Nurse Educator, People

Nurse Educator, People and Professional Development - Haematology

• Opportunity to be involved in the development of our nursing work force
• Senior Nursing Role
• Full Time Permanent Role (1 FTE)

Our Organisation:

Health NZ Counties Manukau is a dynamic and progressive organisation at the forefront of innovative health care delivery within the New Zealand Public Health Sector. We continue to work with others to achieve equity in key health indicators for Maaori, Pacific and communities with health disparities and will continue to develop and implement plans, based on local needs to improve the health and wellbeing of Counties Manukau region.

Our main sites are Middlemore Hospital, Kidz First Hospital and Manukau Health Park.

We are part of Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora, the overarching organisation for New Zealands national health service. HNZ leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels.

About the role:

We are looking for an individual who is committed to the development of nurses and nursing practice to join us in the People and Professional Development Team. This exciting opportunity is available for an enthusiastic, confident and competent individual with expertise in the area of Haematology nursing including chemotherapy administration. As a successful candidate you will work within Medicine and ED Professional Development team, with the primary responsibility of providing expertise and support in assessment, planning and delivery of professional development activities for staff within and across services as well as the wider health community.

The Professional Development Team strives to support the organisation by equipping and empowering our nursing workforce to deliver the highest quality patient and whaanau centred care.

The successful applicant will:

• Be a skilled and credible practitioner always striving to improve standards of practice
• Be a confident and competent communicator
• Be able to create effective working relationships across a variety of arenas

• Be able to demonstrate good time management and manage workload independently

• Be creative, intuitive and actively seek opportunities for the development of practice

• Be able to empower, facilitate and support development in others

• Be experience in delivering professional development and learning activities
• Have commitment and passion for the essentials of nursing

Essential:

• Be a NZ registered nurse with a current Annual Practicing Certificate (APC)
• Have a minimum of five years clinical experience with at least 4 years experience in haematology nursing in NZ
• Be at least a proficient level nurse demonstrating leadership and have conducted some post graduate education
• Have an understanding of haematology/oncology chemotherapies and be cytotoxic trained

If you are a driven and compassionate healthcare professional looking for a rewarding opportunity, we would love to hear from you Please apply online at If you have any questions, please reach out to Fran Upoko in the Recruitment team at

Job Number: CMH

Application Closes: 18 November 2025

At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us. We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community. To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind Manaakitanga, Together Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today.