Nurse Educator - Emergency Department & Crisis Resolution Service

About the role

Health New Zealand is recruiting a Nurse Educator to work across the Wellington Emergency Department (ED) and the Wellington Crisis Resolution Service (CRS). The role is permanent, full time (1FTE), Monday to Friday, split between 0.6 FTE with ED clinicians and 0.4 FTE with the CRS. It works alongside the MHAIDS Mental Health ED Team and the Speciality Clinical Nurse.

Key responsibilities

• In the ED: provide education and training to increase staff skills, confidence and capability when working with people presenting with mental health problems or in crisis, and deliver education to other staff across the acute care continuum alongside other nurse educators.
• Develop and implement mental health and addiction-specific resources for staff and people presenting in crisis and their whānau.
• In the CRS: work with the Speciality Clinical Nurse to enhance nursing care by assessing nurses' educational needs, providing clinical expertise in complex or challenging presentations, completing training needs assessments based on practice and organisational needs, and developing and running education sessions as required.

Required profile

• Registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand and a current practising certificate.
• Undergraduate (leading to registration) or postgraduate programme in mental health nursing, or a Master's in nursing or enrolment in one.
• Three years of mental health nursing experience, with demonstrated proficiency in crisis assessment, formulation and care planning and implementation.
• Relevant qualification in adult education, or working towards it within an agreed timeframe.
• Commitment to ongoing learning and development, including attainment and maintenance of a senior PDRP.
• Understanding of the significance of and obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and how to apply its principles in the nursing role.

Applications are made through the online careers portal; applications are reviewed as received and may be considered before the closing date.