Franklin Hospice is looking for an Associate Charge Nurse – Community & Palliative Care to join our small but mighty clinical team. If you’re passionate about walking alongside patients and their whānau, helping them live fully and comfortably at the end of life — and doing so in the place they call home — this role is a truly special opportunity.

About the Role

Based in the beautiful semi-rural Franklin region, you’ll be part of our nurse-led hospice service, delivering holistic, patient-centred care. Your mahi will take you into homes, aged-care facilities, and alongside a wide range of community healthcare providers — supporting people to live well, with dignity, wherever they choose to be.

A core focus of this role is building capability and confidence across the community, upskilling providers so they can deliver excellent palliative care in their own settings. You’ll be the calm, knowledgeable presence people turn to — the one who lifts others up and strengthens the entire system around the patient.

As an Associate Charge Nurse, you'll also step into meaningful clinical leadership. This includes:

• Supporting colleagues in their practice

• Contributing to clinical oversight

• Assisting the Clinical Nurse Manager with day-to-day coordination

• Triaging referrals to hospital and identifying where community-based alternatives may be more appropriate

You’ll have plenty of scope to use your initiative, lead by example, and help shape ongoing service development and improvements to our model of care. It’s a role where your clinical expertise, your relational strengths, and your heart for community truly shine.

We’re Looking for Someone Who Has:

• Registration as a New Zealand Registered Nurse with a current Annual Practising Certificate

• A full NZ driver licence

• Postgraduate qualifications — a diploma or master’s degree in a relevant field

• Leadership or team coordination experience, with the confidence to support others

• Excellent communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to build strong relationships across settings

• The ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a nurse-led service

• A commitment to professional growth, reflective practice, and continuous improvement

• Experience in palliative care or community nursing — desirable, but not essential for the right person

What We Offer

• A semi-rural role with real variety and autonomy, where you’ll build genuine, valued connections across the Franklin community

• A supportive, close-knit team where your leadership will be noticed — and truly make a difference

• Opportunities to grow your skills in service innovation, quality improvement, and clinical leadership

• Ongoing education, supervision, and professional development to support your practice and your wellbeing

• 32 hours per week, plus participation in an after-hours roster

If you’re a skilled nurse with a heart for palliative care — and the confidence to step into a role where leadership and compassion go hand-in-hand — we’d love to hear from you.