Nurse Educator - Level 8 ORs
Permanent - Part time (0.5 FTE) position
Location Auckland City Hospital
About the Role
We have an opportunity for an experienced perioperative nurse or technician to further their career focusing on education, training and development within a passionate perioperative educator team.
In this role you will:
Be responsible for professional development of nursing staff and health care assistants in the perioperative area, including teaching on and supporting those who are new to the scrub/circulating roles in the operating rooms
Contribute to hospital wide development and leadership of nursing and patient focused initiatives
Provide support to all perioperative departments. You will be primarily based in Level 8 OR 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 working 0.5 FTE, Monday to Sunday.
This is a part-time role. There may be opportunity to combine this role with a clinical role. We are looking for a registered nurse or anaesthetic technician a with a passion for education, who is already on or completed a post graduate pathway.While the role provides support to surgical and perioperative areas, your focus will be OR scrub/circulating roles.
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About You
We are looking for:
An expert/senior nurse or senior anaesthetic technician with relevant clinical experienceA Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma or Masters in specialty practice.
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 Maori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.
How to Apply:
If you feel an alignment with what we, as a values and equity based organisation is all about and are a passionate, experienced RN/AT with NZ registration wed love to hear from you! Please submit your application online, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role.Attach your CV and cover letter.
For confidential discussion and further information about this role, please contact Bron Taylor on btaylor@adhb.govt.nz.
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.