Nurse Specialist Intern - Newborn, Starship Child Health

• Starship - New Zealand’s premier children’s hospital
• Outstanding Senior Nursing Leadership opportunity
• Permanent, full-time position
• If you are looking to further your nursing career - apply now to learn from the absolute best!

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the role

We have a full-time permanent position (40 hours/week) available for an exceptional, forward thinking senior nurse who is currently working in a tertiary NICU and is flexible, resilient and can manage a busy workload.

The Nurse Specialist Intern - Newborn, Starship Child Health is an advanced nursing practice role and is responsible for providing specialist clinical care and coordination of care for infants within Newborn Services in Starship Child Health. This role is specifically an intern role for the preparation of Nurse Practitioner Child and Youth (Newborn) attainment.

About the Service

Starship Newborn Services is a multidisciplinary team specialising in caring for newborn babies with medical, surgical and complex health needs. The team includes Neonatologists, Paediatric Registrars, Neonatal Nurses, Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Specialists, and Allied Health Therapists. We work alongside the National Women’s Obstetric and Maternity Services and Starship Paediatric services. We are also part of the Maternal & Fetal Medicine Network.

About you

To be successful in this role you will:

• demonstrate an understanding of the significance of and obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, including how to apply Te Tiriti principles in a meaningful way in your role
• have a minimum of 4 years Neonatal care experience
• have obtained or working towards an approved clinical Master’s degree
• have a current Annual Practicing Certificate (APC)
• Minimum Level 4 practice.

For all aspects of this role and experience/knowledge required please see the position description. 

For further information about the position please contact the Nurse Unit Manager, Dale Garton via dgarton@adhb.govt.nz

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

Starship Child Health is a dedicated paediatric healthcare service and major teaching centre, providing family centred care to neonates, children and young people throughout New Zealand and the South Pacific. Starship is a part of Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora and is the only comprehensive children’s hospital in New Zealand serving a population of approximately 1 million children.

How to apply

We’ll be reviewing applications and conducting interviews as they come in, so the position may close before the listed deadline. If you're interested, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

To apply please click on the ‘Apply’ tab below, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role and attaching your updated CV and Covering Letter.

If you have any accessibility or technical issues with the online process, please contact Anél Foord, Recruitment Consultant at Anel.Foord@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz quoting ADHB22901 to discuss how we can best support your application.