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- Central RegionContract: Permanent, Part Time (0.2FTE / 8 hours per week)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.
- re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.
About the Role The Critical Care Expansion Programme has committed funding to support and increase Allied Professions workforce capacity and capability within critical care settings by funding Educators for Allied Professions within the Central Region.
This role will provide coordination of the education programme across the Central Region, and may be based at any of the districts within the Central Region.They will play a pivotal role in ensuring strategic alignment of educator workplans, both as a Central Region Educator team, and with other profession-specific educators across the motu.
They will be a key point of connection between the educator team and Allied Health leadership across the Central Region, and will support visibility and reporting of the work programme to relevant parties.
In addition they will provide connection and leadership into the Central Region Critical Care leadership group.
The role will be held by one of the educators, in addition to their profession-specific educator role.
About the Team/Service Location The Allied Professions Critical Care Educator team works across the Central region, supporting clinicians working in critical care across all 6 of the Hospital sites.
Educators work primarily to support the upskilling and capability building of clinicians in their own profession, but also provide interdisciplinary teaching to other allied, nursing, and medical colleagues as required.
About you You will hold an Allied Professions Annual practicing certificate, with a minimum of 5 years- experience.
You will have proven skills in team coordination, strategic planning, measuring outcomes, and quality improvement, with outstanding communication skills and a solid understanding of clinical education.
You will work alongside the critical care educator team to develop and prioritise their workplans, and to define and record data metrics and reporting to support this programme of work.You will have strong relationship building skills and will work collaboratively with both the allied professions educator team, as well as nursing educators, medical colleagues, and other critical care coordinators across the motu to align workplans and identify opportunities for collaboration.
You will be cognizant of the importance of equity for patients, whānau and for your team.Experience and knowledge of the critical care environment is desired but not essential.Working at Health New Zealand Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is
- the weaving of wellness
- . We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand.
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.We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability.
A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community.
We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.
How to Apply To apply please click- apply now.
- All applications must be submitted through our online careers
- portal by 22 June.
If you have any questions about the role, please contact Philip.Adamson@tewhatuora.govt.nz We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advertisement.