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Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora

Nurse Educator Mental Health Emergency Department Permanent

FULL TIME & PART TIME

December 2, 2024

Nurse Educator- Mental Health & Addictions Emergency Department

Permanent 0.6FTE Mental Health & Addiction
Designated Senior Nursing role based at Nelson Hospital
Opportunity to have a greater impact

Health 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, whānau-centred care, and excellence.
About the Role
The Nurse Educator Mental Health & Addictions and Acute Emergency Services is a key member of the MH&A, ED, and Workforce Development teams. Your role would see you planning, delivering, and evaluating workforce development activities specific (but not limited to) the mental health service setting.
As a Nurse Educator you will coach and educate staff to their best potential resulting in improved experiences for our health consumers. You will primarily work alongside the MH&A and ED teams, in a clinical coach/mentoring capacity, leading and embedding evidence-based practice, developing education strategies, involving staff in identifying areas for development, and developing objectives and plans in order to help staff apply learnings to practice.
A large component of this role will be ensuring that clinical quality systems are in place within and across our nursing services to enhance care delivery.
About the Team/Location
If you are looking for a new role, working alongside an enthusiastic and supportive team that is focused on constantly improving the level of care provided to the community, this is the role for you.
We have a great team and we work hard to make a difference. We value integrity, innovation, respect and teamwork.
About you

Coach and develop the staff employed in the ED
Develop connections between acute services providing care for tangata whaiora.
Reaching into the Emergency Department and into our MH teams to improve tangata whaiora outcomes
Demonstrated commitment to nursing education with excellent interpersonal skills
Accessible and supportive nature
Familiar with change management principles and process
Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth
Experience in projects / initiatives which give effect to Te Tiriti principals and frameworks, and the application of Mātauranga Māori and Kaupapa Māori approaches, particularly as they apply in healthcare settings.
You will bring with you your clinical expertise, commitment to cultural competency, and passion for assisting others to grow through learning and professional development. You will be an experienced, resilient and adaptable senior registered nurse with a current practicing certificate and extensive MH&A nursing experience.
You will have excellent communication and engagement skills, and you will have demonstrated your ability to teach adults in both formal and informal setting.
You will have a current Expert portfolio (or working towards) and a Certificate in Adult Teaching Level 4, as well as Masters of Nursing level post graduate education, or working towards (essential).

Working for Health New Zealand
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is - the weaving of wellnesses. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.
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.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.
We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to Apply
To view the position description and/or apply for the role please click - apply now. - All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on 24.02.25.
For general enquiries please contact our Nursing Recruiter on Lee.Packer@nmdhb.govt.nz
For role specific enquiries please contact Jodi Miller Associate Director of Nursing Workforce Development on Jodi.Miller@nmdhb.govt.nz
Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

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