Nurse Educator

New Zealand Government; Wellington; On-site; NZD 54,000 - 72,000; Part time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is seeking a Nurse Educator to lead training and education, developing nursing workforce competency within ward 7 South and across the district. The role provides professional and clinical leadership, working with staff to meet quality and safety standards of care.

The NE will teach, coach and demonstrate practice excellence, contributing to policy development and ensuring equity in care delivery in a multi-disciplinary team at Wellington Regional Hospital.

Qualifications

• Active involvement in nursing leadership and staff education.
• Experience in implementing quality and safety standards in clinical settings.
• Ability to apply Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles in nursing leadership.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate training and education to develop nursing workforce competency.
• Provide professional and clinical nursing leadership across ward 7 South and district.
• Develop and contribute to policies and procedures; role model best practice.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Critical thinking

Equity focus

Education delivery

Education

RN Registered Nurse

Job description

WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM CURRENT TE WHATU ORA EMPLOYEES.

Location: Wellington Regional HospitalContract: 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 ZealandHealth 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.