Nelson City Medical Centre – Nelson & Titoki
Nelson City Medical Centre is a busy general practice with a range of patients representative of the city. We operate as one entity, but we have two physical locations – Nelson on Collingwood Street and Titoki, three minutes drive away on Waimea Road. We are 100% owned by South Link Health Services, under the umbrella of the South Link Education Trust.
We currently have 8 GP’s, a Nurse Prescriber, 5 Nurses, 4 Admins/Receptionists, a Practice Manager and a Second-in-Charge.
We are part of Nelson Bays Primary Health, who are our PHO.
We have a great team culture. We work hard to provide our patients with the best possible care by providing a holistic approach to their healthcare needs. We strive to help all our patients live happy and healthy lives and we really believe in what we do. Both our Practices are located in central Nelson, parking is easy, we also have bike racks available if you would rather bike to work on the many sunny days that we have in Nelson. There are Pharmacies and other health professionals in close proximity to both Practices.
We use the latest version of cloud-based Medtech Evolution as our Patient Management System, and we have Manage My Health, so patients can look at their results, book appointments and order repeat prescriptions. We have a Dunedin-based South Link Health IT team who are supportive and knowledgeable and assist whenever we encounter issues. We have strong collegial relations with primary and secondary services, as well as pharmacy and allied health. Both Practices are Foundation-accredited.
Combined we have 5600 patients, of which 10% identify as Māori, 7% Asian, 2.5% Pasifica and 10% Quintile 5. We are proactive in ensuring equity.
We are open Monday to Friday and operate morning and afternoon sessions. Each session has twelve 15-minute patient appointments.
We conduct full inductions onsite for all new staff members. We provide ongoing training to keep up to date with regulations. We have weekly peer review, and monthly full team meetings.
We have mandatory training for Privacy, Child Safety, Cultural competency, and Te Tiriti o Waitangi, via online training.
We have many resources available for all staff to access via our South Link Health Teams platform – Policies and Procedures, Te Reo Māori, Tikanga Māori, Guidelines for Foundation and Cornerstone accreditation.
About Nelson
Nelson is a city where affordable living meets city working, where there is creativity and innovation, and where there is time for life balance to become a reality. We have a great energy, a vibrant culture and arts scene and an array of stunning beaches, rivers, lakes and mountains. With a population of nearly 53 000 people there’s a lot to love about living here, including the shortest average commuting time for urban centres in New Zealand and we are the sunniest region in New Zealand. Our weather is warm, dry and settled in summer and mild in winter. We average over 2300 hours of sunshine per year.
We have different types of housing from city apartments to family homes and lifestyle properties. Your money will go a lot further than in other larger centres if you’re buying a home or renting.
When we talk about getting around we talk in minutes! We are 90 minutes to Abel Tasman National Park, Kahurangi National Park, Nelson Lakes National Park; 15 minutes to historic Cable Bay, Dun Mountain and Horoirangi Marine Reserve and if you want a big city break we’re 25 minutes to Wellington, 85 minutes to Auckland and 50 minutes to Christchurch.
