Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi. Engari, he toa takitini.

Success is not the work of one, but the work of many.

Fixed Term, Part time

64 Hours Per Fortnight (0.8 FTE)

Hawke’s Bay District Health Board is seeking to employ an Immunisation Vaccinator supervisor to train and develop our new immunisation workforce. This is a critical role to ensure the successful training of Vaccinating Health Worker (VHW) and to ensure VHW practices safely at the workplace.  You will provide professional, clinical direction and guidance for up to six vaccinators working under Supervision.  This is an exciting new opportunity to train our new vaccinator workforce.

You will be working with the Mana Ora Mana Māori vaccination team to deliver and support and improve vaccination outcomes for our communities.  We have a passionate team who work closely with our communities delivering an excellent vaccination service.  

You will require knowledge of Māori Health and Pacific Health models and be able to actively integrate cultural safety into the delivery of care for our community.

To be successful in this role you will need:

• To be a registered health professional that has completed the IMAC online COVID-19 Vaccinator and COVID-19 Immunisation Register (CIR) training
• To be a fully authorised vaccinator or working towards this.
• At least 5 years of recent experience in healthcare or a health professional authorised to vaccinate with recent experience within a vaccination programme
• The ability to engage and work with providers to facilitate, support and deliver workforce training
• Ability to provide education and support to a high level
• Sensitivity to cultural customs beliefs and values
• Commitment to Treaty of Waitangi and equity
• The ability to use computer applications, including MS suite
• A full New Zealand Driver License as local/regional travel is required

If this sounds like you, review the Position Profile HERE and apply now! 

The Hawke’s Bay DHB in general encourages a workforce that is innovative, eager to learn and enhance their skills and is passionate about caring for our community. As part of our team we will support, encourage and help you to develop your career with us.

We are committed to delivering and living our DHB values of He kauanuanu – Respect, Ākina – Improvement, Rāranga te tira– Teamwork and Tauwhiro – Care. You should be someone who has similar personal values.

We are proud of our team’s diversity.  We know the strength of a diverse and inclusive workforce helps us achieve the best outcomes for our patients and the communities in which we operate and serve. 

As per COVID-19 Public Health Response Amendment Act (No 2) 2021, Hawkes Bay DHB requires ALL its employees to be both fully vaccinated against COVID-19 which now includes boosters.  For full details of this mandate, please click HERE.

Failure to meet these requirements will result in your application being rejected.