Nurse Educator - Orthopaedics

•  Exciting Senior Nurse Opportunity!
•  Permanent – Full Time position
•  Location – Te Toka Tumai Auckland

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.

We have an opportunity for an experienced nurse to further their career, focusing on education, training and development for Adult Surgical & Perioperative Services.

About the Role

We are looking for a highly motivated and innovative Registered nurse with a passion for education, preferably on a post graduate pathway.

This full time role provides support to all Orthopaedic areas.

The Nurse Educator is responsible for:

• Promoting, facilitating and providing clinical education to maximise health care delivery, enhance patient outcomes, promote clinical excellence and evidenced-based professional nursing practice.
• Professional development of nursing staff in Adult Surgical and Perioperative Services at Te Toka Tumai | Auckland
• Training other disciplines and professional development assessments.

This is a permanent full time (1.0 FTE ) role working predominantly Monday to Friday.

 For a copy of the Position Description, please click here

For more information, please contact Kate Bridgeman, Nurse Unit Manager -Orthopaedics, Urology and The North Island Sarcoma Service at kbridgeman@adhb.govt.nz

About You

To be successful in this role, we are looking for:

• Advanced clinical expertise in orthopaedic nursing.
• Strong leadership and relationship-management skills.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Is an expert/senior nurse with relevant Orthopaedic clinical experience and preferably already have or are working towards a Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma or Masters in specialty nursing practice.

• A sound knowledge of clinical teaching/learning methods and well-developed communication and critical thinking skills.

• The ability to lead initiatives and work well with multi-disciplinary teams

• Has a current NZ APC and an excellent clinical practice background in Orthopaedic for a minimum of 2 years.

About the Service

The Orthopaedic Service at Te Toka Tumai Auckland provides both acute and elective care to more than 12,000 patients annually. As the major trauma centre for the Auckland region, the service offers a comprehensive range of orthopaedic specialist services and provides exposure to a diverse variety of complex clinical presentations requiring advanced specialist nursing expertise.

About the Location

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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

If you are interested in this role, please submit your CV and cover letter.

If you have any queries about accessibility or technical issues with the online process, please contact Maylaine Cerna, Recruitment Consultant on maylaine.cerna@tewhatuora.govt.nz to discuss how we can best support your application.

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