Nurse Educator

Wellington Hospital; Wellington; On-site; NZD 50,000 - 70,000; Part time

Job summary

Wellington Hospital, part of Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, is seeking a Nurse Educator to lead training and education for the ward 7 South nursing team and across the District. The role focuses on developing workforce competence and ensuring quality and safety standards, with opportunities to contribute to policy development and to model evidence-based practice for staff.

This fixed-term, part-time position (0.6 FTE) supports Te Tiriti o Waitangi commitments and equitable Māori outcomes

Qualifications

• Demonstrates understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations and applying Te Tiriti principles in senior nursing roles.
• Commitment to achieving equitable outcomes for Māori.
• Strong nursing leadership with commitment to ongoing learning and development.
• Innovative with the ability to think critically.
• Collaborates with health care team and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate training and education that develop nursing workforce competence and capability.
• Provide professional and clinical nursing leadership and coaching.
• Contribute to development of policies and procedures.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Education/training

Critical thinking

Job description

Wellington Hospital – Wellington, 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.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact **********@tewhatuora.govt.nz

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advertisement.