About Fertility Associates
At Fertility Associates, we help families grow. For 37 years, we’ve supported people across Aotearoa New Zealand on their fertility journey, offering the latest treatment options from leading clinicians, with both private and publicly funded care available.
We’ve proudly welcomed more than 30,000 babies into the world, driven by our commitment to exceptional care, outstanding outcomes, and a strong patient-first ethos. Our team thrives on collaboration and support, working together towards one shared goal: helping our patients become parents.
Our values — Care | Tiaki, Responsiveness | Te Whakautu, and Excellence | Kairangi — guide everything we do. We’re committed to providing the best care for people of all backgrounds, and to be an inclusive, equitable workplace where everyone feels they belong.
Why choose Fertility Associates?
A fertility journey is life-changing — and patients never forget how they were treated along the way. At Fertility Associates, we make that journey as positive as possible, with empathy, kindness, and genuine care. Our work is more than a job — it’s about making a real difference in people’s lives and sharing in the joy when dreams of becoming parents come true.
You will also enjoy:
5 weeks annual leave
Free car parking
A day off for your birthday
A performance-based annual bonus (discretionary)
A slowdown period over Christmas
The Role
The Nurse Team Leader at our Dunedin clinic leads a team of specialist registered nurses and healthcare assistants, in the day-to-day delivery of exceptional fertility care. Working closely with the Nursing Director and Clinic Manager, you’ll oversee professional standards, team performance, and the smooth running of the department.
As the majority of patient interactions occur with our nursing team, this role is central to shaping the patient experience. You will act as a patient advocate, ensuring compassionate, high-quality care. Alongside your leadership responsibilities, you’ll personally role model exceptional patient care, guiding patients through their journey and responding to their needs, questions, and concerns with empathy and professionalism.
By fostering a positive, high-performing team culture, where happy and supported nurses deliver the best care, you’ll drive both patient satisfaction and team success.
This is a permanent part-time role, 32 hours per week with a share of the weekend and public holiday roster in our Dunedin clinic.
Key Responsibilities
As our Nurse Team Leader, you’ll guide and support a talented team of nurses, healthcare assistants, and administrators to deliver exceptional, patient-centred fertility care every day. You’ll oversee daily operations, manage rosters and staffing, and ensure your team is well-trained, confident, and performing at their best. Acting as a key point of contact for patients and staff alike, you’ll foster collaboration across departments, lead new initiatives with positivity, and help shape a culture where care, excellence, and teamwork thrive.
Ideal candidate, skills and experience
You will be a Registered Nurse who is passionate about patient care and making a meaningful difference in people’s lives. You’ll bring strong organisational skills, a collaborative approach, and the ability to inspire and support others to deliver exceptional care.
You communicate clearly, build trust through your actions, and know how to delegate, coach, and motivate your team to perform at their best. You take pride in creating a supportive, high-performing environment where both patients and staff thrive.
You will also bring:
Proven ability to manage multiple priorities effectively while maintaining quality and professionalism.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, fostering collaboration across the multidisciplinary team.
An openness to learning new systems and software, with a proactive approach to adapting and improving.
Experience in a private healthcare environment and/or fertility is a strong advantage, but not essential — what matters most is your leadership, empathy, and commitment to excellence.
A commitment to living Te Tiriti o Waitangi in the workplace, with a clear understanding of what this looks like in practice.
Requirements
Must hold or be eligible for NZ registration with the Nursing Council of NZ
Must have experience in an acute or hospital setting, NZ experience preferred
Must have 2+ years of leadership experience.
If you would like to influence the patient experience, where people often become parents, please get in touch.
Note we will only be considering applicants who already hold the right to work in New Zealand; please do not apply if you can't fulfil this requirement.
We will be processing applications as they are received.
We value the breadth of knowledge, perspectives, and experiences that a diverse workforce brings to our organisation and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcomed, respected, and appreciated. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, ages, gender identities, sexual orientations, abilities, and faiths. We particularly welcome applications from Māori and Pasifika peoples, whose perspectives and contributions are important to helping us better reflect the diverse communities we serve.
We are proud to be a Rainbow Tick certified organisation through Toitū Takatāpui.