Registered Nurse - Hamilton

Full job description
Every pēpi in Aotearoa deserves to have the best start in life. Our Registered Nurses partner with whānau to ensure they are equipped to deliver a safe environment where little lives can thrive. If you are searching for something proactive and where you can truly work in partnership with others, come and join us.

We're looking for a full time Registered Nurse to join our Waikato team, you will predominantly work around Hamilton and Whatawhata.


Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity

Our Nurses perform top-to-toe development and growth assessments and and provide clinical advice in homes and clinics with the aim of empowering whānau to succeed and prosper in their journey raising tamariki. When you live in a healthy and safe environment, parenting is much easier, to facilitate this, at time

s we need to provide social support and work with other agencies, specialists and community groups.

Our organisational focus on delivering more equitable outcomes means we are working hard to deliver our service to all tamariki in Aotearoa, but making a conscious effort to make our care more accessible for whānau who have historically not been catered to in our health system including whānau Māori, Pacific Peoples, young parents, children in state care and rainbow whānau.

Pay rates for our Registered Nurses are between $66,222 ($33.51 per hour) - $94,842 ($48 per hour) depending on experience


He kōrero mōu | About you

We’re interested in hearing from new graduates and established nurses alike. You will be confident in your ability to build trusting relationships with people from all walks of life. Your flexibility and active listening skills will support your ability to ensure you are matching whānau with the right kind of culturally safe support.

While the autonomy of working on your own and home visiting will be attractive to you, your ability to effectively manage your time, communicate and work in collaboration with others will be the key to your success. Lived experience or prior experience working in an equitable fashion would support you to fully realise our vision.

Above all else, we place whānau at the centre of what we do and how we make decisions, and you will share this value.


Ngā pukenga me tohunga Motuhake | Skills and Qualifications

To be successful in this role you will:

Be a Registered Nurse
Hold or be able to obtain an Annual Practicing Certificate
Hold a full or restricted clean NZ Drivers Licence
Be committed to completing Post Graduate Certificate in Well Child Tamariki ora (we will pay for this)
Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou | What we offer

You will join a team that values your you to do your best mahi. In line with our values, we believe in caring for our people, to support your wellbeing and ongoing professional growth. We offer various staff benefits, including:

A predominantly Monday - Friday role
Various wellbeing schemes such as using one of your sick leave days to proactively protect your well being
Various retail discounts like Fitness Passport - unlimited access and discounted prices across an extensive choice of fitness facilities
Programmes to build your cultural competence so you can contribute to our goals most effectively
We'll pay for your Post-Graduate certificate

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply


For further information please contact Clinical Leader, Racheal Fata - Racheal.Fata@plunket.org.nz

Applications close:25 September 2025

Please note, we will process applications as they are received. If we find a successful candidate, we may close this advert early.

He huanui oranga mo ngā mokopuna whakatipuranga roto i ngā hapori heke iho, heke iho

Setting the path of wellness in our communities for the early years, for generations to come

Whānau Āwhina Plunket is committed to supporting the health and wellbeing of pēpi, tamariki and their whānau/family. We have committed to adopting a pro-equity approach where we give life to the Treaty principles of tino rangatiratanga, partnership, active protection, equity and options in our mahi/work to ensure healthy tamariki, confident whānau and connected communities. This journey is creating exciting career opportunities - If you would like to contribute to the important mahi we do, nau mai, haere mai.

 

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