Extended Care Paramedic

Tū Ora is recruiting for an Extended Care Paramedic (ECP)/Paramedic – Fixed Term (12 Months)

Tū Ora Compass Health is currently recruiting for a Extended Care Paramedic (ECP)/Paramedic to join our team in our mission to achieve Better Health Through Great Primary Care. If you have a special interest in navigating, coordinating, and managing care for individuals and whānau with the highest needs and greatest risk of inequities and are driven to making a difference in the Primary Health sector, we are keen to hear from you.

We are Tū Ora Compass Health; we are committed to improving health outcomes for our communities through effective primary health care being the largest primary health organisation (PHO) in the Wellington region, incorporating Wellington City, Porirua/Kapiti and the Wairarapa. Through innovation, quality services, strong inter-service working relationships and a person-centred approach we believe in providing care closest to a person's home.

Why join our team?

• You will work with dedicated team of like-minded people within a supportive and close-knit environment.

• Ongoing training

• Competitive salary

About the role

• The primary purpose of the Extended Care Paramedic/Paramedic (ECP/P) is to provide urgent and/or unscheduled care directly to people and their whānau.

• Working closely with the Comprehensive Primary and Community Team (CPCT), in the Wellington locality, the ECP/P is an advanced clinical practitioner in Paramedicine who specialised in facilitating a comprehensive medical history/assessment, initiation of relevant treatment and appropriate referral for low and medium acuity patients in a variety of community and clinical settings with an emphasis on managing a patient in their own environment/context.

About you

• Current registration and Annual Practicing Certificate from Te Kaunihera Manapou Paramedic Council

• Excellent listening, verbal and written communication skills, and able to work with a wide range of people in different settings.

• Highly organised

• An understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and a commitment to equitable healthcare for diverse populations

• High level of service support delivery through high quality customer service in a timely manner

At Tū Ora, we regard child safety as a shared workforce responsibility. Every person has a moral, ethical and organisational obligation to uphold our safeguarding expectations and their safeguarding responsibilities. This includes taking any concerns about the welfare of tamariki or rangatahi or the suitability of our staff seriously.

Application Process:

To apply for this role, please click 'apply' below or go to click on our careers vacancy page and click 'apply' at the bottom of the role advert.

During 2023 Tū Ora Compass Health -

• Won the Team Gold award at the Wellington Gold Awards, which acknowledges the best wellness and HR practices in places of work for their people

• Are finalists for the 2 Degrees Wellington Regional Business Excellence Awards for the Diversity & Inclusion category

• Celebrated a zero gender pay gap

• Joined Diversity Works and achieved an integrated or advanced rating for each area of our completed Aotearoa Inclusivity Matrix

For more information, visit our Staff Benefits Page at

Kindly note that applications will be exclusively accepted through our website, and we kindly request refraining from submitting applications via email.

In pursuit of fairness, please bear in mind that for consideration, you must possess the legal right to work in New Zealand, as we do not hold accredited employer status.

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Given the anticipated high level of interest, we encourage early applications as the role may close ahead of schedule. Join us in shaping the future of healthcare.

Join us in shaping the future of healthcare.