Cardiac Nurse Educator & Practice Leader

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora

Upper Hutt

On-site

NZD 90,000 - 110,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora’s Nurse Educator role sits in the Wellington Regional Heart and Lung Unit. It leads nursing education, supports change, and develops staff knowledge across cardiology and cardiothoracics.

Based in Wellington Regional Hospital, the role focuses on orientation, training programmes, and clinical leadership to ensure safe, high-quality care within the Heart & Lung services.

Qualifications

Experience in nursing education and clinical teaching.
Significant nursing experience with cardiac care.
Post-graduate study and PDRP proficiency are expected.

Responsibilities

Lead and deliver nursing education and training across Cardiology and Cardiothoracics.
Develop orientation, ongoing training, and education resources.
Partner with leadership to implement practice development and policy improvements.
Support workforce development through Clinical Learning Experiences, SFYP, PDRP and Preceptor programmes.

Skills

Nursing education

Cardiac nursing

Leadership

Education

Bachelor of Nursing

Post-graduate study

Job description

Based in Wellington Regional Hospital, the role focuses on orientation, training programmes, and clinical leadership to ensure safe, high-quality care within the Heart & Lung services.

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