Where you’ll be working: Te Manawa Taki Region

The details: Fixed Term and part-time available

 

• An exciting opportunity for fixed term educators for Allied Health have been made available for the Te Manawa Taki region.

• The roles will be responsible for developing and overseeing education and coaching within adult critical care services across the region to provide “on the job training”, support and coaching for the Allied Health workforce.

• This initiative aims to support and increase the Allied Health workforce within the adult critical care setting.

 

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

Funding has been made available for the Allied Health workforce to expand capacity and capability across the Te Manawa Taki region. The workforce development is the response to a high demand for specialty resourcing requirements in our critical care services. Allied Health have signalled the need for educators and coaches to provide ongoing education and upskilling of key members of the workforce to ensure resilience and retention of staff. Embedded throughout the critical care workforce development is the need to grow and develop a workforce that reflects the community we serve to ensure we improve the health of Maaori and Pacific people.

 

The educator roles will be profession specific with the allocation of a Principle Educator within the group to support the coordination and collaboration across the interdisciplinary team, critical care units and region. As these roles will work across the Te Manawa Taki region, in the adult critical care service, the ability to travel between sites is essential. There is some potential flexibility in the FTE outlined below.

 

The following roles fixed term until 30 June 2024:

• 0.5 FTE Occupational Therapy

• 0.5 FTE Pharmacy

• 0.5 FTE Social Work

 

Click here to view the Profession specific Allied Health Scientific & Technical Educator Critical Care position description.

(Please note position descriptions can only be viewed on the Te Whatu Ora - Waikato website.)

 

Mōu | About you

Required skills & experience you will need to be considered for this role:

• Knowledge and understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi

• Current annual practicing certificate

• Demonstrate clinical and cultural competence

• Advanced theoretical knowledge base of critical care patient pathway

• Hold advanced life support qualification

• Contribute to clinical education and practice development

• Adult learning training

• Experience using coaching skills

• Full clean drivers licence

 

Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation

Te iwi Ngakaunui – People at Heart

• Whakamana – Give and earn respect

• Whakaronga – Listen to me; Talk to me

• Mauri Pai – Fair play

• Whakapakari – Growing the good

• Kotahitanga – Stronger together

 

It is not very often something happens that is big; like, really big. Big to the point that it will touch the lives of every single person in the country. That is what we are talking about here. The provision of Health in Aotearoa New Zealand, and how its run is about to change in a big way.

 

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand and Te Aka Whai Ora - Māori Health Authority will together shape the delivery of Health services in Aotearoa New Zealand for generations to come, and will form the core of a modern and integrated service looking after the needs of all our Whānau.

 

We are dedicated to achieving health equity for Māori and other priority populations. We are a Crown entity and an active partner in Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand is guided by Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to upholding the articles.

 

Here at Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, Waikato we have a team of 8,000 working across the Waikato where everyone plays a vital role in the care of our patients – directly or non-directly. Our vision is Healthy People. Excellent Care.

 

We are a values-based and inclusive organisation that is committed to deliver the best health outcomes for our total population. Reflecting the population we serve is an important part of the care we deliver to the community. We strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds with the necessary capability and who share our values to apply. We proactively develop pathways that maximise opportunity for Māori and encourage Māori to apply.

 

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Please apply directly online, applications are not able to be accepted via email.

 

The role responsibilities are outlined in the attached position descriptions; queries are welcome to Katy Sheffield, Director Allied Health, Taranaki - katy.sheffield@tdhb.org.nz

 

Closing date: 25 September 2023

 

COVID-19:

A national Vaccination Policy which includes COVID19 is under development. In the interim, a Health and Safety Risk Assessment against the requirements of the role will apply to unvaccinated candidates and employees and appropriate risk mitigation (e.g. extra PPE, RAT testing) may be taken as a result. Please note that when a Vaccination Policy is introduced it will apply to this role and need to be supported.