Registered Nurse - Womens Clinics
Location: Wellington Regional Hospital
Contract: Permanent, Part Time, 0.6 FTE Rostered and Rotating – the ability to be able to flex up to cover leave - desirable
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
This role will be based in Women’s Clinics at Wellington Hospital. You will use your nursing expertise, as required, Gynaecology, Colposcopy, Preassessment clinics and Women’s Health Acute Assessment Service (WHAS) to coordinate and plan care for women with diverse and complex needs. The role will require you to prepare clinics using your nursing knowledge to coordinate all screening tests and scans, ensuring results are available for the clinic consultation. Your expertise and acute assessment skills will enable you to manage care for women referred to WHAS by General practitioners, Lead Maternity Carers (LMC’s) and Senior Medical Officers (SMO’s) for early pregnancy issues or other gynaecological conditions. You will be required to liaise with Practice Nurses, GPs, LMC’s and other community practitioners, working alongside doctors, other clinic nurses and midwives within the service. The service does outreach clinics at Kenepuru Hospital, Kapiti Health Centre and colposcopy clinics based in Marae and Community GP Practices
About the Team/Service/Location
We are a supportive multi-disciplinary team at the Wellington women’s clinics, consisting of registered nurses, midwives, registered medical officers (RMO’s), senior medical officers (SMO’s), sonographers, healthcare assistants, and administration staff. We can offer great opportunities to enhance your skills across the clinic area and within our dynamic team.
About you
You will need to be an experienced Registered Nurse with a current APC from the Nursing Council of New Zealand. Ideally you will possess at least 5 years post registration experience and have a good understanding of Women’s Health in New Zealand. Experience in the Gynaecology inpatient setting, outpatients or Primary Health New Zealand is an advantage. In addition, you will:
- Have the ability to work well in an integrated team
- Be organised with good time management and the flexibility to embrace strategic change and improvements
- Have a strong women/whanau centred philosophy
- Have the ability to work collaboratively with all health professionals to support excellence in women’s care
- Understand the importance of liaising with all stakeholders in the hospital and community environment
- Have strong interpersonal communication skills
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. For any questions about the position, 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.
Permanent/Part Time
Job no: NM322-26
Location: Wellington Hospital
Closing Date: Friday, 4 September 2026