Nurse Educator - Orthopaedic Service - Ward 6 North

## Mo tenei turanga mahi | About this role

• Location :
• Wellington Regional Hospital, Ward 6 North
• Contract :
• Permanent, 0.9-1.0 FTEHealth New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders.

Through integration and collaboration, we - re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whanau-centred care, and excellence.

You would be working in a strong leadership team with other Nurse educator, Associate Charge Nurse Managers, and the Charge Nurse Manager, which offers the chance for professional and personal development.The Nurse Educator will be an expert in educational delivery, facilitation of education by specialists and assessing the educational needs of the nursing team.

This role is critical in ensuring and maintaining essential nursing standards and leading the implementation of nursing education, change and skill development in a multi-specialty ward.

The majority of the work will take place on morning shifts, Monday to Friday, however it is expected that each NE will be available to work in the afternoon, night and weekend shifts from time to time to ensure the educational requirements of staff working those shifts are met.You will be responsible for providing leadership in the clinical environment and to bring about practice improvements.You will provide ongoing support for the nursing team with their PDRP progression and help the nursing team to maintain essential core nursing skills and develop area related specialty skills.

Our service supports open, honest, communication and dynamic professional development of all teams.We are a tertiary facility operating at Wellington Regional Hospital.

We have many options for career development and a strong research culture across our services.

We place a strong focus on staff education and development, and we aim to deliver high quality and safe care at all times.

Ideally, you will bring to this role prior experience in a surgical or acute nursing environment.

An excellent communicator, you will have a positive, enthusiastic and proactive manner that instils confidence in patients and colleagues.

Awareness of and sensitivity to individual and cultural differences is essential.You will need to bring a passion for teaching and developing staff to meet their full potential.

Ideally you will have a qualification in adult teaching / learning or be willing to undertake this.

We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa / New Zealand.Our people are at the heart of everything we do.

Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability.

A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community.

We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Maori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact

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