.
Each time you visit New Zealand, you can drive for a further 12-month period on your overseas licence or international driving permit.
You will not be able to work as a nurse at Corrections. If you do not apply for a New Zealand driver licence within one year of arriving, you'll be considered unlicenced and you must not drive.
No. You can use your international driving permit to drive in New Zealand for up to 12 months but you cannot use it to convert to a New Zealand licence. An international driving permit is issued to a driver who had a valid driver licence at the time the IDP was obtained and remains valid only as long as the driver licence is current. For more information please visit the New Zeland Land Transport Safety Authority at www.nzta.govt.nz
You will receive an acknowledgement letter, and if you are shortlisted you will be assessed through an interview process.
Once you apply, a Department of Corrections recruiter will be in contact with you. They will be your main contact through the recruitment process, and will assist you with any questions or need to move to help you may need to move to New Zealand and work at Corrections. If the site you wish to work in is not listed, please contact one of the recruiters or visit our website at :www.corrections.govt.nz/recruitment/contact-corrections-recruitment.html