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Senior Lecturer/ Lecturer

12/09/2025
03/10/2025
Permanent - Full Time
Clinical Education
Clinical Education

Your experience has saved lives; now let it shape the future.

We are seeking two Paramedic Lecturers to deliver our Paramedic Degree and Postgraduate Diploma programmes at Whitireia’s Porirua campus. Paramedic academic education has rapidly evolved since professional registration—this role is transformed and full of opportunity.

Job Description

About the Role

  • Lead the next generation of paramedics by developing and delivering evidence-based education that prepares students for both academic and clinical success.
  • Shape innovative, inclusive learning experiences, using best-practice methodologies to design curricula that meet student needs and professional standards.
  • Collaborate with clinical, academic and community stakeholders to champion clinical and cultural competence.
  • Remuneration will reflect your Authority to Practice and/or academic qualifications.

Desired Skills and Experience

About You

  • Do you thrive in a positive, collegial team environment?
  • Have you enjoyed mentoring junior staff and sharing your expertise?
  • Do you have a commitment to cultural competence and safety?
  • Are you keen to maintain your Paramedic registration? You can do so within the education/research scope of Te Kaunihera Manapou | Paramedic Council

Why join Wellington Free Ambulance

Wellington Free Ambulance is proud to serve the Greater Wellington and Wairarapa region and to hold a special place in the lives of the communities we care for. Alongside providing trusted emergency response and associated services, WFA partners with Whitireia to deliver the Bachelor of Health Science (Paramedic).

Through this partnership, WFA supplies experienced academic staff who combine frontline knowledge with teaching expertise. This unique clinical–academic collaboration strengthens the profession of paramedicine, ensures students are well-prepared for practice, and ultimately contributes to better patient outcomes across 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.

Essential Criteria

  • 3+ years’ operational experience as a Paramedic or in urgent/unplanned care.
  • Authority to Practice of Paramedic (or equivalent) with current registration.
  • A relevant undergraduate degree (Lecturer).
  • A relevant undergraduate degree and postgraduate qualification (Senior Lecturer).

What We Offer

  • Monday to Friday, 40-hour working week.
  • Porirua location with on-site parking.
  • Full-time (1.0 FTE)

How to apply

If you interested, please click the link below and submit your cover letter and CV before the closing date.

Applications close on 3rd of October 2025

To learn more about the role and requirements please click here to read the Job Description.

If you require further information, please email recruitment@wfa.org.nz

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