Registered Nurse - North Otago

If you want to use your workday to truly make a difference and help every Plunket baby to have the best start to life, join us as a Registered Nurse working across the Waitaki district, this is a 0.7FTE permanent role.

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

Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity

Plunket Nurses assess the growth and development of tamariki and are trusted clinical advisors who walk alongside whānau. 

You will meet with whānau across the Waitaki district with a focus on Oamaru south to Palmerston(both home visits and in clinics) where you'll foster trusting relationships in the community, and adopt a holistic approach to deliver culturally appropriate and personalised support. Working alongside a highly motivated and experienced team (another Plunket Nurse and Health Worker) you'll be committed to delivering engaging care where whānau have a safe space to celebrate successesand share parenting challenges.

Working in the community during a cost-of-living crisis means you will undoubtedly meet whānau who are facing significant challenges. Our clinical responsibilities co-exist with the need to deliver social support to ensure pēpi are being raised in safe and healthy homes. We offer 6 week orientation with ongoing preceptor support to help you find your feet.

He kōrero mōu | About you

Community Nursing requires a particular set of skills, you may start the day with 5 whānau booked in for visits, one might need to cancel, another might be late, and the last appointment might present significant concerns and take longer than anticipated. So, you will need to be resourceful, resilient and comfortable making decisions to ensure we maintain a high quality experience and minimise risks for our clients.

We are confident we can give you great support with our experienced team - so we are open to both new graduates and experienced nurses. 

It is vital you enjoy working with pēpi, however most of your interactions will be with caregivers. To deliver the right support, you'll need to have exceptional active listening skills, be able to ask questions tactfully. Working with whānau from all walks of life will require you to build trust and communicate effectively with different people. 

With a growing Māori and Pasifika population in the Waitaki District, speaking Te Reo Māori or aPacific Language would be advantageous, however is not a requirement.

Mō tō tātou rōpū | About our team

With a stable team and experienced leader, we're well placed to support you if this is your first nursing role, but equally, if you are an experienced nurse, your insight and expertise will go a long way to supporting whānau to thrive and our team to grow collectively.

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 clean Drivers Licence
• Be committed to completing 12 month Post Graduate Certificate in Well Child Tamariki ora we would cover the cost for this

   

   

Ngā hua mahi o Te Whānau Āwhina | What we offer

• Work close to home in a community-based role
• A Monday – Friday role, with some flexibility to work around you
• Ongoing opportunities for personal and professional development 
• Various wellbeing schemes such as a Wellbeing day: use two of your sick leave days to proactively protect your well being
• In line with our ongoing goal to support our kaimahi to thrive in a culturally safe environment, we have multiple community of interests for kaimahi Māori, Pasifika, Asian and more. To support kaimahi Māori growth in practice, we have dedicated space and time where our Kaimahi Māori gather quarterly by region and nationally once a year.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Applications must be made online, for any specific questions about the mahi, contact Paul Watson, Clinical Leader on Paul.Watson@plunket.org.nzor phone 027 475 3612

Applications close: 17 November 2025