Registered Nurse - Rotorua

If you want be part of supporting your community to thrive by helping every Plunket baby to get the best start to life, join us as a Registered Nurse where your mahi supports pepi, tamariki and their whānau. This role will primarily be based in Rotorua, with occasional travel to Taupo (during work hours in a company car). We have flexibility to consider 0.6 FTE applications. 

Annual salaries for our Registered Nurses are between $64,924 ($32.86 per hour) to $92,982 ($47.06 per hour) depending on experience.

Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity

At Whanau Awhina Plunket, our nurses are trusted healthcare providers who support whanau through home visits and in clinic appointments. We take time to understand our clients,providing evidence based health education and working alongside whanau to find the right pathways for effective early intervention where concerns are identified.

In our ongoing mission to breakdown healthcare barriers, we are piloting delivering immunisations for under 5s, alongside our traditional Well Child service. The aim of this initiative is to ensure whānau have access to up to date, trusted education and when they choose to vaccinate, our team are able to do so.

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. 

He kōrero mōu | About you

Community Nursing requires a high degree of flexibility and resilience, our mahi means working with and understanding the home and whānau dynamics and responding accordingly. This may mean rescheduling appointments or being ready for anything when asking “how is it going, what is most important to you today?”

To excel, you will be resourceful, comfortable working autonomously and collaboratively with team members, and making decisions to ensure we maintain a high-quality experience and minimise risks for our clients. Additionally, to ensure we give the right support, you'll need strong communication skills, through tactful questioning and strong active listening skills.

To deliver to the immunisation pilot, we are seeking an experienced authorised vaccinator in this role.

Ngā pukenga me tohunga Motuhake | Skills and Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Be a Registered Nurse
  

• Current or recently lapsed authorising vaccinator certification
  

• Hold or be able to obtain an Annual Practicing Certificate
  

• Hold a full clean NZ 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

• Ongoing opportunities for personal and professional development 
  

• 6 week orientation with ongoing preceptor support to help you find your feet.
  

• Various wellbeing schemes such as a Wellbeing day: use one 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 your 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 and close 29 June 2025. For specific questions about the mahi, contact Cheryl Clark, Clinical Leader (cheryl.clark@plunket.org.nz)

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

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He huanui oranga m ongā mokopuna whakatipuranga roto i ngā hapori heke iho, hekeiho

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.