interRAI Educator - Operations - Service Improvement and Innovation

Join Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora at a key time of change where you will meaningfully contribute to our kaupapa of creating a more equitable, accessible, cohesive and people-centred health system.

This is mahi that will improve the health and well-being of everyone in Aotearoa, and we've got an opportunity for you to be part of it.

Te whiwhinga mahi The Opportunity

interRAI is a suite of comprehensive clinical assessment tools, used in Aotearoa New Zealand to assess the needs of people including those in aged residential care (ARC) and home and community support services (HCSS).

interRAI assessments are designed to identify opportunities for improvement and / or any risk to the person's health.

In this role, your primary purpose will be to provide training and support for registered health professionals to reach competency in the use of interRAI assessments, to provide ongoing education, quality review and support for currently competent assessors and to provide education and support to end users' and other associated stakeholders in the sector.

On a day-to-day basis, you will be responsible for providing subject matter expertise and advice to stakeholders, leading interRAI assesstor training, undertaking quality reviews and contributing to service development and strategy and planning initiatives.

Communication and presenting will be a core component of your role. You will need to be able to communicate clearly to a wide range of audiences, use adult teaching principles to effectively deliver training, and ensure that stakeholders and end-users feel fully supported.

This is a 12 month fixed term role, to cover parental leave.

Mōu About you

Ideally, you will be an experienced and competent interRAI assessor with experience in conducting interRAI assessments, however training will be provided to employees with no experience.

You will be required to engage with a wide range of stakeholders across Aotearoa in this role so you will need to be an excellent communicator, who is able to build trusting and supportive relationships in an education setting.

Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako Skills and experience

• A relevant graduate and post-graduate qualification
• Health Professional with assessment as part of their scope of practice and a current practicing certificate, or discipline equivalent.
• Certificate in adult teaching (or working towards).
• Demonstrated experience of providing training to adult learners
• Demonstrated group facilitation skills
• Health sector experience
• Valid full New Zealand drivers licence

Ka kawea e koe You will bring :

• A commitment to being a good Te Tiriti partner in all your actions. This includes an understanding of the significance of and obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and the ability to apply Te Tiriti principles in a meaningful way in this role
• Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth

Ko te mahi e tika ana mō te ao hurihuri nei Work that suits today's ever-changing world

Health New Zealand supports flexible and hybrid working for our kaimahi. In roles that don't require an in-person element, we encourage you to work from where you are.

We want our national teams to be made up of diverse people from across the motu, just like our health system.

Nau mai, uru mai Come and join us

When you join us, you become part of transforming the health system. This is a once in a life-time change,that will touch the lives of everyone in Aotearoa, and future generations.

Our name, Te Whatu Ora, means the weaving of wellness'. Whatu is the combining together of people, resources, organisations, thoughts and actions for the betterment and wellbeing of all.

Whatu is also a direct reference to the pupil of the eye, and the vision required of the new entity and system.

We are working towards a system that better meets the complex demands of a growing population, addresses the persistent inequalities experienced by Māori and ensures greater access, experience and outcomes for those traditionally not well served by the system Māori, Pacific and Disabled People.

Tō mātou whakahaere ki te tika, te rerekētanga, me te whai wāhi mai Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment.

If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.

We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

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