District Nurse (Registered Nurse) - Wellington

About the role

Te Whatu Ora (Health New Zealand) is recruiting a District Nurse (Registered Nurse) for its Wellington District Nursing team, based at the Ewart building in Newtown. The role offers autonomy and a diverse range of patient care, with flexible morning (8:00am–4:30pm) and afternoon (1:30pm–10:00pm) shifts. It is a permanent, part-time position at 0.8 FTE and 0.7 FTE, rostered and rotating.

Key responsibilities

• Support patients transitioning from hospital to home and work alongside GP practices to deliver care in the community.
• Deliver home-based interventions such as intravenous therapy, palliative care, wound care, compression bandaging and Doppler assessments, medication management, stoma and incontinence care, and respiratory support and home oxygen therapy.
• Assess patients' personal care needs and develop care plans.
• Direct and delegate Health Care Assistants (HCAs) and collaborate with the wider Community Health team to ensure safe, coordinated care.

Required profile

• Current Annual Practicing Certificate as a Registered Nurse with the NZ Nursing Council.
• Previous experience in district nursing or a strong interest in community-based care.
• At least five years of broad clinical nursing experience.
• On the Professional Development and Recognition Programme (PDRP), or willing to work towards it.
• A current driver's licence is essential.
• Police vetting is required if not currently employed by Capital Coast.

Required skills

• Strong clinical assessment and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Excellent relationship-building skills with community healthcare providers.
• Experience in community nursing, palliative care, medical or wound care is highly valued.

What we offer

• Flexible morning and afternoon shifts.
• Regular in-service training, study days and post-registration academic opportunities.
• Opportunities to contribute to service development through Clinical Governance meetings.
• A supportive orientation period for nurses new to community care.

Applications are made through the online careers portal; applications are reviewed as received and may be processed before the closing date.