Registered Nurse
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Registered Nurse at Bupa Totara Gardens, Whangarei, permanent full time on site. This 32-hour week role offers morning and afternoon shifts with no night work, allowing stable hours and the chance to build meaningful relationships with residents and families. You’ll lead shifts, support the care team, and handle assessments, care planning, medication management, and clinical documentation with day-to-day autonomy. Essential: current APC and NZ Nursing Council Registration, strong adult and aged care clinical skills, and confident communication; to strengthen your application, highlight leadership in shifts and resident relationships. Benefits include up to $52.67 per hour, fully subsidised Southern Cross health insurance, wellbeing support, paid parental leave, and development opportunities. Apply online with your CV; applications are reviewed as received and may close early.
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Description & Requirements
Registered Nurse | Permanent Full Time | 32 Hours Per Week | Morning & Afternoon Shifts Only | Tikipunga, Whangarei
If you're an experienced Registered Nurse looking for a role that offers consistent hours, meaningful resident relationships, and no night shifts, this opportunity at Bupa Totara Care Home could be the right fit.
Based in Tikipunga, Whangarei, this permanent position offers 32 hours per week across morning and afternoon shifts only. You'll have the opportunity to focus on delivering high-quality clinical care, leading shifts with confidence, supporting care staff, and building lasting connections with residents and their families, without the disruption of overnight work.
We're looking for a nurse who is confident with assessments, care planning, medication management, clinical documentation, and day-to-day decision making. You'll enjoy working as part of a collaborative team while having the clinical autonomy to make a real impact on resident wellbeing.
For nurses who value structure, consistency, and purpose in their work, this role offers a stable and rewarding opportunity within an established care home environment.
Hours & Roster Details:
- Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
- Hours: Average 32 Hours Per Week
- Shift Time: Morning and Afternoon Shifts
Your Person-First Approach:
You’ll help us make a real difference through your RN experience, personal passion, and empathy.
- Hold a current APC and NZ Nursing Council Registration.
- Excellent clinical skills in adult care and ideal aged care experience.
- Confident communication, interpersonal, and teamwork abilities.
- A compassionate nurse who strives for excellence and to make an impact in residents’ lives.
- Applicants must be legally entitled to work in NZ.
Extra Reasons to Belong
- Up to $52.67 per hour depending on experience.
- Fully subsidised Southern Cross health insurance to our eligible permanent NZ employees and a discount on insurance cover for eligible family members.
- Wellbeing discounts and advice, EAP counselling services, study support, and cultural leave.
- Paid parental leave - in addition to standard parental leave, Bupa offers 12 weeks of paid leave for primary carers and 2 weeks for secondary carers.
- Refer-a-friend programme.
- Professional Development – in-house and external training and development.
- Industry-competitive remuneration and benefits, and internal reward and recognition programmes.
- No matter who you are or where you come from, we encourage you to ‘Be You at Bupa’.
- An accredited employer with Immigration NZ that values its diverse employees.
To express your interest, please submit an online application with your CV and we’ll reach out to chat about how you can progress your career with Bupa.
About Bupa
Through vision, passion, and sheer hard work, we’re one of New Zealand’s largest aged care and dementia care providers. As one of New Zealand’s leading healthcare organisations, we employ more than 4,000 people: we’re brave, caring, and responsible. All united by one purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.
Our Values | Ā mātou ūara
Brave | Māiatanga Caring | Manaakitanga Responsible | Haepapa
Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and therefore may result in the role closing early if the right applicant is found.