Nurse Educator Nurse Educator

6 months ago

Christchurch, New Zealand Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Canterbury Full time

**Clinical educational leadership role within the Professional Development Unit**:

- ** 0.4 FTE part-time position**
- ** Registered with the NZ Nursing Council and current APC**

**Mō te tūnga | About the role**

We are looking for an experienced Nurse Educator to join our team at the Professional Development Unit (PDU). Reporting to the PDU Nurse Manager your role will be to provide efficient coordination and administration support to the PDU team. The Professional Development Unit provides a range of educational opportunities aimed towards the Nursing, Midwifery, and Hospital Aide workforce at Te Whatu Ora Waitaha.

Your warm, friendly approach and excellent interpersonal skills will shine through, as will your organisational skills and ability to be discreet with the information you work with. You will interact with a range of people so your ability to be sensitive to diversity and cultural needs will be highly valued in this environment. As PDU Nurse Educator, you will play a pivotal role in delivering Continuing Nursing Education and Professional Development activities to enhance the practice of our nursing staff.

Our ideal applicant will be a technologically savvy person who has confidence on the computer, ideally with an advanced knowledge of Word, Excel, and Teams. We are looking for an all-round team player who can work autonomously and able to take initiative. In this role, you will be required to manage multiple priorities and distractions.

This position is 20 hours per week (0.4 FTE) Monday to Friday.

**Responsibilities include**:

- Facilitate nursing training and education activities according to prescribed standards and adult learning principles.
- Assist in the orientation and preceptorship of new/resuming nursing staff, ensuring adherence to competency-based approaches and best practices.
- Contribute to the implementation and maintenance of educative initiatives to ensure compliance with relevant policies and legislative requirements.
- Demonstrate commitment to personal and professional development, attending relevant education programs and staying updated on nursing trends.
- Promote the PDU in a positive and accurate manner to the public, consumers and other staff members.
- Observe all Te Whatu Ora [Health NZ] safe work procedures and instructions.

**Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience**

**This role requires the following**:
**Essential**
- Hold a Registered General/General & Obstetrics/Comprehensive Nurse Qualification
- Hold a current annual practising certificate from Nursing Council of NZ
- Have recent broad-based experience in acute care nursing within a tertiary healthcare environment.
- Use findings from nursing research as the basis for practice.
- Have demonstrated clinical teaching abilities. Ideally holds a Certificate of Adult Teaching or graduate qualification in Adult Education (or equivalent) or is working towards this.
- Have evidence of continuing nursing education and professional development commensurate with the role.
- Have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate across all occupational groups in health.
- Able to work under pressure to fulfil urgent requests within tight time-frames.
- Working knowledge of computer systems, good word-processing and keyboard skills.
- Ability to work autonomously and effectively within a small team.
- Self-motivated and an ability to contribute to and accommodate change.
- A relevant postgraduate qualification in nursing or working towards one
- Demonstrate a commitment to developing an understanding of the Treaty of Waitangi, Maori and other cultural issues as related to the PDU.
- Demonstrate a professional attitude including self and team care

**Desirable**:

- CPR Instructors Certificate
- PDRP assessor/resource person

**Mō mātou - About us**

Te Poari Hauora o Waitaha (Canterbury District Health Board) is considered a world leader in its people centred approach to health care. We have a unique one health system approach focused on providing "the right care and support, to the right person, at the right time and in the right place." We plan, fund, and deliver health services to the almost 600,000 New Zealanders that live in the Canterbury region.

We are proud of how we do things. We have a way of working that we consider unique. It's about trying new things, listening to ideas from wherever they come from and working together as one.

We are passionate about attracting, recruiting, and retaining talented people to the Canterbury DHB. There has been no better time to join us, it's all happening here.

**_ Ngā hua - Benefits_**

Being part of the Canterbury District Health Board, you will enjoy a fantastic benefits scheme, the opportunity for flexible working arrangements and ongoing focus on your career development.

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