Nurse Practitioner

**Where you’ll be working**:Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Waikato Hospital

**The details**: Permanent Full-time - 80 Hours per fortnight
- **Be part of the national transformation in Health**
- **Care to join us**

**Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity**

We have an exciting opportunity available for a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner. This role contributes to a supportive and progressive highly skilled inter-professional team fostering innovation, progression and commitment to service excellence in our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. We are seeking an energetic and inspirational Nurse Practitioner who can demonstrate collaborative advanced practice, with a focus on patient safety and quality improvement.

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**Mō tātou Ratonga | About our Service**

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit has 41 cots, 17 of which are allocated to Level 3 care and we have an active retrieval service for the Midland region of the North Island. We are committed to cultivating a positive environment of teamwork, learning and development, and valuing the skills and contribution of all members of our multidisciplinary team working together towards the best possible health outcomes for neonates and their families.

**Mōu | About you**

Required skills & experience you will need to be considered for this role:

- Is qualified as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner in New Zealand
- Holds a current New Zealand Annual Practising Certificate
- Is innovative and passionate, with effective communication skills.
- Builds strong relationships across disciplines to improve health outcomes

**We are able to offer you**:

- Challenges
- Professional and personal development opportunities
- A supportive environment
- The chance to make a real difference

It is integral to the effective development and ongoing success of this service that this person is a leader in nursing, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team; to be innovative, to improve health care, and implement quality improvement initiatives.

**Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation**

**Te iwi Ngakaunui - People at Heart**
- Whakamana - Give and earn respect
- Whakaronga - Listen to me; Talk to me
- Mauri Pai - Fair play
- Whakapakari - Growing the good
- Kotahitanga - Stronger together

It is not very often something happens that is big; like, really big. Big to the point that it will touch the lives of every single person in the country. That is what we are talking about here. The provision of Health in Aotearoa New Zealand, and how its run is about to change in a big way.

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand and Te Aka Whai Ora - Māori Health Authority will together shape the delivery of Health services in Aotearoa New Zealand for generations to come, and will form the core of a modern and integrated service looking after the needs of all our Whānau.

We are dedicated to achieving health equity for Māori and other priority populations. We are a Crown entity and an active partner in Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand is guided by Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to upholding the articles.

Here at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, Waikato we have a team of 8,000 working across the Waikato where everyone plays a vital role in the care of our patients - directly or non-directly. Our vision is Healthy People. Excellent Care.

Te Whatu Ora, Waikato serves the largest Māori population and third largest Pacific population in Aotearoa New Zealand. Waikato Hospital in Hamilton is one of New Zealand’s largest tertiary, teaching hospitals with over 600 inpatient beds and 22 operating theatres. Clinical specialities include Women’s and Children Services, Cardiology / Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oncology and Haematology, Surgical services, and Mental Health and Addiction. Waikato Hospital is the Midland regional referral centre for multiple specialties including trauma surgery, oncology, and neurology.

We are a values-based and inclusive organisation that is committed to deliver the best health outcomes for our total population. Reflecting the population we serve is an important part of the care we deliver to the community. We strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds with the necessary capability and who share our values to apply. We proactively develop pathways that maximise opportunity for Māori and encourage Māori to apply.

**He aha Waikato**

Waikato is the fourth largest region in Aotearoa New Zealand and located just south of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. It features a wide range of world-class outdoor and cultural experiences. You can surf the world-famous beaches of Whāingaroa Raglan, swim at the beautiful beaches of the Kapanga Coromandel, hike our majestic mountain ranges, tour the Hobbiton shire, experience the magic of the Waitomo glow worm caves, and encounter a vast array of flora and fauna at