Nurse Educator - Emergency Department

About the role

Wellington Regional Hospital's Emergency Department (Te Pae Tiaki) is looking for a Nurse Educator on a permanent 0.8 FTE basis. The department is a Level 6 emergency service providing acute and emergent care to adults and children, and aims to create a supportive learning environment for its nurses.

Key responsibilities

• Mentor and support nurses at all stages of their career, from new graduates to those moving into advanced areas such as resuscitation or triage.
• Lead lectures and workshops as part of the structured study days that form the core of ED learning.
• Deliver a hands-on, adult-learning approach that encourages innovation, critical thinking and practical application.

Required profile

• Registered Nurse with extensive clinical experience in emergency nursing.
• A postgraduate nursing qualification, or a New Zealand Post Graduate Nursing Masters or work towards it.
• At least 4 years in a Level 6 tertiary Emergency Department, or a minimum of 3 years in critical care (e.g. medical-surgical HDU or ICU).
• Experience managing diverse, high-acuity presentations across adult and paediatric populations.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal and clinical judgement skills, and the ability to make swift decisions in high-pressure situations.
• Commitment to safe, culturally appropriate, whānau-centred care and to the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

The department is a mixed adult-paediatric unit with around 65,000 annual presentations, a 16-bed observation unit and a Minor Care Zone, and is supported in-house by most specialties. Applications are made through the online careers portal; applications are reviewed as received.