Nurse Practitioner - Youth Health

• Youth Health Nursing Team – Community Clinical Services
• Permanent full-time role (1.0FTE), working 40 hours per week between Monday-Friday
• Be part of our supportive multi-disciplinary team who have a strong, collaborative culture that is centred on building meaningful, supportive working relationships

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

The Nurse Practitioner role is an expert nurse within Youth Health incorporating advanced knowledge and skills. In this role, you will practise both independently and in collaboration with other healthcare professionals to promote health, prevent disease and diagnose, assess and manage people’s health needs.

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide care to rangatahi with a focus on assessing, diagnosing, treating, empowering and supporting patients/tūroro/tangata whai ora and their whānau using evidenced-based knowledge and skills to achieve optimal health outcomes.
• Focus on complex patient/tūroro/tangata whai ora management to reduce the progression of disease, enable equity of access, promote wellness, limit disease, and prevent avoidable hospital admissions.
• While autonomous in their practice, will work in collaboration with other providers including Māori health providers, Pacific health providers, other district health services and primary health care
• Provide expert clinical leadership that builds a highly skilled nursing workforce and fosters supportive and collegial workplace culture.

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About the Team/Service/Location

This is a Northland‑wide position supporting a service that operates across the region. As part of a multi‑disciplinary team, you’ll work in a supportive and welcoming environment. The role is not restricted to Whangārei — the successful candidate can be based anywhere in Northland, and we will locate the position where the best person for the role lives.

Our current team is spread across Kaitāia, Kerikeri and Whangārei, so we welcome applicants from all parts of the region.

Because this is a regional service, travel around Northland will be required, with the amount of travel varying depending on your home base.

The service provides holistic healthcare to ranagtahi aged between 12-24 years across the region. As well as school-based clinics the team provide static and mobile community clinics.

The Community Clinical Services, School Based Youth Service is tasked with providing Headdss Assessments in Decile 1-5 schools within the district alongside providing sexual health, mild to moderation mental health interventions and opportunistic vaccinations for in and out of school youth.

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About you

• Registration with the Nursing Council of NZ and with a current Annual Practicing Certificate as a Nurse Practitioner

• A minimum of 4 years of experience in the specific area of practice
• Clinical Master’s degree or equivalent
• A personal commitment to ongoing learning and development

• Excellent presentation and communication skills (verbal and written) including report writing.

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.

How to Apply

To apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal by 8th July 2026. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Emma Hicks on NL-jobs@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.