Nurse Practitioner

Nurse Practitioner – Children Emergency Department (CED), Starship Child Health

• Outstanding Senior Nursing Leadership opportunity
• Permanent, part-time (0.5FTE) position
• If you are looking to further your nursing career - apply now to learn from the absolute best!

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the role

We have a permanent position for an exceptional, forward thinking senior nurse who is flexible, resilient and can manage a busy workload. We are advertising this role for a qualified Nurse Practitioner or an experienced nurse ready to train as a Clinical Nurse Specialist (NP intern).

This role will incorporate advanced knowledge and skills and practise both independently and in collaboration with other health care professionals.

In this role you will:

• provide a wide range of assessments and treatments interventions, including differential diagnoses, ordering, conducting and interpreting diagnostic and laboratory tests
• administering therapies for the management of health needs for tamariki
• work in partnership with individuals, families, whānau and communities across a wide range of settings.
• demonstrate leadership as part of the CED senior nursing team

For all aspects of this role and experience/knowledge required please see the position description. 

About the Team

The Starship Children’s Emergency Department is the only dedicated Emergency Department in New Zealand designed to focus exclusively on the needs of children. We specialise in meeting the needs of acutely ill or injured children and young people ranging from birth to 15 years of age and we see approximately 40,000 children and young people per year.

About you

To be successful in this role you will:

• demonstrate an understanding of the significance of and obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, including how to apply Te Tiriti principles in a meaningful way in your role
• have obtained an approved clinical Master’s degree
• have a minimum of 5 years of experience in Children’s Emergency
• have a current Annual Practicing Certificate (APC)

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

Starship Child Health is a dedicated paediatric healthcare service and major teaching centre, providing family centred care to neonates, children and young people throughout New Zealand and the South Pacific. Starship is a part of Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora and is the only comprehensive children’s hospital in New Zealand serving a population of approximately 1 million children. Auckland City Hospital is NZ’s largest public tertiary hospital which has strong ties with University of Auckland and provides extensive teaching and training opportunities.

How to apply

To apply please click on the ‘Apply’ tab below, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role and attaching your updated CV and Covering Letter.

If you have any accessibility or technical issues with the online process, please contact Anél Foord, Recruitment Consultant at Anel.Foord@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz quoting ADHB22509 to discuss how we can best support your application.