Nursing Career

Join MidCentral District Health Board's (MDHB) leading nursing workforce with opportunities for training based in one of New Zealand's fastest growing and vibrant cities. Interested in a nursing career?

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The education framework for nursing addresses the education needs of MDHB nurses in acute and specialist services, in order to support the development of a collaborative, skilled workforce.  It continues the plan to support substantial improvement in the quality of nurses' clinical practice at all levels of assessment and intervention, and to provide a platform for the development of practice innovation.  Patients will be the most significant beneficiaries of the developments, which are underpinned and guided by the nursing education framework.
  • Palmerston North Hospital graduate nurses displaying their graduation documents.

    Education and Development


    The nursing education and development focus at the clinical level is on ensuring individual nurse competency.

  • Child Health nurse treating a patient.

    Nurse Entry to Practice Programme (NETP)


    The first year of Nursing Practice Programme is designed to enable nurses to provide competent and skilled nursing care in acute and specialty health care settings, promote recruitment, retention and continuing development of nurses, and ultimately to contribute to the health of our communities.

  • Palmerston North Hospital graduate nurses displaying their graduation documents.

    Nursing Leadership


    At MidCentral District Health Board there has been considerable investment in nursing leadership since 1999.

  • Palmerston North Hospital nursing.

    Nursing Professional Development


    Nurses at MidCentral District Health Board are leaders in the health care process; they aspire to excellence in patient care and nursing practice.


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