September 19, 2024

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora

Auckland City

FULL TIME & OTHER

2025 Training Year - Prevocational Medical Education Fellow WDHB & CMDHB (Fixed Term)

2.5x Medical Education Fellow - Fixed Term Full time x2, Part time x1 (1.5x Waitematā District and 1x Counties Manukau)
The Auckland region has opportunity for 2.5x Education Fellow positions: 1.5x Waitematā and 1x Counties Manukau for the 2025 Training Year to support the transition of House Officers into the workforce. We are the three largest districts in the country and employ over a third of the Resident Medical Officer workforce, with a strong tradition of clinical education and teaching support.
There are two full time Prevocational Medical Education Fellow roles (one at Waitematā and one at Counties) plus a half time Education Fellow role at Waitematā , offering the opportunity to gain broad professional experience and learning in medical education and leadership with career-long impact whilst maintaining and developing your clinical skills. The purpose of all roles is to optimise the clinical and teaching training environment through education, training and support to achieve MCNZ accredicatation requirements. The half-time role has a focus on transition from medical student to house officer. Responsibilities include facilitating, evaluating and developing education programmes, providing pastoral and professional support to prevocational house officers, and providing near-peer liaison between the house officers and the medical education and clinical leadership teams.
The roles report to the Medical Education teams via the Manager at Waitematā and the CMO at Counties with input from the District Director of Clinical Training. Fellows work with the University of Auckland, the prevocational training committee and clinical leadership team in the Auckland Region.
These are 12-month fixed term position (from January 2025) aligned to the clinical training year.
In this position you will have the opportunity to particiapte, and potentially lead, in:

Medical education and teaching
Advocacy and mentoring of prevocational trainees and/ or final year medical students
Project work, change management and quality improvement
Research projects inc. presentation at relevant events

You will have access to a range of development opportunities required to help build the experience, exposure and networks needed for future leader roles in health.
The candidate we are looking for will:

Have a current Annual Practicing Certificate with the Medical Council of New Zealand
Be PGY3+ (or PGY2 with endorsement removal due in Jan 2025)
Have an interest in education and training with some experience in teaching, coordination, management and/or leadership experience in medical education
Experience in complex health environments; preferably within Auckland or transferable skills
The ability to connect with others to influence change
Strong interpersonal skills, the ability to maintain confidentiality and be trustworthy
Have interest and/ or knowledge and/ or experience in research
The ability and enthusiasm for leading transformation for your colleagues
Flexible, positive and a proactive problem-solver
An understanding that medical education has a direct link to patient care
Time management skills with the ability to prioritise
A record of punctuality and good attendance
Sound clinical skills and references
Commitment to the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in training education and training initiatives

For further information contact:
Waitematā : Laura Chapman, Rachel Lawrence
Counties Manukau: Lou Finnel, Andrew Connolly
Recruitment: Shirley Chen- Shirley.Chen@nra.health.nz

Applications close: Monday 7 October

Interviews held: Monday 14 October or Friday 18 October

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora is committed to seeing Aucklanders from every community and background share in a healthier future. To help us achieve this we need a talented diverse workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds who share our values and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Māori and Pacific communities
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