Nurse Educator - Programme Coordinator

• Exciting Senior Nurse or Anaesthetic Technician Opportunity!
• Permanent - Part time (0.8 FTE) position
• Location – Auckland City Hospital

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.

Are you an experienced senior registered nurse (RN) or anaesthetic technician (AT) with a passion for education, quality and excellence? We have an opportunity for an experienced perioperative RN or AT to further their career, focusing on education, training and development within a passionate perioperative educator team.

About the Role

You will be responsible for the professional development of perioperative staff in the Adult and Emergency (Surgical) operating room (OR) department, including teaching on and supporting development of those who are new to OR scrub/circulating roles across the organisation, as well as contributing to hospital wide development and leadership of staff and patient focused initiatives.

While the role provides support to all perioperative departments, you will primarily be based in the Adult and Emergency (Surgical) OR department which provides acute and elective general surgery (including colorectal, breast and hepatobiliary), urology, vascular, orthopaedics, neurosurgery (adults and paediatrics), transplantation (kidney, liver and pancreas - adults and paediatrics) and trauma.

This is a permanent role for working 0.8 FTE, Monday to Sunday .

We would love to hear from you if you are an exceptional expert/senior RN or AT with extensive perioperative experience and proven leadership skills.

Click here for a copy of the Position Description RN

Click here for a copy of the Position Description AT

For more information about this role please contact Bron Taylor, Associate Nurse Director Perioperative Services on btaylor@adhb.govt.nz

About you

To be successful in this role, you'll bring:

• Extensive experience as an expert/senior OR scrub/circulate RN or AT
• Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma or Masters.
• Advanced knowledge within intraoperative care
• A passion towards education, quality improvement and patient safety
• A commitment to health equity and culturally safe practice
• A sound knowledge of clinical teaching/learning methods
• Well-developed communication and critical thinking skills.

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

To apply, simply click on the link below and make an online application attaching your latest 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.