Registered Nurse
“Take care of our children, take care of what they hear, take care of what they see, take care of how they feel. For how the children grow, so will be the shape of Aotearoa” - Dame Whina Cooper
2026 is your year to harness your workday and make a difference by helping every Plunket baby to have the best start. Join us as a Registered Nurse working predominantly in the Jack’s Point area of Queenstown.
This is a permanent 0.6 FTErole (3 days a week, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursdays). Pay rates for our Registered Nurses are between $66,222per annum ($33.51 per hour) to $94,842per annum ($48.00 per hour) depending on experience.
Te Whiwhingamahi | The opportunity
Join Plunket’s passionate team and help give every pēpi the best start in life. You’ll work alongside whānau, tamariki, and other health and social services, making a real difference every single day.
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 region, both home visits and in clinics, and foster trusting relationships in the community by adopting an approach to care where whānau feel connected, included, safe and supported to get what they need. Working alongside a highly motivated and experienced team you'll be committed to delivering engaging care where whānau have a safe space to share parenting challenges and celebrate successes.
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 6–12-week orientation depending on experience 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 that 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 and be able to ask questions tactfully. Working with whānau from all walks of life will require you to be able to build trust and communicate effectively with different people.
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 pukengame 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 clean NZ Drivers Licence
- Have a Post Graduate Certificate in Well Child Tamariki ora or be committed to completing12-monthPost 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 Wellbeing days: 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 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, for any specific questions about the mahi, contact Paul Watson, Clinical Leader on Paul.Watson@plunket.org.nz or phone 027 475 3612. Applications close: 29th May 2026.
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 Te Triti o Waitangi 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.
