Where you’ll be working: Nursing and Midwifery Professional Development Unit - Waiora Waikato Hospital Campus, Hamilton

The details: Permanent Part-time - 28 Hours per week – Monday to Friday

Salary details: Band 4 of PSA Clerical & Administrative Employees MECA

 

• Be part of the national transformation in Health

• Opportunity to grow within a learning team

 

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

Do you want to join an innovative team who support and deliver clinical education, workforce and practice development for nurses and midwives at Te Whatu Ora Waikato? If so, we want to hear from you.

 

We are looking for an Administrator to join us in the Professional Development Unit. Our vision is "Leading Education for Quality Care" and our mission is the advancement of nursing and midwifery practice, facilitated through workforce development and clinical education initiatives. The purpose of this role is to provide an accurate, efficient, effective and high quality customer focussed administrative support service for the Professional Development Unit. The portfolio this role holds includes support for our New Graduate Programmes. We coordinate and deliver locally three national nursing new graduate education programmes for new entrants into the nursing workforce.

 

Duties include but are not limited to:

• marketing of programmes and administrative support for recruitment related activities

• maintaining web based pages and databases for Professional Development Unit

• preparing course documentation and resources, such as sign-in sheets, feedback surveys and reports

• updating education records and achievement in our Human Resource Information System (HRIS) and rostering system

• responding to queries, via telephone and email

• organising venues and contributing to room set-up

• recording meeting minutes

• general administrative support for the Professional Development Unit leadership team

 

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

 

Mōu | About you

To be considered for this position, your application needs to demonstrate that you have:

• a collaborative and agile approach to team work

• at least 2 years experience in office and administrative support roles in complex organisations such as healthcare or education

• outstanding customer service, with both internal and external customers

• proven competency in computer skills – intermediate to advanced level of Microsoft Office use

• the ability to handle and/or prioritise multiple tasks

 

It would be an advantage if you can also demonstrate that you have: 

• a qualification in administration or business management

• experience with using a Human Resource Information System, such as PeopleSoft, web page authoring or Learning Management System (e.g. Moodle)

 

If this sounds like the right career move for you, then we would love to hear from you!

 

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.

 

Te Whatu Ora, Waikato serves the largest Māori population and third largest Pacific population in Aotearoa New Zealand. Waikato Hospital in Hamilton is one of New Zealand’s largest tertiary, teaching hospitals with over 600 inpatient beds and 22 operating theatres. Clinical specialities include Women’s and Children Services, Cardiology / Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oncology and Haematology, Surgical services, and Mental Health and Addiction. Waikato Hospital is the Midland regional referral centre for multiple specialties including trauma surgery, oncology, and neurology.

 

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.

 

He aha Waikato

Waikato is the fourth largest region in Aotearoa New Zealand and located just south of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. It features a wide range of world-class outdoor and cultural experiences. You can surf the world-famous beaches of Whāingaroa Raglan, swim at the beautiful beaches of the Kapanga Coromandel, hike our majestic mountain ranges, tour the Hobbiton shire, experience the magic of the Waitomo glow worm caves, and encounter a vast array of flora and fauna at the remarkable Maungatautari Ecological Reserve.

 

Waikato is the home of the Kiingitanga and rich in Māori culture. Waikato Hospital sits on whenua gifted by Waikato iwi, situated on the banks of the mighty Waikato Awa, Hamilton is New Zealand’s largest metropolitan inland city. Hamilton’s vibrant city centre and rich cultural mix makes it an ideal place to experience the authentic friendly Kiwi lifestyle.

 

Learn more about living in the mighty Waikato here

 

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

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

 

For more information, please contact JM Burgess, Nurse Manager Clinical and Practice Development on 0275817660.

 

Closing date: 8 June 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.