• Whangarei Hospital, Northland
• Full/part-time permanent positions available

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we're building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the Team & Service

Whangārei Hospital is a Level 2 ICU with an incorporated HDU. We have a flight retrieval service which is run from the ICU and a separate Patient at Risk team based in the unit.

Our modern eight bed Level 2 Critical Care Unit admits around 500 patients per year with a vision to expand our admission capacity. We also provide nursing and medical cover for a busy flight retrieval service in conjunction with the Northland Emergency Services Trust (NEST) – overseeing approximately 480 helicopter transfers per year.

We are mainly an adult ICU but also admit paediatric patients.

Experienced ICU nurses with excellent communication skills will have the opportunity to join the flight retrieval service.

About you

If you are motivated, enthusiastic, and passionate about Intensive Care nursing then we want to hear from you.

• Registered Nurse and holder of a current APC
• Recent clinical experience in an acute setting
• Cuurrent PDRP
• You will have a post graduate qualification in ICU Nursing, and you will be competent to manage complex ventilation and patients on CRRT.

• Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth
• Experience in projects / initiatives which give effect to Te Tiriti principals and frameworks, and the application of Mātauranga Māori and Kaupapa Māori approaches, particularly as they apply in healthcare settings.

Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness'. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

• We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.
• We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to Apply

To view the position description and/or apply for the role please click “apply now.”  All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on 28 March 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Recruitment at NL-jobs@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz.

Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.