• 20th May 2025

Job opportunity: Clinical Educator - Wellington Free Ambulance

About the role

Shape the future of emergency care with us.

Wellington Free Ambulance is seeking a passionate and experienced Clinical Educator to join our team on a 12-month fixed term, covering parental leave. Based in Thorndon, you’ll play a key role in developing and delivering high-quality clinical training to our frontline staff during a time of exciting growth and change within our Clinical Education and Training (CET) team.

Job Description

What you’ll be doing:

  • Assist in designing and delivering our Induction and Onboarding programmes for new staff
  • Facilitating clinical education through online, face-to-face, or blended learning formats
  • Assist in creating and implementing course materials and training resources
  • Leading bridging programmes for new frontline staff
  • Supporting staff with development plans when training gaps are identified
  • Collaborating with learning design and LMS specialists to ensure high-quality delivery

Why join Wellington Free Ambulance

Wellington Free Ambulance’s vision is to be a trusted and reliable ambulance service that provides excellence in emergency response and connected services to move our communities to better health.

We’re the only emergency ambulance service for Greater Wellington and Wairarapa and proud of the place we hold in our communities, and the high-quality care that our people deliver every day.  As well as providing emergency ambulance services, Wellington Free Ambulance also provides a Patient Transfer Service that transports patients to and from scheduled healthcare appointments, a Clinical Communications Centre answering 111 calls, and Event Medical support to a huge number of community, sporting and festival events. We also teach our communities lifesaving CPR skills through The Lloyd Morrison Foundation Heartbeat Programme.

Wellington Free Ambulance has been described as having a boutique feel due to the specific region we serve.  Our region covers an area from Cook Strait in the south to just north of Waikanae around Peka Peka on the Kāpiti Coast. In the Wairarapa, our area goes as far north as Mt Bruce. In total, around 500,000 people call our region home. Thanks to our boutique feel, when you join you become part of our whānau and really do make a huge impact on our communities!  

Wellington Free Ambulance is committed to building an inclusive workforce with a focus on equity, diversity and inclusion to provide a stronger internal and external culture and to improve our organisational performance. We value and embrace differences in all people and encourage diverse ways of thinking and being.

Desired Skills and Experience

Who we are looking for:

You’re an experienced and motivated clinician with a passion for education. You bring:

  • At least 2 years' experience as a Paramedic (ATP or higher)
  • A commitment to your own professional growth
  • A passion for building capability and fostering clinical excellence *Strong tech skills (intermediate in Microsoft Suite, advanced in PowerPoint)
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Flexibility to support evening or weekend sessions when needed
  • A collaborative, proactive approach to working with others
  • An understanding of adult learning principles

Interested?

For more details or to ask questions, please contact Steve Walsh at stephen.walsh@wfa.org.nz.

View full job description here.

Find out more and apply here. Applications close 25 May 2025.

Disclaimer: The above material is provided by the employer and the College is not responsible for any inaccuracies. For any queries about the position please contact the advertised employer.

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