JOB DESCRIPTION - Healthcare Tutor

Job Title: Healthcare tutor

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Position Purpose: To provide quality teaching and learning through the sharing of caregiving skills and health knowledge.

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Specifically to:

  • teach the theoretical content of our healthcare programmes

  • provide workplace supervision for healthcare students

  • undertake administrative tasks related to healthcare programmes

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Responsibilities and Duties

Key Tasks/Accountabilities

  • Deliver theoretical and workplace components of healthcare programmes in our faculty and clinical facilities

  • Use nursing knowledge to plan, develop, deliver and evaluate teaching content for healthcare programmes

  • Provide nursing knowledge to assist students to achieve skill competency in the workplace

  • Deliver and assess a range of modules like health and safety, infection control, manual handling, support a person to participate as a member of the community, support for personal needs, support and manage a person with dementia

  • Assesses practical and theoretical components of healthcare programmes

  • Check that all placement materials are current and fit for purpose before placement.

  • Familiarise themselves with and carry out all duties and responsibilities with due regard for the College’s quality management system (QMS), structure and culture.

  • Engage students in a high-quality learning experience to achieve the goal or qualification for which they are studying.

  • Reporting and documenting the clinical visit details on weekly basis and sharing the same with the Clinical placement officer and Programme leaders.

  • Cooperate with the College in order to ensure their own health and safety and that of students and colleagues.

  • Familiarise themselves with and uphold our values, policies and procedures in the QMS.

  • Documents student assessments

  • Provides ongoing assessment of students progress

  • Participates in programme moderation

  • Demonstrates accountability for own actions and accountabilities
     

Qualifications and Skills

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WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

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Academic qualifications:

  • Masters degree in a Health related field (or Post Graduate qualification, or equivalent)
     

Knowledge and Experience:

  • Knowledge and understanding of course structures, learning approaches and assessment.

  • Organisational skills in programme planning and delivery

  • Current best practice in healthcare facility operations and management in Aotearoa NZ
     

Skills and Competencies:

  • The ability to articulate clearly and to be understood in teaching and making presentations to class groups

  • Team player with good communication skills to interact effectively with colleagues, students, and external bodies

  • Efficient administration skills to support good student record keeping

  • Skills in working as a member of a team and motivating colleagues

  • Energy and enthusiasm for working in a rapidly changing

  • environment and ability to demonstrate flexibility in working practices

  • The use of a wide range of teaching aids, including Information Communication Technology as applicable

 

 

To apply for this position, please contact us on info@agi.ac.nz at the earliest.

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NOTE: You must have the right to live and work in this location to apply for this job.