Clinical Educator - Cortex Implementation

Clinical Educator - Cortex Implementation

• Open to Registered Nurses and Allied Health Professionals
• Based at Timaru Hospital
• Fixed Term 2 FTE.  Full and part-time roles available (please advise your preference in your cover letter)
• July 2026 - December 2026
  
• Monday to Friday Business Hours

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is the country's largest employer, delivering universal public healthcare to 5 million New Zealanders. We provide essential hospital, specialist, and community health services across 80+ locations - from large urban centres to rural towns and remote communities.  Our goal is to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders by delivering equitable, accessible and innovative care. 

About the Project 

Cortex is a mobile-first care coordination platform developed to digitize clinical workflows. It is designed by clinicians for clinicians to replace paper-based systems with digital notes, task management, and communication tools, primarily used on iPads or phones.

About the Role

The Clinical Educator plays a pivotal role in providing clinical expertise to this project, acting as a lead user of clinical digital applications and a subject matter expert in their use. They will contribute to go-live readiness and support the ongoing integration of these applications into clinical workflows. The role is also responsible for the development and delivery of training and education materials and ongoing review of training and education materials.

They will also support the Delivery Manager and Clinical Leads in promoting clinical digital applications in line with agreed communication plans.

About You

This role is ideally suited to a senior registered healthcare professional with demonstrated leadership experience, including mentorship. The successful candidate will have the ability to build and maintain effective relationships with staff at all levels and sustain relevant professional networks.

They will be confident working both independently and collaboratively, with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritise effectively while providing clear leadership.

The successful candidate will demonstrate an understanding of the significance of and obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, including how to apply Te Tiriti principles in a meaningful way to the role.

Other attributes for success in this role includes;

• Registered Health Professional with current New Zealand Annual Practicing Certificate 
• Post Graduate Certificate completed or working towards
• Adult teaching qualification or equivalent experience
• IT literacy and competent user of clinical digital applications
• Knowledge of continuous quality improvement and its application
• Recent clinical experience and role model for best practice 

Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.    

Salary 

This role is covered by the terms and conditions of the Nursing and Midwives Agreement, DNS Grade 1 Step 1 and senior salary bands in Allied Registered Professions.

How to Apply 

All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal by 18 May 2026

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