Nursing Unit Management Mentor (FIJ 42089)
Closing Date: 08 May 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 Nursing Unit Management Mentor, looking for an extraordinary overseas experience in the Pacific to build into your field of expertise – working collaboratively with the Pacific Eye Institute - Fred Hollows, then read on, as we have an exciting opportunity in store for you!
Our Partner Organisation - Pacific Eye Institute - Fred Hollows
The Pacific Eye Institute (PEI), established in 2005, is a prominent healthcare institution based in Fiji that plays a pivotal role in providing high-quality eye care services to the Pacific Islands region.
With a primary focus on the prevention and treatment of blindness and vision impairment, PEI offers a comprehensive range of ophthalmic services, including cataract surgeries, glaucoma management, treatment for diabetic retinopathy, and correction of refractive errors.
The institute is particularly noted for its commitment to addressing cataract-related blindness, a leading cause of vision loss in the region. Each year, PEI performs hundreds of cataract surgeries, significantly improving the quality of life for many patients, especially the elderly.
In addition to clinical services, PEI is deeply involved in training and capacity building, offering educational programs for ophthalmologists, optometrists, nurses, and support staff, thereby strengthening the healthcare workforce in Fiji and neighbouring Pacific nations.
The institute’s outreach programs extend eye care services to remote and underserved areas, including outer islands, through mobile clinics and community health initiatives. PEI also emphasizes public education, advocating for eye health awareness and the importance of early detection.
The Assignment - Nursing Unit Management Mentor
In this assignment the VSA volunteer will work alongside clinical leaders and PEI senior management to address the current leadership gaps and support the development of a sustainable and competent nursing leadership team.
The VSA volunteer will focus on skills transfer and capacity development, working to build leadership capabilities within PEI’s nursing staff.
By facilitating the transfer of knowledge, expertise, and best practices in leadership, management, and clinical care, the volunteer will help strengthen the local capacity to lead and manage high-quality nursing teams.
This capacity-building effort will involve mentoring current senior nurses and developing training programs to enhance their leadership skills, ultimately contributing to a more robust and self-sustaining nursing leadership structure at PEI.
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:
Fiji includes the other 3 cultural groups called Fijians -Rotuma, Rabi, and Kioa (Rabian and Kioans) were resettled in Fiji after being evacuated from Ocean islands, Tuvalu and Kiribati).
It is a destination attraction for its coral reefs, clear lagoons, and tropical landscapes. Fijian indigenous society is very communal, with great importance attached to the family unit, the village, and the vanua (land).
With the introduction of traditions such as Indian and Chinese and significant influences from Europe and Fiji's Pacific neighbours, particularly Tonga and Samoa, these various cultures have come together to create a multicultural national identity for Fiji.
Fiji has several development goals they are focusing on as a country such as lowering youth unemployment rates, reducing poverty, reducing child mortality and gender inequality, increasing environmental sustainability, and improving the health and education status of its citizens.
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.
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 Nursing Unit Management Mentor, looking for an extraordinary overseas experience in the Pacific to build into your field of expertise – working collaboratively with the Pacific Eye Institute - Fred Hollows, then read on, as we have an exciting opportunity in store for you!
Our Partner Organisation - Pacific Eye Institute - Fred Hollows
The Pacific Eye Institute (PEI), established in 2005, is a prominent healthcare institution based in Fiji that plays a pivotal role in providing high-quality eye care services to the Pacific Islands region.
With a primary focus on the prevention and treatment of blindness and vision impairment, PEI offers a comprehensive range of ophthalmic services, including cataract surgeries, glaucoma management, treatment for diabetic retinopathy, and correction of refractive errors.
The institute is particularly noted for its commitment to addressing cataract-related blindness, a leading cause of vision loss in the region. Each year, PEI performs hundreds of cataract surgeries, significantly improving the quality of life for many patients, especially the elderly.
In addition to clinical services, PEI is deeply involved in training and capacity building, offering educational programs for ophthalmologists, optometrists, nurses, and support staff, thereby strengthening the healthcare workforce in Fiji and neighbouring Pacific nations.
The institute’s outreach programs extend eye care services to remote and underserved areas, including outer islands, through mobile clinics and community health initiatives. PEI also emphasizes public education, advocating for eye health awareness and the importance of early detection.
The Assignment - Nursing Unit Management Mentor
In this assignment the VSA volunteer will work alongside clinical leaders and PEI senior management to address the current leadership gaps and support the development of a sustainable and competent nursing leadership team.
The VSA volunteer will focus on skills transfer and capacity development, working to build leadership capabilities within PEI’s nursing staff.
By facilitating the transfer of knowledge, expertise, and best practices in leadership, management, and clinical care, the volunteer will help strengthen the local capacity to lead and manage high-quality nursing teams.
This capacity-building effort will involve mentoring current senior nurses and developing training programs to enhance their leadership skills, ultimately contributing to a more robust and self-sustaining nursing leadership structure at PEI.
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:
- Bachelor of Nursing
- Able to get license to practice with the Fiji Nursing Council.
- At least 5-years’ experience as a senior nurse/leader ideally within a cross-cultural setting.
- Experience in eye care is not essential however it would be an advantage.
- Postgraduate qualifications relevant to nursing or management are an advantage.
- Experience in ophthalmology
- Several years of clinical nursing experience specialising in ophthalmology would be an advantage
- Understanding of the Fiji nurse’s scope of practice, Fiji Nursing Act, and Nurses Code of Conduct.
Fiji includes the other 3 cultural groups called Fijians -Rotuma, Rabi, and Kioa (Rabian and Kioans) were resettled in Fiji after being evacuated from Ocean islands, Tuvalu and Kiribati).
It is a destination attraction for its coral reefs, clear lagoons, and tropical landscapes. Fijian indigenous society is very communal, with great importance attached to the family unit, the village, and the vanua (land).
With the introduction of traditions such as Indian and Chinese and significant influences from Europe and Fiji's Pacific neighbours, particularly Tonga and Samoa, these various cultures have come together to create a multicultural national identity for Fiji.
Fiji has several development goals they are focusing on as a country such as lowering youth unemployment rates, reducing poverty, reducing child mortality and gender inequality, increasing environmental sustainability, and improving the health and education status of its citizens.
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.
We are looking for a volunteer with:
- 12-Months assignment in Fiji
- Flights and Accomodation funded by VSA
- Volunteer in Fiji and make a difference
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?