Registered Nurse Critical Care at Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Southern, Southland

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Southland Hospital
• Permanent, part-time roles
• This role will work morning, afternoon and night shifts
• Salary band - $81,683 - $106,739 p.a. pro-rata

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

This role is part of a friendly and professional multidisciplinary team working in a modern hospital with first-rate facilities. We take great pride in our sense of community down south, and you will see this in the tight knit family feel amongst the staff.

• Case load is both ICU, HDU and coronary care patients
• Modern unit with six bed capacity
• Deliver life support services to critically ill patients
• Leads Cardiac Arrest team and Cardiac Telemetry Monitoring Service

About the Team/Service/Location

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora - Southern has the largest geographical coverage of all the New Zealand regions, providing services to 350,000 people in diverse communities. We take pride in all the services we provide, and our aim is to improve, promote and protect the health of our region. We believe that our dedicated and passionate staff are a significant driving force behind the achievement of these standards, and we need more like-minded people to help us continue providing for our community.

About you

Our ideal candidate will:

• be an adaptive, hardworking nurse who is empathetic
• be able to quickly build a rapport with patients and their families
• treat everyone with kindness and respect, bring a positive attitude, and value openness and honesty
• adapt to rapidly changing clinical situations
• have essential recent high-acuity nursing experience
• have critical care experience (desirable but non-essential)
• have New Zealand working rights.

View position description.

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 Friday, 20 March 2026. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Mikayla Hamilton mikayla.hamilton@tewhatuora.govt.nz

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

We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website.