Learning and Development Lead

Jul 17, 2024**Training and Development**:
**Palmerston North**:
**Full time**:
**_Many organisations have a learning and development function to meet organisational learning objectives. We wish to take this a step further and extend this out to our health providers and wider network._**

**About THINK Hauora**:
At THINK Hauora we are committed to enhancing health and wellbeing within all communities, including Māori, Pasifika, Youth, and LGBTQIA+ communities, across our rohe. We value diversity and inclusivity, and we warmly welcome individuals from all walks of life to contribute to our vision of Connecting Communities for Wellbeing.

THINK Hauora is committed to Te Tīriti o Waitangi and is an exemplar Te Tīriti Partner whose Board and employees actively contribute to the achievement of Pae Ora (Healthy Futures for Māori) across our rohe. We maintain this by expressing and activating the five principles of Te Tīriti o Waitangi across all layers of our organisation.
- **Tino Rangatiratanga** **| Self-determination
- ** Mana Taurite** | Equity
- ** Whakamarumarutia** | Active Protection
- ** Kōwhiringa** | Options
- ** Pātuitanga** | Partnership

We work with a network of 32 General Practice Teams across the Manawatu, Ōtaki, Horowhenua and Tararua districts to service a population of 180,000 people. Together, we are committed to providing responsive primary health care solutions to benefit our population.

**The Role**:
The Learning and Development Lead aims to increase the access and number of learning and development (L&D) opportunities internally (up to 120 clinical and non clinical staff) and across our network. We require a driver to accelerate our educational programmes.

This is a key role with a highly collaborative approach.

It will see you entrenched in mapping career pathways and increasing educational opportunites for clinical and non-clinical staff across the rohe. Additionally, you will contribute to a L&D strategic plan that adds value to the primary health sector - ultimately, we want all our staff and providers to have easy access to as many L&D opportunities as possible. And you will help to make this happen.

Additional areas of focus include (but not limited to):

- Complete a localities-based workforce gap assessment
- Incorporate Treaty of Waitangi principles into education and L&D opportunities
- Prioritise equity training across the rohe
- Reviewing and assisting with the development of clinical programmes to support the Interdisciplinary Knowledge & Skills Framework (IKSF)
- Reviewing and enhancing the Interdisciplinary Professional Education Programme (IPE) and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programmes to include a social wellbeing perspective Drive career development pathways & opportunities for nurses, Practice Managers, healthcare assistants and other evolving roles in the health care team

To be equipped to undertake this role, you will have 3-5 years experience as a L&D Lead or be a highly experienced L&D Facilitator with the proven ability to connect people to a wide range of learning modalities. L&D wil be your passion and you will positively strive to boost a highly skilled workforce.

Your work history will reflect grounded experience and achievements in coordinating and embedding L&D educational requirements across a multi-faceted organisaton. Strong stakeholder engagment is essential as you will be working with a wide range of people - we have Nurses, Allied Health professionals (Dietitians, Clinical Exercise Physiologist) Mental Health Clinicians, Analysts, Health Administrators plus our providers - general practices, Iwi and Maori providers.

This is an opportunity to grow and cultivate an innovative approach to L&D within the healthcare sector.

You will work alongside a diverse team of professionals who are passionate about delivering primary health care to our region. The role will provide genuine opportunity to contribute to the quality and wellbeing of our MidCentral population.
- All applicants must be legally entitled to live and work in NZ. Applications will be reviewed as they are received with the aim of filling the position as soon as possible._
- Click here_ _for a detailed overview of the Position Description available._