Nurse Educator

Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora - Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District

**Location**: Wellington

**Service**: Emergency Department

**Contract**: Permanent full or part time ( 0.6-1 FTE)

**Salary**: MECA- Senior Grade 4 / Step 1
Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role
Are you interested to join the nurse education team in Te Pae Tiaki/Emergency Department?
Now is a great time to re-locate to the Wellington area, it offers the benefits of excellent amenities, first class primary through to tertiary education, short commutes and outstanding recreational opportunities. Whether it - s the outdoors - kayaking or sailing; skiing, hunting or fishing; or theatre, live-music or art or shopping and dining out - there - s literally something for everyone.
We are a level 6 Emergency Service committed to providing acute and emergent care to patients and their families/whanau within a multidisciplinary team. We aim to deliver high quality and safe care at all times.
Our goal is to create a positive learning environment for our nurses and provide an education platform to help them develop the knowledge and skills they require to care for adult, paediatric medical, trauma and mental health emergency patients who present to Te Pae Tiaki.
As a nurse educator you will provide mentoring and clinical support to nurses at all stages of their careers - whether it be as a new graduate, a nurse new to the Emergency Department or those transitioning to Resuscitation or Triage areas.
You will be delivering lectures at a number of study days which are pivotal to each area of ED. Our teaching style is innovative and leans towards a - hands on approach - which is specific for adult learners. We encourage innovation and critical thinking.
We endeavour to role model high quality nursing care and professionalism. We are proud of the education we provide and aim for a learning environment that provides ED nurses with new knowledge and skills which they can transfer directly into their nursing practice.
We strive for nurses to be their best.
- Significant nursing experience in the specialty of emergency nursing
- A post graduate qualification in nursing
- Strong leadership and relational skills
- Strong Desire for education and developing nurses to be their bestMō tō mātou rōpū - About our team
- Manaakitanga - Respect, caring, kindness
- Kotahitanga - Connection, unity, equity
- Rangatiratanga - Autonomy, integrity, excellenceCapital and Coast DHB (CCDHB) is located centrally in Wellington and has over 6,000 full-time equivalent staff, making us one of the major employers in the Wellington region. CCDHB operates two hospitals - Wellington Regional Hospital in Newtown and Kenepuru Hospital in Porirua - as well as the Kāpiti Health Centre at Paraparaumu.

Moū - About you
A New Zealand registered nurse, you will have a current practising certificate with the Nursing Council of New Zealand. Additionally, you will bring to this role prior experience in emergency nursing. A post graduate qualification in nursing, or study towards this is expected. Awareness of and sensitivity to individual and cultural differences is essential.
E pā ana ki a tatou - About us
Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

**To find out more about us click on the following links**:
Capital
and Coast
Hutt
Valley
Mental
Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service
Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply
Your safety and that of our patients is important to us. It is our expectation that you will be fully vaccinated against COVID 19, having received two doses of an approved COVID 19 vaccination.
Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai
By joining together we will succeed