Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit

About the role

Wellington Regional Hospital's Intensive Care Services is looking for innovative, committed registered nurses to join its team. The service covers cardio-thoracic, neurosurgery and paediatrics, and provides tertiary critical care for patients after complex heart, brain, spine or bowel operations, as well as for serious injuries in the regional major trauma unit. The role is permanent or fixed-term, rostered and rotating 12-hour shifts, full-time or part-time (minimum 0.7 FTE, 28 hours per week), with start dates between January and April 2026.

Key responsibilities

• General staff nurse duties in intensive care
• Delivering care to patients in adult and paediatric ICU

Required profile

• Current New Zealand Annual Practicing Certificate
• Previous hospital nursing experience; two years of ward care nursing is a minimum requirement
• A background in critical care is desired but not required

Required skills

• Intensive care qualification is desirable

What we offer

• Opportunities to further your education, with support on the Professional Development Recognition Programme and progress towards a Masters degree
• Training as a PAR Nurse (Patient At Risk) or as a Flight Nurse within the busiest flight retrieval service in New Zealand

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