Registered Nurse - Communicable Disease - Taranaki - Te Manawa Taki - NPHSat Te Whatu Ora -
Our goal is to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders by delivering equitable, accessible and innovative careAbout the RoleWe have an opportunity available to join our regional Te Manawa Taki team based in Taranaki as a Registered Nurse - Communicable Diseases.
This part-time (0.6FTE), permanent role will see you provide nursing input to the Compliance and Health Protection Team based in Taranaki to manage communicable diseases, including case and contact management, outbreak investigation, control and support prevention.This opportunity will allow you to lead or support upstream health promotion and disease prevention initiatives that enable individuals, whānau and communities to protect themselves from the impact of communicable diseases, with a particular focus on Pae Ora and achieving equity of access, treatment and outcomes.About the ServiceThe National Public Health Service (NPHS) within Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora, work 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 youYou have proven experience as a Registered Nurse and are able to use your nursing knowledge and judgement to apply whānau-centred, holistic, innovative nursing care to meet the needs of patients, whānau and communities.You are also able to participate in education, quality assurance, and policy development.A relevant graduate qualificationExperience in implementing Te Tiriti o Waitangi in actionA current Annual Practicing Certificate with the Nursing Council of New ZealandA clean and current Full NZ driver's licenseCompetent computer literacy including Microsoft packagesAt least one years' postgraduate nursing experienceWorking for Health New ZealandHealth 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 ApplyTo apply please click apply now.All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal by Monday, 23 February 2026. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Anesha Pillay at Anesha.Pillay@TeWhatuOra.govt.nzWhilst Health New Zealand is undergoing change affected employees will be given preference and priority for this position.