Clinical Nurse Educator - Community Nursing

• Clinical Nurse Educator - Hawke’s Bay Fallen Soldier’s Hospital
• Permanent, Part – Time, 40 hours per fortnight (0.5 FTE)
• A rewarding opportunity to shape the future of community nursing through education, leadership, and continuous improvement.

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

As a Clinical Nurse Educator – Community Services, you will play a key role in developing, delivering, and evaluating education and training programmes that support high - quality, evidence - based care across community services. You’ll work closely with clinical teams to build capability, support workforce development, and ensure staff are equipped with the skills and knowledge needed to deliver safe, effective care.

This is a varied and influential role where you’ll balance education delivery with leadership and service improvement. You’ll support onboarding, develop learning programmes, coach and mentor staff, and lead initiatives that enhance clinical practice. Working across services such as District Nursing, Wound Care, Continence, and related teams, you’ll help drive innovation and strengthen care delivery across the community setting.

Please click here to view the position description

About the Team/Service/ Location

The Professional Development Unit (PDU) brings together education and workforce development functions to support clinical excellence across the organisation. Based at Hawke’s Bay Fallen Soldiers Memorial Hospital, this role works closely with community services and multidisciplinary teams to deliver coordinated, high-quality education and training.

For more information on living and working in Hawke’s Bay click HERE

About you

As a Nurse Educator, you will bring:

• Current NZ Nursing Council registration with a valid practising certificate
• At least 5 years’ recent community nursing experience
• Postgraduate qualification (or working towards) and education / teaching capability
• Strong leadership, communication, and coaching skills
• Commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and improving equitable health outcomes

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.  

How to Apply

To apply please click “apply now.”  All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal by 24th July 2026. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Barry Somerset - Barry.Somerset@hbdhb.govt.nz

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

Whilst Health New Zealand is undergoing change, affected employees will be given preference and priority for this position.