Nurse Practitioner - Community Older Adults

Location: Ewart Building – Wellington Hospital Campus

Contract: Part Time Permanent Role 0.6 FTE – days and hours may be flexible.

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 Role 

The Older Adult Rehabilitation and Allied Health (ORA) Wellington Community Team has an exciting opportunity for an innovative Mātanga Tapuhi Nurse Practitioner (NP) position or a NP Candidacy to registration for this area of practice. 

This primary care focused role, based in Newtown, Wellington, improves access to comprehensive gerontology assessment (CGA) and coordinated interventions to support older adults to live safely in their homes. To improve equity, the Mātanga Tapuhi NP will work with Māori and Pacific people aged 55 + years who present to the Community ORA team with diagnoses usually associated with older people that impact their function and social well-being. The Mātanga Tapuhi NP role is integral to providing an individual and population-based approach to improve timeliness to specialist orthopaedic assessment and decision making, improving experience and outcomes for patients and whānau.

One of the key objectives of our wider service is to support Primary Health Care access to specialist gerontology assessment and advice in the community.  The Mātanga Tapuhi NP role will contribute to this service objective by providing a flexible and timely collaborative service linking with the patient’s primary care provider.  The NP will assist with identifying acute or emergent issues and offering treatment guidance and care to prevent further deterioration or loss of function. As an autonomous practitioner you will be working in a team, working closely with our Geriatrician, Nursing and Allied Health Teams.

The salary range for this role is ;Senior Nursing Grade 6 as Nurse Practitioner (NP) with registration as NP as per PSA-Mental-Health-Public-Nursing-RONZ-CA-31-Mar-2023-31-Dec-2024 or NZNO-HNZ Collective Agreement 2023-2024  or Grade 3 if appointed to NP Candidate role in a NP Candidacy.

About the Team/Service Location 

The Wellington ORA team sits within the Community Older Adults, Rehabilitation and Allied Health service and has two other Mātanga Tapuhi NP’s. We are a large, friendly, interdisciplinary team offering you access to Physiotherapists, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Speech Language Therapists, and Dietitians.  You will also have support from the Nurse Director and linkage with the Nurse Consultant for Advanced Practice.  Given that we are now part of a single District with Hutt Hospital. you will also be linking with Mātanga Tapuhi NPs and NP Candidates working within the Capital Coast and Hutt Valley Community ORA teams.

We enjoy good relationships with Primary Health and a broad range of government and community providers. This collaboration makes it easier for our staff to provide timelier, effective and equity focused health services.  You will be involved in the ongoing evolution of these collaborative partnerships as we develop our practice to respond to the diversity of the Wellington District.

Our Multidisciplinary team works well together, sharing knowledge and skills as we provide collaborative assessment and interventions.

About you 

We wish to see applications from nurses who are passionate about the health of our older population and committed to models of practice that will support the wider health system. You must be open to innovation and collaboration, have exceptional communication and relationship skills to work holistically within a diverse team to meet our population needs. 

The person in this role will:

• Be a registered Mātanga Tapuhi NP with the Nursing Council of New Zealand (NCNZ) 
• Have experience of health of the older person nursing or aligning to this practice 
• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively across all staff groups in a multidisciplinary team
• Have a strong patient care focus and able to deliver high quality of care for patients and whānau in their homes
• Have a passion for ongoing learning, professional development and the ability to share, support and develop others.

Or if applying for Nurse Practitioner Candidacy opportunity.

We are looking for a recognised advanced practice nurse that has a passion for ongoing learning and the ability to adapt to work effectively with different learning experiences. You will need:

• Experience in health of the older person nursing (minimum 3 years) 
• A current practising certificate with no restrictions as a Registered Nurse (RN) from the NCNZ 
• Expert or Senior Expert level on the Professional Development Recognition Programme (PDRP)
• To be recognised professionally and clinically with expertise, working at an advanced practice level 
• A Clinical Masters or the postgraduate courses to meet the requirements to undertake the NP postgraduate practicum aligning to the national Nurse Practitioner Training Support Scheme (NPTSS)

We offer a well-developed Nurse Practitioner Candidacy Programme.  Professional and clinical support for NP Candidates that includes peer support, professional supervision, clinical supervision and practice development opportunities.  Note: If appointed to the role and a current employee at Capital Coast and Hutt Valley Health NZ - the Candidacy period will be a secondment. 

Working at 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. 

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. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community. 

How to Apply 

To apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal by 2nd November 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Deb.Brodie@TeWhatuora.govt.nz

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