Nurse Practitioner -Older Persons & Rehabilitation and General Medicine

• Nurse Practitioner -Older Persons & Rehabilitation and General Medicine
• Waikato Hospital, Permanent Full-time 80 Hours per fortnight (1.0 FTE)

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

This full-time Nurse Practitioner / Mātanga Tapuhi role provides advanced clinical leadership within our Older Persons & Rehabilitation and General Medicine. This role requires a nurse practitioner with recent clinical experience who can demonstrate sound clinical leadership and the ability to work collaboratively.

We are a vibrant, friendly, supportive, interdisciplinary team, committed to providing a quality service to clients. This role will span across our services with a focus on our Matariki and Rhoda Read sites.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide expert clinical knowledge, skills and professional leadership within nursing.
• Work in partnership both clinically and professionally with senior clinical staff in area of practice, to promote health, prevent disease, diagnose, assess and manage peoples health needs.
• Promote and conduct research, and to influence policy and strategic planning with regard to nurse practitioner issues within New Zealand.
• Provide advanced clinical care demonstrating academic and technical ability.
• Assist in the development of a framework for the ongoing clinical and professional development of the nurse practitioner group.
• Maintain a visible and credible profile in national nursing & health advisory groups.
• Provide treatment and interventions, including interpreting diagnostic laboratory tests and administering therapies.

Click here to view the position description.

About the Team/Service

Health New Zealand I Te Whatu Ora - Waikato provides health services in the Waikato region to a combined population of over 400,000 people, and tertiary-level services to the Midland region, with a population of over 840,000. Waikato Hospital in Hamilton provides the most specialised and complex medical care and is recognised as both a tertiary and accredited training hospital. Our people are fundamental to our success; we have a diverse workforce of over 7,000 employees who directly reflect the diversity in our communities, providing care and support to more than 100,000 patients each year.

About you

If you are a skilled and committed nurse practitioner with expert knowledge and skills and a passion for Older Person & rehabilitation and General medicine, this could be the position for you. You will have NCNZ registration as a nurse practitioner, a current practicing certificate and a full driver's license. You will be flexible, dynamic, understand the complex emergency environment, and be willing to work with another nurse practitioner to develop the service within the department. Your leadership skills will be well honed and you will be keen to support and mentor registered nurses as part of regular activity, and as part of advanced career pathways for RNs.

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.

How to Apply

To apply please click Apply now or apply via our Waikato Careers website.

All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59 pm on 23 November 2026. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Shivani Kulkarni at Shivani.Kulkarni@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process before the closing date of this advert.