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/Communication

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

NZ Nurse Endoscopist Annual Study Day Tuesday 25 November 2025, 10-4.30pm
Fly Palmy Arena (day prior to Gastroenterology Conference)
Kindly sponsored by Pharmaco. If you are interested, please email us at  nzneassoc@gmail.com

Committee

Tania Waylen Co-Chair       Sofia Krylova-Smith Co-Chair  Michelle Harman Secretary

Relevant 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

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