Nurse Practitioner – Emergency Department Leader & Innovator

New Zealand Government; Whanganui; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning environment

Professional culture and team setting

Fulfilling and challenging work with良

Tailored wellness programmes

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora in Palmerston North Hospital seeks a Nurse Practitioner to join the Emergency Department team. This role delivers autonomous, evidence-based emergency care to adults and children, while contributing to leadership, workforce development and service improvement.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team to ensure timely, safe care and mentor others in nursing practice. You will lead quality improvement initiatives, promote culturally safe care, and support

Qualifications

• Current New Zealand Nurse Practitioner registration and continued competence requirements
• Advanced assessment, diagnostic, critical-thinking and decision-making skills
• Ability to work calmly and professionally in a rapidly changing emergency environment
• Demonstrated leadership, coaching, teaching and collaborative relationship-management skills
• Commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Māori health equity

Responsibilities

• Provide autonomous, evidence-based advanced emergency care for adults and children.
• Assess and diagnose patients in the Emergency Department and implement interventions.
• Lead clinical practice development and service improvement.
• Collaborate with medical, nursing and allied health teams to ensure coordinated care

Skills

Advanced assessment skills

Clinical leadership

Decision-making

Culturally safe care

Team collaboration

Education

Nurse Practitioner registration NZ

Tools

Clinical protocols

Emergency care guidelines

Job description

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora in Palmerston North Hospital seeks a Nurse Practitioner to join the Emergency Department team. This role delivers autonomous, evidence-based emergency care to adults and children, while contributing to leadership, workforce development and service improvement.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team to ensure timely, safe care and mentor others in nursing practice. You will lead quality improvement initiatives, promote culturally safe care, and support