Are you an experienced Registered Nurse ready to make a meaningful difference in community mental health?
Join Pathways Whanganui in a rewarding Registered Nurse role where your mental health experience, clinical judgement and passion for recovery-focused care will make a real impact every day. Working in a holistic, community-based way, you’ll support tāngata whai ora and their whānau to strengthen wellbeing, navigate challenges and connect with the right support at the right time. This is an opportunity to use your nursing skills across assessment, planning, implementation and monitoring, while also supporting our Crisis Respite Service and Housing and Recovery Service.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse with mental health experience and a comprehensive scope of practice to join our Clinical Specialist Team based in Whanganui. You’ll work alongside our AOD Clinician, Social Worker and Occupational Therapist, bringing your nursing perspective to a skilled multidisciplinary team that supports people across the community. In this role, you’ll provide clinical guidance to Support Workers, manage your own caseload, contribute to group programmes and support tāngata whai ora through recovery-focused, culturally safe practice.
In this varied role, you will:
This is a full-time, Monday to Friday role (8:30am – 5pm), based at Park Place, just along the road from the beautiful awa in Whanganui.
You’ll be a passionate, experienced Registered Nurse who brings strong mental health knowledge, sound clinical judgement and a genuine commitment to improving wellbeing in the community. You’ll be confident building trusted relationships with tāngata whai ora, whānau, colleagues and partner services, and you’ll bring warmth, professionalism and adaptability to your practice.
We’re looking for someone who has:
If this sounds like the kind of nursing role where you can bring your experience, values and passion for mental health to life, we’d love to hear from you.
Pathways is a leading national provider of community-based mental health, addiction and wellbeing services in Aotearoa. We’re passionate about supporting people to live full lives in their communities, strengthening whānau connections and delivering personalised support with a ‘whatever it takes’ wairua.
Closing Date | Rā Katinga: 6 October 2026 (we may close earlier if we find a suitable candidate).
Position Description: https://www.wisegroup.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/PW-Registered-Nurse.pdf
Contact | Korero: Kerry Debrah, Service and Relationship Manager on Kerry.Debrah@pathways.co.nz
if you have any questions.
For further information, visit our website www.pathways.co.nz
Pathways is committed to healthy lifestyles and actively supports a smoke free environment. We encourage people with lived experience of mental illness & addictions to apply
At the Wise Group we believe in creating new opportunities for the wellbeing of people, vulnerable populations, organisations, and communities.
We operate in New Zealand's mental health and addictions sector, are one of the largest non government providers in the sector
From humble beginnings over 35 years ago, today we employ over 1,500 staff throughout the country, working in areas from frontline service to software development. We have a parent and subsidiary structure encompassing a family of charitable entities, all linked by a common dream. Our structure nurtures synergy and innovation, and means we’re transparent and accountable.
Our whānau includes:
• Wise Management Services
• Pathways
• Real
• Te Pou
• Le Va
• Workwise
• Wild Bamboo
• LinkPeople
• The People's Project
• Housing First Auckland
Here's what drives us:
Each year our Group works with thousands of New Zealanders and their families. We provide people with a broad range of community-based mental health and wellness services. In doing so we dramatically reduce their need for high-cost hospital and acute services and help people have happier, more fulfilling and more productive lives.
Each year the Group's housing services help people find and live in affordable homes, also helping them appreciate the rights and responsibilities of being tenants and managing homes.
Each year the Group's employment agency helps people who experience a serious mental health condition get off benefits, become financially independent and reclaim their self-esteem by finding and retaining paid jobs.
Each year people throughout the country attend professional development programmes through the Group's NZQA certified training organisation.
Each year thousands of mental health professionals in the public and private sector are supported and developed via the Group's national workforce development organisation.
Together we make a real difference by creating connections to support people to find and live their dreams.
