Lead Nurse

Frontline Recruitment; Auckland; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and development support

Permanent 0.8 FTE

Job summary

Frontline Recruitment seeks an experienced Practice Nurse Team Lead for a busy North Shore general practice. You will lead, mentor and support a small-to-medium nursing team while remaining clinically active. You will provide day-to-day clinical leadership, mentor new graduates, and foster a collaborative, high-standard practice environment.

NZ residency or valid work visa is required. The role balances hands-on patient care with operational responsibilities and offers ongoing training and

Qualifications

• Experience leading a nursing team is preferred.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to mentor new graduates and support clinical development.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day leadership and support to the nursing team.
• Mentor and develop new graduates in clinical practice.
• Promote clinical excellence and safe practice across the team.
• Coordinate nursing workflows and contribute to team operations.
• Remain clinically active in general practice nursing services.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Teamwork

Education

NZ Registered Nurse with Annual Practising Certificate

Job description

• Lead and mentor a nursing team
• Support and develop nurses, including mentoring new graduates
• Join a progressive North Shore practice with a supportive environment

The Opportunity

On behalf of our client, we are seeking an experienced Practice Nurse Team Lead to join a busy general practice on the North Shore.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Practice Nurse who enjoys supporting others, developing clinical capability and contributing to the effective running of a nursing team. You will provide day-to-day leadership to a small-to-medium nursing team, supporting nurses in their clinical practice, mentoring new graduates and fostering a positive and collaborative working environment.

Importantly, this is a hands-on position where you will remain actively involved in patient care while balancing team leadership, clinical support and operational responsibilities. The current team leader is moving into another position within the organisation, creating an opportunity for someone to step into this established role.

Clinical Environment & Workload

• Work within a busy, well-established North Shore general practice.
• Provide clinical leadership and support to a small-to-medium nursing team.
• Remain clinically active across general practice nursing services.
• Support nurse-led clinics covering diabetes, asthma and other long-term conditions.
• Work closely with GPs, clinical colleagues and the wider medical centre leadership team.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day leadership, guidance and support to the nursing team.
• Mentor and support new graduate nurses and assist with their clinical development.
• Promote clinical excellence, safe practice and consistent nursing standards.
• Support staff development, clinical training and ongoing competency.
• Coordinate nursing workflows and contribute to effective team operations.
• Remain involved in hands-on clinical duties, including chronic condition management, wound care, triage, cannulation and acute presentations.
• Encourage open communication, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
• Work collaboratively with the wider clinical and management teams.

About You

• Current New Zealand Annual Practising Certificate as a Registered Nurse.
• Previous experience working as a Practice Nurse Lead will be advantageous.
• Confident supporting, mentoring and developing other nurses, including new graduates.
• Strong clinical knowledge and the ability to provide guidance across general practice nursing services.
• Comfortable balancing clinical responsibilities with team leadership and operational duties.
• Strong communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.
• Able to work independently while fostering a collaborative team environment.
• A commitment to culturally responsive care and the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
• NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.

Preferred Experience & Skills

• Experience coordinating or leading a general practice nursing team.
• Certified vaccinator.
• Cannulation and wound care management.
• Triage and acute patient assessment.
• Certified cervical smear taker.
• Experience managing nurse-led clinics, including diabetes, asthma and other long-term conditions.
• Experience supporting clinical training, orientation and competency development.

What's on Offer

• Permanent 0.8 FTE position.
• Opportunity to step into an established nursing leadership role.
• A balance of clinical practice and team leadership.
• Opportunity to mentor and develop nurses at different stages of their careers.
• A workplace that encourages innovation, open communication and continuous improvement.
• Training and development support.
• Convenient North Shore location.

Reference number: 1260061