Designated Nurse Prescriber - Tend Linwood

As a prescribing nurse within the Tend Network, you will play an integral role as part of our Care Team with support to work at the top of your scope. You will provide patient-centered, culturally safe, and holistic general practice nursing care for our patients.

As an in-clinic prescriber, you will be providing a full range of nursing & prescribing services and working in partnership with the Central Clinical Team to provide a seamless, high-quality patient experience at all times.

You will also support our awesome HCA team, providing direction & delegation to ensure high-quality patient care.

We are looking for either part time or full time hours at our Linwood clinic.

The ideal candidate:

Current registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand
Designated prescriber scope of practice
Must have worked as a Registered Nurse for at least 1-2 years, preferably in a general practice or community nursing role
Have a real desire to work in Primary Care long-term
Excited by change & championing model of care improvements
Strong interpersonal, communication, analytical, and organisational skills
Ability to work under pressure, exhibiting strong problem-solving skills
Current vaccinators & cervical smear takers certifications are highly desirable
What we can offer:

Competitive remuneration
Clinical variety & excellent opportunities for career progression
Professional development, professional cost & study fee support
Flexibility to work some shifts from home in the future
Be on the leading edge of transformative primary care delivery.
Tend developed Scribe, an innovative note-taking tool. It's developed locally to provide more efficient processes so we can look after patients better.

Come and help us shape the future of General Practice. Our patients can see us in person or on our app.


Tend Health is a New Zealand-owned and independent primary healthcare provider with a vision to transform health outcomes for current and future generations. Tend combines the best of clinical care, technology, and people to deliver a patient and whānau experience that’s convenient, accessible, and focused on the full spectrum of preventative, proactive, and acute care needs.

With a network of medical centers and a purpose-built app, our customers can choose how they want to engage with us at one of our clinics, online, or message us for their health needs!

We are reimagining healthcare with our seamless integrated technology and the Tend care model. We believe in creating easily accessible, patient-centered services that are convenient and affordable for New Zealanders; providing same-day, preventative, and proactive healthcare to empower healthier lives.