Community Nurse (Fixed Term) - Wellington

healthvision; Wellington; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fixed-term employment

Autonomy to manage your own caseload

Support from Clinical Leads and senior

Ongoing clinical education and PD

Job summary

Healthvision in Wellington is seeking an experienced Community Nurse for a 12-month fixed-term role. You will deliver specialist nursing care in clients' homes and communities, manage your own caseload, and work within a respected clinical team to achieve the best health outcomes and preserve client independence.

The role emphasizes autonomous clinical practice, wound and burn care, continence management, and collaboration with GPs and allied health professionals.

Qualifications

• Current New Zealand Registered Nurse practising certificate
• Proven wound care experience (essential)
• Experience in burn care, catheter care, and continence management
• Strong assessment and clinical decision-making skills
• Experience working independently in community or district nursing settings (highly desirable)
• Excellent organisation and time-management skills
• Confidence building relationships with healthcare stakeholders
• A full New Zealand driver's licence and reliable vehicle
• Eligibility to work in New Zealand

Responsibilities

• Conducting comprehensive nursing assessments
• Developing and implementing individualised care plans
• Delivering evidence-based wound and burn care
• Supporting clients with catheter and continence management
• Monitoring progress and coordinating ongoing care
• Educating clients and whānau to support positive health outcomes
• Collaborating closely with GPs, ACC, allied health professionals, and other healthcare providers
• Building and maintaining strong referral relationships within your local community
• Maintaining high standards of clinical documentation and professional practice

Job description

Community Nurse (Fixed Term - 12 Months) | Wellington Region

Bring specialist nursing care directly to the community

At Healthvision, we believe healthcare is at its best when it reaches people where they feel most comfortable and supported: in their own homes and communities.

We're looking for an experienced and passionate Registered Nurse to join our Community Nursing team in the Wellington Region
on a 12-month fixed-term basis. This is an exciting opportunity for a clinician who thrives on autonomy, values meaningful client relationships, and is committed to delivering exceptional care that improves lives.

If you're looking for a role where your clinical expertise truly makes a difference every day, we'd love to hear from you.

About the role

As a Community Nurse, you'll provide specialist nursing care to clients throughout the Wellington Region, supporting them to achieve the best possible health outcomes while maintaining their independence and quality of life.

Working within a highly respected clinical team, you'll manage your own caseload and deliver evidence-based care across a range of community settings. Every day will bring variety, clinical challenge, and the opportunity to build strong relationships with clients, whānau, and healthcare professionals.

You'll be responsible for:

• Conducting comprehensive nursing assessments
• Developing and implementing individualised care plans
• Delivering evidence-based wound and burn care
• Supporting clients with catheter and continence management
• Monitoring progress and coordinating ongoing care
• Educating clients and whānau to support positive health outcomes
• Collaborating closely with GPs, ACC, allied health professionals, and other healthcare providers
• Building and maintaining strong referral relationships within your local community
• Maintaining high standards of clinical documentation and professional practice

What you'll bring

We're looking for someone who combines clinical expertise with excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

You'll have:

• Current New Zealand Registered Nurse practising certificate
• Proven wound care experience (essential)
• Experience in burn care, catheter care, and continence management
• Strong assessment and clinical decision-making skills
• Experience working independently in community or district nursing settings (highly desirable)
• Excellent organisation and time-management skills
• Confidence building relationships with healthcare stakeholders
• A full New Zealand driver's licence and reliable vehicle
• Eligibility to work in New Zealand

Why join Healthvision?

For over 25 years, Healthvision has been delivering high-quality homecare, community nursing, and rehabilitation services across Aotearoa.

We are proud of our values-based approach, where compassion, collaboration, innovation, and commitment to excellence guide everything we do.

When you join us, you'll enjoy:

• Fixed-term employment with a supportive and values-driven organisation
  
• Autonomy to manage your own caseload
• Support from experienced Clinical Leads and specialist nursing colleagues
• Access to ongoing clinical education and professional development
• Opportunities to build strong community healthcare partnerships
• Meaningful work that improves the lives of clients and whānau every day.
  
• A collaborative culture built on compassion, innovation, and excellence

The Organisation | Te Whakahaerenga

Healthvision is a family-owned provider of homecare, community nursing, and rehabilitation services across Aotearoa. Guided by our family values, we are passionate about supporting people who need care to live life the way they want.

We work closely with individuals, their families, and whānau to understand their holistic needs and provide comprehensive, wraparound in-home health services that promote independence and wellbeing. At Healthvision, our approach is grounded in compassion, collaboration, innovation, and dedication — values that shape everything we do.

Hiahia | Interested?

If you're a skilled community nurse looking for flexibility, autonomy, and the opportunity to make a genuine impact, we'd love to hear from you.