Nurse Practitioner Consultant

Recruitment and Retention Partner @ Whānau Āwhina Plunket

Whānau Āwhina Plunket is the largest service in Aotearoa supporting the health and wellbeing of tamariki under-five and their whānau.

We have an important role to play in supporting wellness in our communities, and we are now entering into an exciting new phase where a Nurse Practitioner Consultant to help shape the future of advanced nursing practice within Whānau Āwhina Plunket to support existing pilots and review and enhance our existing services such as our Well Child checks and 24 / 7 telehealthcare via PlunketLine.

This is a 0.6FTE position, fixed term until 30 June 2026 .

This role can be based anywhere in Aotearoa , but given our spread across the motu, there will be a requirement to travel occasionally.

Reporting to our Chief Nurse, you will combine your advanced clinical skills and strategic thinking to deliver equitable, whānau-centric outcomes for tamariki and their whānau.

As a Nurse Practitioner, you are likely looking for purposeful work, autonomy, and the chance to make positive change — and that’s exactly what you’ll find here. You’ll join a team eager to build and advance our care and career pathways.

In this role, you’ll :

• Deliver hands-on mentoring and clinical leadership across two existing pilots : Registered Nurse Prescribing in Community Health (RNPCH) programme and national immunisation service
• Develop and embed advanced practice nursing roles into our organisation
• Provide governance steering, strategic advice and thought leadership on advanced practice policy

You’ll be an experienced Nurse Practitioner with a passion for child and whānau wellbeing, and the ability to influence system and structural change and the confidence to navigate complex clinical governance environments and established organisations.

To be successful, you will :

Along with meaningful mahi with impact — supporting tamariki and whānau while helping shape the future of advanced nursing practice in Aotearoa. We’re a tangata tiriti organisation that genuinely values cultural safety, flexibility, and professional growth.

In line with our values, we care for our people through an array of staff benefits, including :

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

For further information, please contact

Applications must be made online and close on 17 November 2025 .

Please note, we will consider applications as they are received and may close this advert early if we find a suitable candidate.

Setting the path of wellness in our communities for the early years, for generations to come.

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