Clinical Nurse Educator - Surgical Services

Taranaki Base Hospital, New Plymouth

0.8FTE

Permanent, Part Time

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

• Are you seeking a senior nursing education role supporting practice change in the Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Taranaki healthcare environment?
• Then take this key nursing leadership opportunity.
• Great opportunity where transforming and innovating is the norm.

The Clinical Nurse Educator Surgical Services is accountable for promoting, facilitating, providing and evaluating innovative and structured clinical education training programmes to nursing teams, to develop surgical care expertise, enhance patient care outcomes and to ensure safe nursing care practice standards are maintained. The CNE is a key leadership role, promoting clinical excellence and evidenced based professional nursing practice in the surgical services.

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About the Team/Service/ Location

At Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Taranaki we are committed to recognising the value our people bring to our organisation within a supportive team of healthcare professionals that provide comprehensive care to our patients.

We believe having workforce that is diverse and inclusive, we are a pro-equity Health Organisation and this means that we will be better positioned to understand and serve our community.

When you choose to work with us, we will offer you:

A comprehensive orientation and induction to our organisation and your department

Access to clinical training and education

Up to date facilities, Have a look at

Project Maunga - our New Facilities currently under construction check this out on our website http://www.tdhb.org/maunga.shtml

Opportunities to participate on local project and regional collaboration teams

Professional development

For more information on living and working in Taranaki click here

About you

Applicants must have the following:

• New Zealand Registered Nurse with a current Annual Practicing Certificate.
• Up to date Nursing Portfolio at Senior Nurse level (or has expert level and commitment to working towards senior within six months of appointment).

Masters Degree or PG Diploma and working towards Masters completion.

Teaching qualification or working towards completion.

Coaching/Mentoring training or working towards.

Current CORE Advanced Certificate Holder, or prepared to work towards within one year of appointment.

At least five years post graduate nursing experience in an acute care setting.

Experience in multi-disciplinary clinical teaching.

Perceived as highly effective, progressive and knowledgeable in area of practice, according to legal, ethical, cultural safety and professional standards.

• Knowledge and understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and implications for nursing education.
• Experience in considering health inequities.
• Expert level advanced assessment skills and care planning ability, clinical reasoning and judgement.
• Leadership change management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Coaching mentoring skills.
• Train the trainer skills.
• Effective time management.
• Quality Improvement skills.

Flexible working skills.

• Research skills.
• Policy and guideline development.
• Education training / programme development skills.
• NZ health target knowledge.

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 careers portal by Monday 23 February 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Diana Fergusson, Professional Lead, Nursing via email as Diana.Fergusson@tdhb.org.nz

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