Nurse Practitioner - Emergency

Nurse Practitioner - Emergency Department 

• Timaru Hospital
• Fixed Term for up to 6 months.
• Up to One FTE 
  

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

Timaru's Emergency Department is dynamic, collegial, and varied and with around 22,000 presentations a year, the team see a cross section of emergencies and trauma and are supported by inpatient colleagues in Anaesthesia, Paediatrics, Mental health, O&G, General Surgery, Orthopaedics and Internal Medicine. 

The team is made up of a tight knit group of supportive specialists, medical officers and emergency nurses. The Nurse Practitioner provides advanced nursing practice and applies critical reasoning and professional judgement, along with knowledge and skills to implement care assessment, care plans, treatment intervention and evaluation of patient/family/whanau health needs.

About you

As a senior nurse, the successful person in this role will apply experience with critical reasoning and professional judgment and make decisions along with responsibility for improving the quality of professional nursing practice and high standards of care. Supporting an environment in which excellence in clinical care and equity of health outcomes can flourish is important. The successful person will have;

• New Zealand Nursing Registration
• Master's degree (with prescribing component)
• Nurse Practitioner scope issued by New Zealand Nursing Council in Acute Care Youth or Lifespan
• The right to work in New Zealand 
  

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

Salary Range

This role is covered by the terms and conditions of the relevant Nursing Collective, and the Pay Scale, determined on relevant experience.

How to Apply

Please apply for this vacancy online at https://scdhb.careercentre.net.nz

We look forward to receiving your application directly via our Careers Site.

Close Date: 22 December 2025