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Studying nursing at Wintec involves a combination of learning theoretical knowledge with hands-on learning in real healthcare environments. Students will have the chance to provide supervised nursing care with health consumers, whānau, hapū, and communities, throughout their programmes.

"Pursuing a career in health was always on my mind. Throughout my studies, the small achievements have felt just as rewarding as the big ones. Whether it's passing assignments, doing well during placements, or achieving care outcomes for my patients, it all adds to a sense of satisfaction."

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Careers

Registered nurses

A registered nurse's day will be spent planning and carrying out nursing care in a clinical area, having therapeutic conversations with health care consumers and their whānau/families, monitoring and recording essential changes in health care consumers conditions, giving medication and intravenous drugs, educating health care consumers and their whānau/families about health care needs, working within and contributing to multidisciplinary teams, ensuring accurate health records are maintained and promoting health, and advocating for health care consumers and their whānau/families.

Registered nurses work across a range of health care settings, including but not limited to:

  • Māori health and Iwi providers
  • Pasifika health
  • Mental health and addictions (community-based, acute care, forensic)
  • Rural
  • Child health (paediatrics) and Plunket
  • Aged care and rehabilitation (geriatrics)
  • Emergency departments and operating theatres
  • Medical and surgical (both public and private)
  • Cancer care (oncology)
  • Community health
  • Primary health care (GP clinics)
  • Workplace health and safety
Related courses
This programme is for students who have already achieved a recognised bachelor's degree in another discipline.

Enrolled nurses 

Enrolled nurses work across a range of healthcare specialist settings. They work under the supervision of a registered health practitioner to care for and educate patients in rehabilitation, acute care, aged care, and mental health.

Related courses

Advanced nursing practice

With postgraduate qualifications, graduates can work in Advanced Nursing Practice roles. These may include positions such as nurse educator, clinical leader, clinical nurse specialist, clinical charge nurse, registered nurse prescriber in the long term and related conditions, health services manager, and case manager/co-ordinator. If students undertake the nurse practitioner pathway in the Master of Nursing, upon graduation, they can apply to the Nursing Council of New Zealand for the Nurse Practitioner Scope of Practice. Nurse Practitioners provide a wide range of assessment and treatment interventions, ordering and interpreting diagnostic and laboratory tests, prescribing medicines within their area of competence, and admitting and discharging from the hospital and other healthcare services/settings. As clinical leaders, they work across healthcare settings, influencing health service delivery and the wider profession.

Related courses

Courses

Foundation/Pathway programmes

Don't meet academic entry criteria? 
By completing one of these courses you will be eligible for higher level study.

Te Ara Pūtake My Academic Pathway

One semester
Level 4
$3,670*
Hamilton City Campus, Rotokauri Campus - Sport Health strand
Jul 2024
This programme is for those who want to begin study, but need to build confidence or brush up on skills. Students will choose from five pathways that align with their career goals, including: Health, Social Practice, Media Arts, Early Childhood, and the Open pathway for general subjects and skills. Students will gain essential academic knowledge, capabilities, and skills needed to succeed at higher levels of study.

Starting your career

Looking to start or change your career? These programmes will help you get there.

Enrolled Nursing (Nēhi Whakauru) (Level 5)

18 months
Level 5
$8,400*
Hamilton City Campus, Tokoroa
Jul 2024 - Hamilton
This programme is for those who want to work in clinical settings as an enrolled nurse and a valued member of the health team. Students will gain knowledge in nursing, social science, and the structure and function of the human body. They will learn skills in simulated learning environments which can then be applied on placements in clinical practice. A range of clinical courses in different health care settings will prepare students to practice in areas including rehabilitation, acute care and mental health. After completing this programme students will be able to apply to the Nursing Council of New Zealand to sit an exam to be registered as an Enrolled Nurse; this means they'll be able to practise under the direction of a Registered Nurse.

Bachelor of Nursing (Level 7)

Three years
Level 7
$8,027* per year
Hamilton City Campus
Jul 2024
This programme is for those who want to become a registered nurse with the knowledge and skills to practise in a variety of healthcare settings. After completing this programme students will sit a Nursing Council of New Zealand registration exam to become a registered nurse.

Changing your career

Already have a degree relevant to health science or an allied professional or health qualification? 
These programmes could help you get into a nursing career faster.

Master of Nursing Science (Pre-registration)

Two years
Level 9
$8,027* per year
Hamilton City Campus - block courses & online
Feb 2025
This programme allows 'graduate entry' students a direct and expedient route to a nursing career. On successful completion graduates will be awarded a Master of Nursing Science (Pre-registration) and be eligible to apply to the Nursing Council of New Zealand (NCNZ) to sit the State Final Examination and gain registration in the registered nurse scope of practice.

Returning to your career

Want to return to practice? 
These programmes will help you to meet competency for practice.

Certificate in Nursing (Competence Assessment Programme)

9-12 weeks
Level 7
$3,011*
Hamilton City Campus
Apr 2024
Do you need to get a New Zealand practising certificate? The Certificate in Nursing (Competence Assessment Programme) can help you complete this.

Advancing your career

Looking to advance your career?
These postgraduate and master's programmes will help give you the knowledge and skills you need.

Postgraduate Certificate in Health and Social Practice

Six months
Level 8
Fees dependent on modules selected
Hamilton City Campus, Tauranga
Start date dependent on modules selected
This programme is designed to extend and deepen professional knowledge and skills in the fields of health and social practice which include: occupational therapy, nursing, midwifery, social work, counselling and human services.

Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Supervision

One year
Level 8
Fees dependent on modules selected
Hamilton City Campus
Feb 2025
This programme is designed to extend and deepen professional knowledge and skills in the fields of health and social practice which include: occupational therapy, nursing, midwifery, social work, counselling and human services.

Postgraduate Diploma in Health and Social Practice

One year
Level 8
Fee dependent on modules selected
Hamilton City Campus
Jul 2024
This programme is designed to extend and deepen an individual’s professional practice and apply an advanced body of knowledge in a range of fields of health and social practice which include, but is not limited to: physiotherapy, occupational therapy, nursing, midwifery, social work, counselling and human services.

Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing

Two years
Level 8
Fee dependent on modules selected
Hamilton City Campus
Jul 2024
This programme provides Registered Nurses with the opportunity to extend their clinical knowledge and skills in a specific area of practise. It consists of four modules: two core modules and two practise modules covering a range of advanced speciality practice areas.

Master of Nursing (Level 9)

Two years
Level 9
Fee dependent on modules selected
Hamilton City Campus
Jul 2024
This programme provides opportunities for role development in advanced nursing practice. It involves theoretical knowledge development as well as clinical and ethical learning experiences, with an aim to build capacity to respond to increasingly diverse populations and complex health environments.

Master of Professional Practice

18 months
Level 9
Fees dependent on modules selected
Hamilton City Campus
Jul 2024
This programme will assist practitioners in gaining advanced knowledge and skills to effectively manage the demands of rapidly changing, and increasingly complex health and social care practice environments.

Professional programmes/short courses

Cervical Screening

One year, includes four full workshop days, 8.30am-5.00pm
Level 7
$2,007*
Hamilton City Campus
Jul 2024
This course is designed to give health professionals up-to-date knowledge and skills in order to develop confidence to become Cervical Screeners, conforming to the National Standards for competency. It is expected that students will make a commitment to uphold the policy and protocols of National Cervical Screening Programme and the Register.

Diabetes Care and Management

12 weeks
Level 7
$1,004*
Hamilton City Campus
Jul 2024
The Diabetes Care and Management programme is designed to provide registered health professionals with the knowledge and skills required to provide regular care to people at risk of or with diabetes.

Introduction to Supervision (Level 7)

12 weeks
Level 7
$918*
Hamilton City Campus
The Introduction to Supervision (in Health and Social Practice) programme explores the nature of supervision, the core processes within supervision and the professional and organisational context of supervision. It will prepare students to be able to establish a supervisory relationship. Students will develop the skills and knowledge to apply a model of supervision which structures the stages of a supervision session.

Mental Health First Aid Training

Wintec Hamilton City Campus
While most people know something about common first aid, many acknowledge they have a lack of knowledge about how to support someone who is experiencing poor mental health. With one in five New Zealanders experiencing mental illness at some point in their lives, developing capability and knowledge to address this is an important part of supporting your workforce.

Preceptorship of Nurses in Practice

Wintec Hamilton City Campus
Registered nurses who undertake this course will develop new skills in providing clinical practice instructions to, and evaluation of, students and newcomers to the nursing workplace, strengthening their broad portfolio of nursing skills, as well as boosting their thinking about nursing.

Pathways

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Entry to nursing

Entry to Nursing Pathway

Postgraduate nursing

Postgraduate nursing pathway diagram

Please check the entry criteria for each programme to see which course is the best level for you to begin with. The entry criteria information can be found on each of the programme pages here online. You can also contact us directly to discuss the appropriate level for you at info@wintec.ac.nz.

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Placement portal

Studying towards your qualification requires you to spend a set amount of time on placement – this means working in a real-life work environment where you can put your learnings into practice. The amount of time spent on placement varies according to what qualification you are studying,  and in which year of study you are. First-year students will spend approximately a quarter of the year on placement. Whereas, by the time you reach your third year, you will spend almost all of your time on placement.

Placement Portal

News

King Tūheitia meets students for lunch

2017 Dame Te Ātairangikaahu Scholarship

Earlier this year, Wintec and the Māori King’s office announced 10 scholarships to recognise the tenth year of the Dame Te Atairangkaahu Scholarship. The scholarship acknowledges the late Māori queen's wish, and the support of the Māori King to encourage more Māori into health careers. 

Last week, ten nursing and midwifery  students got the opportunity to meet their sponsors again including Te Arikinui Kīngi Tūheitia at a relaxed lunch at Windows, Wintec’s training restaurant at the Rotokauri campus. The students, joined by members of Wintec’s Māori Achievement team and Centre for Health and Social Practice staff were honoured to have Te Arikinui Kīngi Tūheitia, Te Makau Ariki Atawhai and their mokopuna Hikairo in attendance. It was a wonderful opportunity for these students to reflect and share on their experiences to date, and their aspirations for the future.

The sponsors of the 2017 Dame Te Atairangikaahu Scholarship have collectively funded 10 students to pursue a nursing or midwifery career. They are:

  • The Office of Kīngi Tūheitia
  • Te Kohanga Reo National Trust
  • Waikato Tainui
  • Te Hauora o Ngāti Haua Trust
  • Ngāti Haua Iwi Trust
  • Raungaiti Marae Health Clinic
  • Staples Rodway
  • Tūrangawaewae Trust
  • Ngā Miro Health Centre
  • Kirkwood Whānau Trust
  • Te Ururangi Trust
  • Wintec

Waikato-Tainui people aiming for a career in nursing or midwifery have the opportunity to become recipients of the Dame Te Atairangikaahu scholarship each year which aim to encourage more Māori into health. The Dame Te Ātairangikaahu Nursing Scholarships encourage Waikato-Tainui students to undertake full-time study at any level, in one of the following Wintec qualifications:

The 2017 Māori nursing and midwifery scholars are aspiring Māori leaders in their chosen fields. They are Vair Jackson, Kohatu Tata, Zaradene McGregor, Airini Thompson, Hollie Scott, Te Waimaarino Winikerei, Joanne Mark, Renata Smith, Kerry Watene, and Dayna Hoey-Samuel.

Applications open early next year.

Pathways

Please check the entry criteria for each programme to see which course is the best level for you to begin with. The entry criteria information can be found on each of the programme pages here online. You can also contact us directly to discuss the appropriate level for you at info@wintec.ac.nz.

About the Faculty

In the Centre for Health and Social Practice, we provide practical, interprofessional education that prepares students for a future in the health and social practice industries.

If you have a passion for people, nursing, social work, counselling, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, or midwifery are all challenging but rewarding choices that may suit you. Our courses are a great way to start your career, supported by experienced, registered academic staff.

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