Nurse Practitioner - After Hours GP Clinic, Kaitaia

New Zealand Government; Northland; On-site; NZD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is seeking a Nurse Practitioner for Kaitaia Hospital After Hours Clinic. This permanent, full-time role offers autonomous clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing patient management in a collaborative setting.

The role requires NZ Nursing Council registration with APC as Nurse Practitioner, a Clinical Masters or equivalent, and a minimum of 4 years in the area, with commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and culturally safe practice.

Qualifications

• Registration with the Nursing Council of NZ with current APC as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in the specific practice area.
• Clinical Masters degree or equivalent.
• Commitment to ongoing learning and development.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills (verbal and written).
• Ability to work autonomously while collaborating across services.
• Commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, equity, and culturally safe practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide autonomous advanced clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and ongoing management for After Hours Clinic patients.
• Lead and support a highly skilled nursing workforce and foster a collaborative team culture.
• Engage with Māori, Pacific and other health providers and district/primary care services to deliver equitable care.
• Support service development and clinical excellence while ensuring safe, high-quality outcomes.

Skills

Autonomous practice

Clinical leadership

Excellent communication

Evidence-based practice

Education

NZN Nursing Council registration with APC as Nurse Practitioner

Clinical Masters degree or equivalent

Job description

Outpatients Department, Kaitaia Hospital

Permanent, full-time position (40 hours per week) Rostered shifts across Monday to Sunday, including evenings and weekends

Join a close-knit team providing advanced clinical assessment, triage and treatment in Kaitaia Hospitals After Hours Clinic

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 are seeking an experienced and motivated Nurse Practitioner to join our After Hours Clinic team at Kaitaia Hospital. This autonomous and advanced practice role provides expert clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management for patients presenting to the After Hours Clinic. Working both independently and collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, you will play a key role in delivering equitable, high-quality healthcare to the Far North community while supporting service development and clinical excellence.

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide care to rangatahi with a focus on assessing, diagnosing, treating, empowering and supporting patients/tūroro/tangata whai ora and their whānau using evidenced-based knowledge and skills to achieve optimal health outcomes.
• Focus on complex patient/tūroro/tangata whai ora management to reduce the progression of disease, enable equity of access, promote wellness, limit disease, and prevent avoidable hospital admissions.
• While autonomous in their practice, will work in collaboration with other providers including Māori health providers, Pacific health providers, other district health services and primary health care
• Provide expert clinical leadership that builds a highly skilled nursing workforce and fosters supportive and collegial workplace culture.

About the Team/Service/Location

Kaitaia Hospital is Health New Zealands northernmost hospital. It is a general hospital serving a widely scattered population. The 20 bed hospital has a general ward, maternity and emergency ward with all the supporting services, and provides a substantial community health service.

The After Hours Clinic is part of the Outpatient Department and is fully functional for presentations in evenings and weekends. They work on a shift roster which will involve evenings and weekends and provide assistance in triaging presentations to the After Hours Clinic.

Based in beautiful Northland, this role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while enjoying the regions relaxed lifestyle, stunning coastlines, and close-knit communities.

For more information on living and working in Northland click here

About you

As a Nurse Practitioner, you will bring extensive clinical expertise, leadership capability, and a passion for improving health outcomes. You will have:

• Registration with the Nursing Council of NZ and with a current Annual Practicing Certificate as a Nurse Practitioner
• A minimum of 4 years of experience in the specific area of practice
• Clinical Masters degree or equivalent
• A personal commitment to ongoing learning and development
• Excellent presentation and communication skills (verbal and written) including report writing
• The ability to work autonomously while maintaining strong collaborative relationships across services and disciplines
• A commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, equity, and culturally safe practice

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.