As a group our aims include:

• Articulate and promote the nurse endoscopist role to the broader health and patient community.
• Providing professional support to current nurse endoscopists.
• Support and facilitate ongoing education and upskilling opportunities for nurse endoscopists.
• Becoming a resource and offer mentorship to nurses who want to become nurse endoscopists.
• Being utilised by Te Whatu Ora endoscopy unit management to assist with recruitment and mentoring of nurse endoscopists, either locally or overseas trained.
• Providing expert consultation to Manatú Hauora, NEQIP, NBSP, EGGNZ and HWNZ around endoscopy workforce issues.  

Meetings and communication

We hold quarterly on-line meetings and a yearly face-to-face Study Day. We also have a WhatsApp group.

Next online meeting 24 February 2026.

This event is kindly sponsored by Pharmaco. If you are interested in attending, please email us at nzneassoc@gmail.com.

Committee

Tania Waylen and Sofia Krylova-Smith, Subgroup Committee Co-Chairs
 

Michelle Harman, Subgroup Committee Secretary

Documents

• NZNEA application for funding form
• Programme for Nurse Endoscopist Internship 2025 (updated training pathway)
• Nurse Endoscopist Recommended Pathway Flowchart 2025
• Terms of Reference
• DHB Nurse Specialist Gastroenterology/Nurse Endoscopist Pre-requisites, training requirements, and Credentialling Programme 2015
• Response to Position Statement Nurse Endoscopists GESA

Reports

• NZNEA Annual report 2023
• NZNEA Report Feb 2024
• NZNEA Report Aug 2024
• NZNEA Annual Report 2024
• NZNEA Report June 2025
• NZNEA Annual Report 2025

If you would like to become a member of the New Zealand Nurse Endoscopists Association please email nzneassoc@gmail.com.