Your skills and compassion for others can find a home at Mercy Hospice. As part of our ongoing commitment to enhancing clinical services, delivering exceptional care to patients and whānau, and fostering the growth and development of our nursing workforce, we are excited to offer a new opportunity starting in January 2025. The Nurse Practitioner Intern (NP Intern) role is an exceptional opportunity for a nurse looking to advance their clinical career. This new position has been created to further enhance the quality of clinical services and care provided to patients and whānau at Mercy Hospice. Throughout the 2025 intern year, you will receive in-house education, leadership development, and clinical supervision from an experienced NP and a medical team member. The NP Intern will work across both the community team and the inpatient unit, gaining advanced-level nursing experience. In 2026, your practicum year will focus on consolidating your clinical skills and knowledge, culminating in being able to submit your NP application and portfolio to Nursing Council of New Zealand in November 2026. Ngā Awhina mōku / Benefits you will enjoy: During your training, you will be working clinically, protected by supernumerary status. Upon qualifying, a guaranteed position as an NP – you will be bonded for a period of 2 years post qualification. The opportunity to shape your role and to be innovative. Autonomy to collaborate with patients and whānau to make the best decisions regarding care and treatment. We have free parking for all staff. Ngā pūkenga e hiahiatia / Skills you will bring to the role: You will be a senior nurse with at least 3 years' experience in palliative care or similar. Academically prepared to move forward into your final practicum year in 2026. A keenness and desire to work at the top of your scope as an NP. Ability to demonstrate clinical and professional leadership. Preparedness to grow educationally and succeed academically and clinically. An interest and enthusiasm for continuous quality improvement. Demonstrates evidence-based practice. To be considered for this opportunity you must have the following: At least 3 years at a senior nursing level in palliative care or similar. Completed ‘core’ papers commensurate with NP curriculum and be educationally ready to complete master’s programme by the end of the practicum year, 2026. To apply for this role, please submit a Cover letter, your academic transcript and your CV via our advert on Seek. For informal enquiries about this opportunity, please contact Collette Parr-Owens, Head of Nursing on 0800 888 474, or Sandra Notley, Nurse Practitioner on 09 376 7564 or snotley@mh.org.nz. For a copy of the position description for this role, please email Hannah Roughton: hroughton@mh.org.nz. Your story could be part of ours. Mercy Hospice is an industry leader and has been delivering specialist palliative care for over 40 years. We have an in-patient unit and a community nursing team providing patient-centred palliative care to patients, families, and whānau within Auckland catchment area. Our mission and values have their roots in the work of our founder, Catherine Mc Auley of the Sisters of Mercy in Dublin, Ireland. In the tradition of this heritage, we love working with people from all life stages, every culture, ethnicity, creed, and orientation. We place staff wellbeing and teamwork at the core of your experience as an employee at Mercy. The hospice flourishes today because of our staff, volunteers, and benefactors, who continue to uphold and live our mission and values. Applications close when a suitable applicant has been found. Your application will include the following questions: Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in New Zealand?What's your expected annual base salary?How many years' experience do you have as a palliative care nurse?
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