Nurse Consultant - Te Waipounamu - NPHS

• Senior regional nursing leadership role within the National Public Health Service

• Provide expert clinical advice and leadership to strengthen community based public health nursing practice

• Champion equity, cultural safety and improved health outcomes for whanau and communities

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is the country's largest employer, delivering universal public healthcare to 5 million New Zealanders. We provide essential hospital, specialist, and community health services across 80+ locations from large urban centres to rural towns and remote communities. Our goal is to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders by delivering equitable, accessible and innovative care.

About the Role

As a Nurse Consultant within the National Public Health Service, you will provide expert professional and clinical nursing advice, leadership, evaluation and education across the region, helping to strengthen public health nursing practice and ensure whānau and communities receive high-quality, equitable and culturally safe care. You will work closely with nursing leaders and multidisciplinary teams, using your expertise to influence clinical practice, quality, safety and service improvement.

You will lead and contribute to regional nursing portfolios, projects and quality improvement initiatives, supporting clinical governance, programme evaluation, policy development, workforce development and the monitoring of population health outcomes. Working alongside the Regional Clinical Director Nursing, you will help translate strategy into practice, strengthen nursing capability and ensure the nursing voice informs regional and national decision-making, with a strong focus on Te Tiriti o Waitangi, equity and improved outcomes for Māori.

About the Service

The National Public Health Service (NPHS) within Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora works towards Pae Ora (healthy futures) for all by engaging with the wider determinants that impact people's health, focusing on oranga/wellbeing, prevention, protection, and population-level intervention. We are connected across boundaries to deliver public health services that are nationally planned, regionally delivered and locally tailored.

About you

You are an experienced senior nurse with strong clinical and professional leadership skills, experience in quality assurance and programme evaluation, and preferably a sound understanding of public health nursing. You bring the ability to influence across multidisciplinary environments, build trusted relationships and translate evidence into high-quality, equitable nursing practice.

You will bring:

• Current Nursing Council of New Zealand registration and relevant senior nursing experience.

• Strong clinical leadership, critical thinking and decision-making capability.

• Experience supporting quality improvement, clinical governance and service development.

• Academic or workplace experience in programme evaluation.

• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.

• A strong commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, cultural safety and achieving equitable health outcomes for Māori.

• The ability to work collaboratively across nursing, and multidisciplinary teams.

Working for 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 Thursday, 26 November 2026. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Maria Bennett via maria.bennett1@tewhatuora.govt.nz