Registered Nurse

General information

Name Registered Nurse Ref # 53144 Date Thursday, September 4, 2025 Full / Part Time Full Time

Description & Requirements

Senior Registered Nurse (Level 7). Come and Join Bupa Totara in Whangarei!

Join our close-knit team at Bupa Totara Care Home in Whangārei and step into a role where your skills, leadership, and compassion truly make a difference. We’re seeking a Senior Registered Nurse (Level 7) who thrives in aged care, values meaningful connections, and is ready to guide and mentor others.

Here, you’ll be recognised as a senior clinician, supported in your development, and valued for the difference you bring to both residents and the team.

Hours & Roster Details:

• Employment Type: Permanent Full-Time

• Hours: Average 37 hours per week

• Shift Time: 10:00am – 6:00pm

• Roster Pattern: 4 days on, 2 days off (ongoing roster across Monday – Sunday)

This role will give you the balance of career growth and lifestyle that Northland is known for. 

Registered Nurses: Be at the heart of aged care 

Every day, in every way, we bring real heart to work. It’s what drives us to deliver our refreshingly different person-first commitment to care. That’s why we are seeking Registered Nurses like you. Those who will help us rise to the challenges of enriching the lives of our society’s most vulnerable. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture where you can make a difference while growing your career. Sure, it’s a big call. But imagine the impact you could make.

Where You’ll Make an Impact: 

• Provide person-centred clinical care for residents in care homes across various levels of care.
• Lead a team of caregivers to provide the highest quality clinical care.
• Conduct medication rounds, manage care plans, and maintain accurate paperwork.
• Stand up and tell us where we can invest more to ensure continuous quality improvement.

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.

Through vision, passion, and sheer hard work, we’re now New Zealand’s largest aged care and dementia care provider. As one of New Zealand’s leading healthcare organisation 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.

Extra Reasons to Belong

• Up to $50.64 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 D