Nurse Educator - Learning & Compliance

CGR Services; Otago; On-site; NZD 114,000 - 121,000; Part time

Job summary

Dunedin Hospital is seeking a Nurse Educator to lead education, coaching, and change initiatives within the Practice Development Unit. The role is 0.5 FTE fixed-term until November 2027, based in Dunedin, offering opportunities to enhance patient care through evidence-based practice and digital health integration.

You will share knowledge, support workforce development, and ensure compliance with professional standards while coordinating projects across the Southern district as needed.

Qualifications

• Current and considerable post-registration nursing experience.
• Registered Nurse with a current practising certificate.
• Appropriate postgraduate qualification.
• Experience with digital technologies that support clinical practice.

Responsibilities

• Share knowledge and improve patient care outcomes through education, coaching, and change leadership.
• Lead and support planning, implementation, and evaluation of initiatives to improve patient care and service delivery.
• Ensure the nursing workforce adheres to evidence-based guidelines and professional standards.
• Collaborate across the Health NZ Southern district as required.

Skills

Nursing experience

Clinical standards knowledge

Digital health tech

Communication skills

Driver's license

Education

Registered Nurse with current practising certificate

Postgraduate qualification

Job description

Nurse Educator Learning and Compliance Dunedin Hospital

0.5 FTE Fixed-term Part-time position till November 2027, 20 Hours per week.

About the Team

The Practice Development Unit is a diverse and dynamic environment. It is a place where team members are valued and respected for the knowledge and skills they bring, and where those skills are shared in a supportive manner. The team are as diverse as the nursing workforce, patients and whānau they serve and are adaptable, flexible, and innovative. If you are looking for a positive and professional environment to grow your career, you will find it here within the Practice Development Team.

About the Role – what's in it for me?

Based in Dunedin, this role offers a great opportunity to share your knowledge and improve patient care outcomes by combining your interest in healthcare with your flair for information technology, data science, and workforce development. Through education, coaching, and change leadership, you will help ensure the nursing workforce meets evidence-based guidelines, professional standards, and emerging digital health expectations that enhance care delivery. You will have the opportunity to advance nursing practice by ensuring our workforce adheres to evidence-based guidelines and professional standards, including essential training and compliance. You will also lead and support projects involving the planning, implementation, and evaluation of initiatives to improve patient care and service delivery. At times, this work will reach across the whole Health New Zealand Southern district.

About You

• Current and considerable post-registration nursing experience
• Professional credibility in the clinical setting
• Confidence and passion for supporting and developing our nurses
• First-rate knowledge of the professional standards and regulations for nurses
• Experience in the use and implementation of digital technologies that support clinical practice
• Superior written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• A current driver's license
• You must be a Registered Nurse with a current practising certificate, have an appropriate postgraduate qualification, hold or be working towards PDRP, and be ready to submit within 6 months.

We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

Salary Range

This role is covered by the terms and conditions of the expired NZNO CEA and the salary will be in accordance with the DSN Pay Scale, between $114,025 and $121,444 p.a dependant on relevant experience.

All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal by 24 September 2026.