Clinical Nurse Educator - Volunteer in Papua New Guinea
Closing Date: 15 January 2025
Category: Healthcare & Medical
Change your scene and become a VSA Volunteer and share your experience, knowledge, and skills to transform the lives of many. Work with our partner organisation to create a fair future for all.
VSA will organise and fund, flights, visas, insurance, accommodation, living allowance and utilities while on assignment.
Please note VSA Volunteers must be a NZ citizen or permanent resident.
Volunteering with VSA
Volunteer Service Abroad (VSA) is not your typical volunteering agency, we are committed to building sustainable communities across the Pacific. If you’re an experienced registered nurse, looking for an extraordinary overseas experience in the Pacific to build into your field of expertise – working collaboratively with the Divine Word University (St Mary’s School of Nursing) then read on, as we have an exciting opportunity in store for you!
Our Partner Organisation - Divine Word University (St Mary’s School of Nursing
St Mary's School of Nursing, based in Kokopo, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea, provides a Diploma in General Nursing programme. This programme enables graduates to register as professional nurses with the Nursing Council of Papua New Guinea. Affiliated with Divine Word University (DWU), the school's nursing programme is accredited by the Department of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology of Papua New Guinea (DHERST).
The Assignment
The Clinical Nurse Educator in Geriatric Health Care role is part of a collaborative initiative supported by the VSA Programme in PNG, aimed at enhancing healthcare outcomes by strengthening the clinical capacity and capabilities of nursing students, nurses, and allied healthcare professionals. This initiative provides targeted training and mentorship, equipping nursing students and healthcare staff with the enhanced knowledge and skills needed to improve geriatric healthcare service delivery.
As Clinical Nurse Educator you will offer expert guidance, training, and mentorship to nursing students and healthcare professionals. The objective is to enhance clinical and professional competencies, advance geriatric care practices, strengthen service delivery, and support the professional development of nurses and other healthcare professionals involved in geriatric care across the province.
This role combines clinical expertise with teaching skills, ensuring that nursing students gain high-quality, hands-on experience in real healthcare settings. Additionally, it aims to build institutional capacity by promoting best practices and supporting quality geriatric care. Ultimately, the goal is to equip healthcare professionals with advanced skills to deliver enhanced nursing services for the elderly, fostering better health outcomes for older populations in East New Britain.
The Volunteer
Are you someone who wants to make a difference, have a sense of adventure and like the challenge of being outside your comfort zone? VSA Volunteers are technical experts who impart their skills and knowledge to the local community. You will need to be flexible, adaptable, resourceful, resilient with a passion for Aotearoa and the wider Pacific community.
We're looking for a volunteer with the following:
The Country
Most people living in Papua New Guinea (PNG) are Melanesian, but some are Micronesian or Polynesian. PNG has over 800 known languages although there are three official languages: Tok Pisin, English, and Hiri Motu. Numerous indigenous languages are still used by people from a society that ranges from traditional village-based life to modern urban living.
Underlying the Papua New Guinean culture is the wantok system. Wantok, or ‘one talk’, refers to the people who speak your language or your extended family/clan; a Papua New Guinean’s primary loyalty will be to their wantok.
The country is predominately Christian, with indigenous faith and spirituality still important to many locals.
The people of Papua New Guinea are famously warm and hospitable and the isolated mountain ranges are often home to unique fauna and flora found nowhere else in the world.
Apply Now!
Apply for this amazing opportunity through our website. For more information on this assignment, email volunteer@vsa.org.nz.
To review the full assignment description please copy and paste the below link into your browser:
If you are on the VSA website, please click on the download assignment description tab above.
Please note: The VSA office will be closed from midday on 20th December, and our recruitment team will be unavailable to review applications or respond to queries about this assignment until we reopen on 6th January 2025. You’re welcome to submit your application during this period, and we’ll review it as soon as we return.
VSA will organise and fund, flights, visas, insurance, accommodation, living allowance and utilities while on assignment.
Please note VSA Volunteers must be a NZ citizen or permanent resident.
Volunteering with VSA
Volunteer Service Abroad (VSA) is not your typical volunteering agency, we are committed to building sustainable communities across the Pacific. If you’re an experienced registered nurse, looking for an extraordinary overseas experience in the Pacific to build into your field of expertise – working collaboratively with the Divine Word University (St Mary’s School of Nursing) then read on, as we have an exciting opportunity in store for you!
Our Partner Organisation - Divine Word University (St Mary’s School of Nursing
St Mary's School of Nursing, based in Kokopo, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea, provides a Diploma in General Nursing programme. This programme enables graduates to register as professional nurses with the Nursing Council of Papua New Guinea. Affiliated with Divine Word University (DWU), the school's nursing programme is accredited by the Department of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology of Papua New Guinea (DHERST).
The Assignment
The Clinical Nurse Educator in Geriatric Health Care role is part of a collaborative initiative supported by the VSA Programme in PNG, aimed at enhancing healthcare outcomes by strengthening the clinical capacity and capabilities of nursing students, nurses, and allied healthcare professionals. This initiative provides targeted training and mentorship, equipping nursing students and healthcare staff with the enhanced knowledge and skills needed to improve geriatric healthcare service delivery.
As Clinical Nurse Educator you will offer expert guidance, training, and mentorship to nursing students and healthcare professionals. The objective is to enhance clinical and professional competencies, advance geriatric care practices, strengthen service delivery, and support the professional development of nurses and other healthcare professionals involved in geriatric care across the province.
This role combines clinical expertise with teaching skills, ensuring that nursing students gain high-quality, hands-on experience in real healthcare settings. Additionally, it aims to build institutional capacity by promoting best practices and supporting quality geriatric care. Ultimately, the goal is to equip healthcare professionals with advanced skills to deliver enhanced nursing services for the elderly, fostering better health outcomes for older populations in East New Britain.
The Volunteer
Are you someone who wants to make a difference, have a sense of adventure and like the challenge of being outside your comfort zone? VSA Volunteers are technical experts who impart their skills and knowledge to the local community. You will need to be flexible, adaptable, resourceful, resilient with a passion for Aotearoa and the wider Pacific community.
We're looking for a volunteer with the following:
- Registered Nurse with Nursing Council of NZ.
- Proven track record in clinical mentoring and training, ideally within nursing education or capacity-building programmes.
- Expertise in geriatric nursing and elderly care.
- Proven ability to develop and implement effective training and educational programmes.
- In-depth knowledge of evidence-based practices in geriatric health.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, capable of effectively mentoring and supporting diverse groups of healthcare professionals.
The Country
Most people living in Papua New Guinea (PNG) are Melanesian, but some are Micronesian or Polynesian. PNG has over 800 known languages although there are three official languages: Tok Pisin, English, and Hiri Motu. Numerous indigenous languages are still used by people from a society that ranges from traditional village-based life to modern urban living.
Underlying the Papua New Guinean culture is the wantok system. Wantok, or ‘one talk’, refers to the people who speak your language or your extended family/clan; a Papua New Guinean’s primary loyalty will be to their wantok.
The country is predominately Christian, with indigenous faith and spirituality still important to many locals.
The people of Papua New Guinea are famously warm and hospitable and the isolated mountain ranges are often home to unique fauna and flora found nowhere else in the world.
Apply Now!
Apply for this amazing opportunity through our website. For more information on this assignment, email volunteer@vsa.org.nz.
To review the full assignment description please copy and paste the below link into your browser:
If you are on the VSA website, please click on the download assignment description tab above.
Please note: The VSA office will be closed from midday on 20th December, and our recruitment team will be unavailable to review applications or respond to queries about this assignment until we reopen on 6th January 2025. You’re welcome to submit your application during this period, and we’ll review it as soon as we return.
We are looking for a volunteer with:
- 12 months full time Volunteering opportunity in Papua New Guinea
- Flights, accommodation and other expenses covered by VSA
- Make a lasting difference to the health sector in PNG
VSA covers flights, accommodation, insurance and some expenses. A living allowance is also provided.
Does volunteering with one of the largest and most experienced agency in international development interest you?