Emergency Nurse Practitioner: Lead Care & Innovation

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand; Palmerston North; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tailored wellness programmes

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to join the Emergency Department at Palmerston North Hospital. This role provides advanced emergency care while contributing to clinical leadership, workforce development and ongoing service improvement.

You will assess adults and children in the ED, make diagnoses, implement interventions and evaluate patient responses, working with a multidisciplinary team to support timely, safe care and equitable health outcomes for Māori and

Qualifications

• Current New Zealand Nurse Practitioner registration and ability to meet Nursing Council continuing competence requirements.
• Advanced assessment, diagnostic, critical-thinking and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work calmly in a rapidly changing emergency environment.
• Leadership, coaching, teaching and collaborative relationship-management skills.
• Commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Māori health equity.

Responsibilities

• Assess adults and children presenting to the Emergency Department and provide autonomous, evidence-based care.
• Make differential, probable and definitive diagnoses and implement interventions.
• Collaborate with medical, nursing and allied health colleagues to ensure safe emergency care.
• Act as a role model, coach and advocate to develop nursing practice and promote quality improvement.

Skills

Advanced clinical judgement

Leadership

Coaching

Teaching

Collaborative relationships

Education

Nurse Practitioner registration (NZ)

Job description

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to join the Emergency Department at Palmerston North Hospital. This role provides advanced emergency care while contributing to clinical leadership, workforce development and ongoing service improvement.

You will assess adults and children in the ED, make diagnoses, implement interventions and evaluate patient responses, working with a multidisciplinary team to support timely, safe care and equitable health outcomes for Māori and