- Genuine nursing leadership opportunity with scope to make a difference.
- Combine hands-on nursing with leadership and career development.
- Levin Based - Opportunity to influence and improve patient care.

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and capable Nurse Lead to join a primary healthcare team in Levin.

This is an opportunity to step into a position where you can combine your clinical expertise with leadership responsibilities, supporting a nursing team while helping drive high standards of care across a modern, purpose-built practice.

You will play an important part in the day-to-day coordination and development of nursing services.

Working alongside the Practice Manager and wider clinical team, you'll provide guidance, encouragement and support to nursing colleagues while helping ensure the practice delivers safe, productive and patient-centred care.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Providing day-to-day guidance, leadership and mentoring to the nursing team.
- Helping coordinate nursing activities, workloads and resource allocation.
- Promoting excellent clinical standards and consistent patient care.
- Supporting the induction, training and ongoing development of nursing staff.
- Identifying opportunities to strengthen nursing services and improve clinical processes.
- Contributing to quality improvement programmes and practice initiatives.
- Supporting preventative healthcare, immunisation programmes, patient recalls and long-term condition management.
- Building strong working relationships with GPs,



Nurse Practitioners and other healthcare professionals.
- Maintaining your own clinical practice and remaining actively involved in patient care.

What will you bring?
We're looking for a confident and approachable Registered Nurse who enjoys working with people and has the clinical experience to support and guide others.

You'll have:

- Current registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand and a current Annual Practising Certificate.
- Experience in primary healthcare, general practice or a similar clinical setting.
- Strong clinical knowledge and a commitment to delivering quality patient care.
- The ability to motivate, support and encourage other nursing professionals.
- Excellent communication, organisation and interpersonal skills.
- Confidence managing competing priorities in a busy healthcare environment.
- A proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement.
- A genuine interest in developing nursing services and supporting the wider team.

Whether you're already working in a nursing leadership position or are an experienced Practice Nurse ready to take that next step, this could be an excellent opportunity to develop your career. Apply today!

Alternatively, for a confidential discussion, please contact Maree Loynes on (phone hidden) quoting Ref No. 1265592

Consultant

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Reference number: 1265592
Profession:Healthcare & MedicalNursing - Community, Maternal & Child Health

Company: Frontline Recruitment
Date posted: 3rd Nov, 2026

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