Dementia Education Facilitator - Older Persons Mental Health at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Waitaha Canterbury -

apartmentTe Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Waitaha Canterbury placeChristchurch calendar_month25/04/2025

Burwood Hospital, Christchurch 0.8FTE permanent part

-time positionavailableA registered health professional witha current APCAbility to liaise with and facilitateeducation sessions for registered professionals using person-centred care assessment, support, and advicespecific to dementiaHealth New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principlesof Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system thatserves all New Zealanders.About the roleThe Older Persons Mental Health (OPMH) CommunityTeam has an exciting opportunity for an experienced registered healthprofessional to be part of the OPMH

Walking in Another
s Shoes - (WiAS)programme.

This role involves designing and facilitating dementia-specificeducation sessions and developing person-centred support for other registeredhealth professionals in aged residential and home-based care.

The DementiaEducation Facilitator function additionally extends to the wider OPMH service,offering support, advice, care-plan mapping and education to OPMH staff.About YouThesuccessful candidate will be a confident practitioner with suitable experienceworking with tangata whai ora / clients with mate wareware / dementia, who hasa passion for developing, promoting, and facilitating person-centred dementiacare education.

Experience in developing and presenting educational resourceswill be an advantage.
Necessary personal attributes would includeself-motivation, excellent interpersonal skills, and diverse communicationskills that enhance delivery of learning goals.Thisis a 0.8 FTE, permanent part-time position, working within Monday

Friday. Working at Health New ZealandHealth New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuringexcellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand.

We embrace a workforce thatis diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand andservice our community.

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

How to ApplyTo apply please click

apply now.
Allapplications must be submitted through our online careers
portal by Friday 2nd May.

If you have anyquestions about the role, please contact Natalie Gaunt at natalie.gaunt@TeWhatuOra.govt.nzWe will review applications as received and may proceedwith the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

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