Violence at Work Specialist

5 days ago

Auckland City, New Zealand Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Full time

**Based in AKL City Hospital, Permanent, Full-time role (Mon - Fri with occasional weekend work)**:

- **Contribute to the health, safety and well-being of Health New Zealand**
- **Collaborative setting, fostering professional growth and knowledge exchange**

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.
**About the Role**

Workplace Violence poses a significant health and safety threat to staff at Health New Zealand facilities nationwide.

The primary purpose of the role is to contribute to the development and effective delivery of services to prevent and reduce the harms from Violence at Work by leading, informing, educating and supporting employees who experience incidents of violence at work, while also ensuring that patients, family and visitors who display escalated behaviours are safe and feel supported, respected and have their cultural needs met.

For more information about this role, please visit the **position description** here.

**About the Team/Service**

As a Violence at Work Specialist, you will be part of dedicated team of professionals who are essential in upholding safety standards within New Zealand's healthcare industry.

The position plays a crucial role in implementing robust systems to raise staff awareness, provide education and training, implement risk mitigation strategies, de-escalation techniques, and promote safe practices within the Auckland District.

This initiative aims to reduce incidents of workplace violence through the specialised efforts of Violence Reduction Specialists who collaborate across various disciplines such as clinical, health and safety, and healthcare security.

**About you**

To be successful in this role you will have a background in designing and delivering adult education programmes, focussing on health, safety, and crime prevention.
- 5 years clinical experience or 5 years’ experience in a safety services role, crime prevention or CPI Safety Intervention Trainer
- Experience in facilitating and developing adult education
- Experienced and competent in the use of Microsoft Office suite of products

**About the location**

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