Nurse Educator

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora - Southern; Wellington; On-site; NZD 50,000 - 70,000; Part time

Job summary

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora - Southern in Wellington Central seeks a Nurse Educator to lead clinical teaching and workforce development in Ward 7 South and beyond. The role combines education with nursing leadership to improve quality and safety.

This fixed-term, part-time position (0.6 FTE) supports Te Tiriti obligations and equity-focused care, offering opportunities to influence policy, mentor staff and model exemplary practice in a busy neuroscience service.

Qualifications

• Understanding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and applying its principles in nursing leadership (concise).
• Commitment to achieving equitable outcomes for Māori.
• Demonstrated capability in nursing leadership with ongoing learning.
• Innovative thinker with critical thinking.
• Respect and collaboration with health care team and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate training and education to develop nursing workforce competence.
• Provide professional and clinical nursing leadership and ensure quality and safety standards.
• Contribute to development of policies and procedures.
• Teach, coach and model practice excellence at the bedside.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Te Tiriti o Waitangi understanding

Equity focus

Collaborative teamwork

Critical thinking

Job description

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Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora - Southern – Wellington Central, North Island

Contract: Fixed term (until April 2027), Part Time (0.6 FTE)

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we're building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the Role

The Nurse Educator (NE) is responsible for facilitating training and education that develops the nursing workforce competence and capability both within ward 7 south and across the District. The NE provides professional and clinical nursing leadership, working with staff to meet quality and safety standards of care. This includes contributing to development of policies and procedures. The clinical component of the role is to provide expertise and role modelling by working with staff to teach, coach and demonstrate practice excellence.

About the Team/Service Location

7 South is a 25 bed multi-specialty ward. The service provides care for patients from Neurosurgery, Neurology and Acute Stroke. The Neuroscience Service provides regional/tertiary specialist assessment and treatment for people with trauma and diseases affecting neurological function. The senior nursing team is committed to working with staff at the bedside to provide support and education, ensuring excellence in patient care.

About you

• Demonstrates an understanding of significance and obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, including how to apply Te Tiriti principles in a meaningful way in a senior nursing role.
• A commitment to achieving equitable outcomes for Māori
• Demonstrated capability in nursing leadership with commitment to ongoing learning and development
• You will be Innovative and use critical thinking
• Respect and work in collaboration with other members of the health care team and stakeholders

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is 'the weaving of wellness'. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.