Registered Nurse – Community Rehabilitation

About the role

Geneva Wellbeing provides community-based rehabilitation services for people recovering from injury, illness or living with disability, working with clients and their families in a strengths-based, person-centred way. It is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to deliver high-quality nursing care to people in the wider Gisborne community, including those with complex rehabilitation needs such as TBI and SCI.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive nursing assessments and develop personalised rehabilitation plans to support recovery and independence.
• Deliver community-based nursing care for clients with complex rehabilitation needs, including TBI and SCI.
• Work with clients, whānau, support workers, allied health professionals, GPs and funders to coordinate client-centred rehabilitation services.
• Provide clinical education, guidance and support to support workers and colleagues.
• Monitor client progress, review rehabilitation goals and adapt care plans to maximise functional outcomes.
• Identify and manage clinical risks and make timely clinical decisions.
• Complete clinical documentation, assessments, reports and reviews to contractual and professional standards.

Required profile

• Current New Zealand Registered Nurse Annual Practising Certificate (APC).
• Minimum of two years' nursing experience, ideally in rehabilitation, community, neurological, disability or complex care settings.
• Proven experience with clients who have had TBI and/or SCI, managing complex rehabilitation needs.
• NZ resident or citizen, or holds a valid NZ work permit.
• Full NZ driver's licence and own reliable vehicle.

Required skills

• Strong clinical assessment and care plan development skills.
• Sound knowledge of neurological rehabilitation and injury management.
• Experience in multidisciplinary teams with allied health professionals, funders, support workers and clients.
• Excellent communication, report writing, documentation and clinical reasoning skills.
• Knowledge of risk management, quality improvement and best-practice care.

What we offer

• Flexible working arrangements and autonomy over your caseload.
• Contracting opportunities with support from an experienced Team Leader when needed.
• Ongoing professional development, peer support and access to EAP support.
• Work Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm, with no weekend or shift work.

Apply online with a CV and cover letter; applications close 27 November 2026 at 5pm and are reviewed as they arrive.