Mō Tātou – About Us

The Bay of Plenty District Health Board is spread across a vast geographical area and centred across two hospitals based in Tauranga and Whakatāne.  The BOPDHB is one of the Bay of Plenty's largest employers with over 4000 staff.

Whakatāne is the Sunshine Capital of New Zealand, with 11 km of unspoilt beach (Ōhope Beach is NZ most loved beach), stunning native bush, lots of community activities, many cafes and shops. There are good schools and excellent sports and recreational clubs and facilities.

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Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the Role

The Bay of Plenty District Health Board is currently seeking casual Registered Nurses to work in the Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) at Whakatāne Hospital.

The Special Care Baby Unit is a Level 2 unit with 4 cots. We provide short-term high dependency care including CPAP and stabilisation of infants requiring intensive care before transfer to a NICU.  We work closely with whānau to provide excellent care to both mothers and babies.

Kō Matariki is a secondary care unit with approximately 650 births per annum. The community we provide care to is a rural and semi-rural area with a 60% Māori population.  

Ko Wai Koe - About You

If you are compassionate and have experience in working with neonates, then we'd love to hear from you!  This role will be based in SCBU and will work as part of the Kō Matariki Maternity ward team too.

Ngā Uarātanga ō ā Mātou Mahi – Our Values

Our values of Compassion, All-one-team, Responsive and Excellence are at the centre of everything we do.  We are looking for someone who demonstrates, exudes and embeds behaviours consistent with our Manaakitanga values as well as the above skills and experience.

The BOPDHB are committed to improving Māori health outcomes and achieving health equity for Māori through Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations.

Me Pēhea Te Tuku Tono - How to Apply

You can view the position description below and to apply for the role please click “APPLY NOW”

For tracking and reporting purposes, all applications must be submitted through our online career's portal.

Following the update to COVID-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021, to be employed with Bay of Plenty DHB you will be required to be fully vaccinated as a health care worker.  Evidence of your vaccination status will be required at offer stage.  If you do not meet this criteria, we are unable to progress your application.

All applications must be made online.