Professional Supervision Educator, People and Professional Development Team
Part time 0.6FTE, Permanent role
Remuneration based on the relevant health professional SECA guidelines
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.
The opportunity:
Are you passionate about developing others and strengthening professional practice across the healthcare workforce? We are seeking an experienced and motivated Professional Supervision Educator to join our People and Professional Development team based at Middlemore Hospital.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in building a strong supervision culture that supports safe, effective, and high-quality care across our organisation.
As a Professional Supervision Educator, you will lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of professional supervision training and development. You will support both supervisors and supervisees to build confidence, capability, and best practice in supervision.
Key responsibilities include:
- Designing and delivering professional development programmes related to supervision
- Supporting services to embed a strong supervision culture
- Coaching, mentoring, and developing healthcare professionals
- Evaluating and improving the quality and effectiveness of education programmes
- Collaborating across multidisciplinary teams to enhance learning and development
You will bring:
- Hold NZ registration with a Health professional registration board, and an APC
- A relevant healthcare qualification and supervision experience
- A postgraduate certificate focused on professional supervision as required
- At least 5 year’s experience supervising health professionals
- Strong facilitation, coaching, and mentoring skills
- The ability to work across disciplines and influence at all levels
- A commitment to equity, cultural safety, and continuous improvement
What We Offer
- Opportunities to lead and influence workforce development
- A collaborative and supportive team environment
- Ongoing professional development
- The chance to make a meaningful impact on healthcare delivery
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 Maori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.
How to apply
To apply please click 'apply now'. All applications must be submitted through our online career’s portal by 17th of May. To review the position description, please click here.
For more information on this role, please contact Amy Lin in the Recruitment Centre on amy.lin@middlemore.co.nz.
We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.
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.
