Registered Nurse - Palliative Care
Ready for a truly rewarding nursing role? Join a supportive palliative care team, build meaningful connections and make every moment matter!
Make Every Moment Matter
Are you an experienced Registered Nurse with a passion for palliative care and supporting people through some of life's most important moments?
We're looking for a compassionate, resilient and clinically confident RN to join our dedicated palliative care team, providing holistic care and support to patients and whānau both in the community and inpatient setting.
This is a role for someone who values meaningful patient relationships, quality care and working as part of a skilled multidisciplinary team.
Why This Role Is Different
We believe quality care takes time.
Our caseloads are typically between 5-10 patients, allowing nurses to build genuine relationships with patients and whānau and provide the level of support they deserve.
You'll be joining an experienced, supportive team where collaboration, professional growth and staff wellbeing are genuinely valued.
What You'll Be Doing
Providing holistic, person-centred palliative care.
Managing complex symptoms and clinical assessments.
Supporting patients and whānau through end-of-life journeys.
Working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team.
Delivering care across both inpatient and community services.
We're Looking For Someone Who Is
Passionate about palliative care and person-centred nursing.
Comfortable working autonomously and making clinical decisions.
Emotionally resilient and self-aware.
Warm, compassionate and an excellent communicator.
Able to build trusting relationships with patients, whānau and colleagues.
Committed to continuous learning and professional development.
Essential Requirements
Current NZ Registered Nurse APC.
Minimum 2 years' post-graduate nursing experience.
Community nursing experience.
Full NZ driver's licence.
Eligibility to work in New Zealand.
Desirable Experience
Palliative Care
Oncology
Haematology
Complex symptom management
What We Offer
Supportive and experienced clinical team.
Monthly external professional supervision.
Ongoing professional development opportunities.
Exposure across both inpatient and community services.
A genuinely rewarding career making a difference every day.
Hours of Work
This role involves working across both services:
Inpatient Unit: Rotating 24/7 roster including day, afternoon and night shifts.
Community Service: 7-day service operating between 9am and 5pm.
Is This You?
This role isn't for every nurse. It requires clinical confidence, emotional resilience and a genuine passion for supporting people at the end of life.
If you're looking for a career where your care, compassion and expertise truly matter, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply now.
- Industry
- Medical & Healthcare
- Locations
- Manukau, Auckland
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