Dementia Nurse Specialist - Make a Lasting Difference in Your Community

 Auckland, New Zealand
 Monday–Friday, 8:30am–5:00pm
 Fixed-term until June 2027 | Full-time or Part-time

Are you an experienced nurse with a passion for improving the lives of people living with dementia?

This is your opportunity to step into a highly impactful role where your expertise will directly support individuals, whānau, and communities. Join a respected, community focused healthcare provider and help shape the future of dementia care across Auckland.

 About the Role

As a Dementia Nurse Specialist, you will provide clinical leadership and deliver person-centred, culturally responsive care across community and primary care settings. You’ll play a key role in care coordination, and ongoing support, helping people live well with dementia while reducing avoidable hospital admissions. This is more than a clinical role it's a chance to influence best practice, lead change, and make a real difference.

Key Responsibilties

• Conduct comprehensive dementia and cognitive assessments
• Develop personalised care plans that reflect individual and whānau needs
• Support early diagnosis and provide meaningful post-diagnostic guidance
• Educate and empower whānau, carers, and healthcare professionals
• Coordinate care across primary, secondary, and community services
• Lead behavioural and responsive care strategies
• Contribute to service development, innovation, and quality improvement
• Champion culturally safe, best-practice dementia care
• Maintain accurate, high-quality clinical documentation

 About You

You are a skilled clinician who combines expertise with empathy and cultural awareness.

• Registered Nurse with a current APC
• Postgraduate qualification in mental health, or dementia care
• Proven experience supporting people living with dementia and their carers
• Strong understanding of dementia care pathways and assessment tools
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Deep commitment to person- and whānau-centred care
• Able to work independently and collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams

Applicants must be a New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident.

 If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and create meaningful change in dementia care, we’d love to hear from you.