This programme provides you with the skills and knowledge required for jobs in areas like veterinary clinics and animal refuges. In these workplaces you will have to care for, lift and hold animals. You must also be able to work in aseptic conditions in a veterinary surgery.
Please select your preferred Regional Hub
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Hamilton City Campus
Hawkes Bay
Rotorua
Tauranga
Whakatane
Please select your current region
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Bay of Plenty
Hawkes Bay
Lakes
Rotorua
Tairawhiti
Taranaki
Tauranga
Whakatane
Waikato
Other
If you are invited to an interview please indicate what you would prefer
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Interview at Wintec City Campus, Hamilton
Interview via Skype/Zoom/Video-conference
Teaching occurs in block teaching weeks held at the Hamilton City Campus. Between each of these teaching blocks students receive tutorials via the internet and with their clinical tutors in their chosen regional hub.
Tihei Mauri Ora Kaupapa (Bachelor of Nursing & Diploma in Enrolled Nursing) pathway If you identify as a Māori or Pacific Islander you can choose to study in the Tihei Mauri Ora pathway - this option allows you to study in a culturally supportive environment.
Physical Ability
Working with animals can be physically challenging; in order to support you through your studies we need to be aware of any restraints that may impact your likelihood of success in the programme, or your ability to gain work. In a veterinary clinic, for example, you may be required to lift a 20 kg companion animal from the floor to a 1 metre high veterinary examination table.
Please answer the following questions providing as much detail as you can:
Personal Statement
The Centre for Health and Social Practice requires the information below to ensure you have the opportunity to disclose any factors that support your application for selection to the Bachelor of Physiotherapy programme. This includes ensuring students are supported to succees in the programme and are safe to work with members of the public.
The Centre for Health and Social Practice requires the information below to ensure you have the opportunity to disclose any barriers that may affect your ability to complete the programme. This includes ensuring students are supported to succeed in the programme and are safe to work with members of the public.
Please provide a brief statement outlining why you wish to undertake this programme and why you believe you are likely to complete it successfully. Please outline any work and/or life experiences that have influenced your decision to apply. Include any additional information you would like us to know, such as skills, values or personal qualities that support your application. (approx 250 words)
Please outline your reasons for applying for Paetahi Tumu Kōrero – Bachelor of Counselling; what are your career aspirations and what is it that has motivated you towards this career path?
Where do you see yourself in 5 – 10 years time? Please briefly outline your future aspirations following completion of the programme. (approx 100 words)
Please explain your engagement within your community and the impact of your engagement. This may include sports clubs, school groups, youth groups, marae-based activities, other groups/activities). (approx 250 words)
Please briefly outline how you plan to manage study and family, whānau or other commitments. Please describe the mechanisms you will put in place to support you during your study. (approx 100 words)
To support your application we also require a reference to support your personal statements and in particular your community engagement. A link to our online referee questionnaire is provided once you submit your Self Disclosure form – please provide this to your referee.
Please provide a brief statement outlining why you believe you are likely to succeed in this programme and any life experiences that may have equipped you for this.
Please outline your reasons for applying for this programme, what are your career aspirations and what is it that has motivated you towards this career?
How do you plan to manage study and family commitments; please describe what mechanisms you will put in place to support you during your study?
Work Placement and Attendance
Students enrolled in the Primary Care Practice Assistance programme are required to be working (paid or voluntarily) for at least 12.5 hours per week in a primary care practice and hold a current first aid certificate.
Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) are required to be working (paid or voluntarily) for at least 12 hours per week in a licensed early childhood setting by the start of the programme.
If you answered yes to the above question please provide details below of your placement. If you answered no, please indicate what you are doing to put this in place.
To complete the Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) successfully there are a number of compulsory activities you will be required to participate in and attend each year. These include:
One Saturday workshop per year One noho marae stay per year (3 days and 2 nights) One Practicum per year (3 weeks in year one, 4 weeks in year two and 5 weeks in year three)
Please provide details below
Professional Registration Details Please provide details of your professional registration below.
Please provide your Nursing Council of New Zealand registration number
Please provide your practising certificate number
Please provide details of the requirements
Name of the professional body you are registered with or have membership of eg Nursing Council
Please provide your practising certificate number if you are a registered nurse or midwife, or your registration or membership number of any other professional body eg Social Workers Registration Board
Please provide details below
Funding Your Study To ensure we are able to process your enrolment correctly, please provide details of how you intend to fund your programme of study.
Employment Details To enrol in this programme students are required to be working a minimum of 16 hours per week as a nurse or a midwife.
Please provide your job title and the details of your current employer.
Please provide the name and contact details of your line manager, or the person supporting your application, who we can contact as a reference if required regarding your application
Manager’s Name
Job Title
Email Address
Contact phone number
Module Selection
Please indicate below the module(s) you wish to enrol into – details of the modules can be found in our Postgraduate guide
If you’re not sure which modules best compliment your area of work, please tick unsure in the box below and we will contact you. (Students studying part-time usually take one module per semester.)
If you would like to discuss pathway options or modules you can also email the postgraduate team at pghsp@wintec.ac.nz
Convictions Against the Law
Under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act (HPCA Act) 2003, some criminal convictions may result in Midwifery Council of New Zealand refusing to allow an applicant to register as a midwife.
Under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act (HPCA Act) 2003, some criminal convictions may result in the Physiotherapy Board of New Zealand refusing to allow an applicant to register as a physiotherapist.
Under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act (HPCA Act) 2003, some criminal convictions may result in Nursing Council of New Zealand refusing to allow an applicant to register as a nurse.
You should be aware that some criminal convictions might prevent you from working in the early childhood education sector; some types of criminal conviction may also limit the ability to secure practical placements and therefore complete the programme.
You should be aware that some criminal convictions might prevent you from practicing as a primary care practice assistant. You should be aware that some criminal convictions might prevent you from practicing as a Counsellor; some types of criminal conviction may also limit the ability to secure practicum placements and therefore complete the programme.
Under the Social Workers Registration Act (2003), some criminal convictions may result in the Social Workers Registration Board (SWRB) refusing to allow a person to register as a Social Worker. The board considers that convictions for offences of the following nature would lead to a reasonable person concluding that a person is not fit and proper to practice Social Work (Section 47(1)):
Homicide or manslaughter, sexual offending including pornography, violence against a person or persons, fraud or dishonesty, offences towards children or other dependent persons, serious alcohol and drug related offences, weapons or firearms offences.
The Clean Slate Act does not apply and some types of criminal conviction may limit the ability to secure practicum placements and therefore complete the programme.
The SWRB requires that students meet its Fit and Proper criteria for entry, a candidate maybe deemed unfit if:
That person is unable to perform adequately the functions required to practice social work satisfactorily; That person is not of good character and reputation That person has a conviction, in New Zealand or overseas, for an offence that is punishable by imprisonment for 3 months or more, and an offence where the nature and circumstances of the offence reflect adversely on a person’s ability to practice social work.
Please provide details below of the charge(s) upon which you were convicted, together with the penalty it carries and the penalty actually handed down to you by the court. Please include any mitigating circumstances in respect of the conviction.
Midwifery Team Manager - Ruth Martis Email: Ruth.Martis@wintec.ac.nz Postal Address: Freepost 566, Ruth Martis, CHASP, Wintec, Private Bag 3036, Hamilton 3240(Please mark as private and confidential)
Academic Leader Early Childhood Education – Tracey Hooker Email: tracey.hooker@wintec.ac.nz Postal Address: Freepost 566, Academic Leader
Early Childhood Education, Centre for Education and Foundation Pathways, Wintec, Private Bag 3036, Hamilton 3240
(Please mark as private and confidential)
Nursing Team Manager - Glennis Birks Email: Glennis.Birks@wintec.ac.nz Postal Address: Freepost 566, Glennis Birks CHASP, Wintec, Private Bag 3036, Hamilton 3240(Please mark as private and confidential)
Social Practice Team Manager - Trudy Pocock Email: Trudy.Pocock@wintec.ac.nz Postal Address: Freepost 566, Trudy Pocock, CHASP, Wintec, Private Bag 3036, Hamilton 3240
(Please mark as private and confidential)
Head of Physiotherapy Email: chasp.applications@wintec.ac.nz Postal Address: Freepost 566, Attention Head of Physiotherapy, CHASP, Wintec, Private Bag 3036, Hamilton 3240 (Please mark as private and confidential)
Primary Care Practice Assistant Team Manager – Helen Nielsen Email: Helen.Nielsen@wintec.ac.nz Postal Address: Freepost 566, Helen Nielsen, Team Manager, CHASP, Wintec, Private Bag 3036, Hamilton 3240
(Please mark as private and confidential)
Postgraduate Team Manager – Helen Nielsen Email: Helen.Nielsen@wintec.ac.nz Postal Address: Freepost 566, Helen Nielsen, CHASP, Wintec, Private Bag 3036, Hamilton 3240
(Please mark as private and confidential)
Physical and Mental Health Status
Additional Declarations
Applicants are required to demonstrate they are a person of good character and to declare any complaints about their practice.
Please provide details below of the complaint(s) and/or disciplinary procedures.
Postgraduate Team Manager – Helen Nielsen Email: Helen.Nielsen@wintec.ac.nz Postal Address: Freepost 566, Helen Nielsen, Team Manager, CHASP, Wintec, Private Bag 3036, Hamilton 3240
(Please mark as private and confidential)
Primary Care Practice Assistant Team Manager – Helen Nielsen Email: Helen.Nielsen@wintec.ac.nz Postal Address: Freepost 566, Helen Nielsen, Team Manager, CHASP, Wintec, Private Bag 3036, Hamilton 3240
(Please mark as private and confidential)
Postgraduate Team Manager – Helen Nielsen Email: Helen.Nielsen@wintec.ac.nz Postal Address: Freepost 566, Helen Nielsen, Team Manager, CHASP, Wintec, Private Bag 3036, Hamilton 3240
(Please mark as private and confidential)
Primary Care Practice Assistant Team Manager – Helen Nielsen Email: Helen.Nielsen@wintec.ac.nz Postal Address: Freepost 566, Helen Nielsen, Team Manager, CHASP, Wintec, Private Bag 3036, Hamilton 3240
(Please mark as private and confidential)
Please provide details of the trauma that might affect your learning or professional practice
Social Practice Team Manager - Trudy Pocock Email: Trudy.Pocock@wintec.ac.nz Postal Address: Freepost 566, Trudy Pocock, CHASP, Wintec, Private Bag 3036, Hamilton 3240
(Please mark as private and confidential)
Please provide details, including the name of the tertiary provider and the year of your last enrolment.
Please provide details, including the name of the tertiary provider and the year of your last enrolment.
Please provide details, including the name of the tertiary provider and the year of your last enrolment.
Referee Details Please provide the contact details of a person who is willing to act as a referee for you – this is likely to be a past or current employer or a tutor or teacher who has known you for at least two years (not a family member or friend). We will only
contact your referee if we need further information to assess your application.
Capacity in which this person has known you eg manager, teacher
Practice Placements and Transportation
If you currently hold a restricted license, you will need to identify alternative transport arrangements before you go out on clinical placements, which may require you to attend after 10pm.
You should be aware that it is likely you will need unrestricted access to a reliable vehicle by the time you are rostered for your first clinical placement.
As part of your programme you will be required to undertake clinical placements which will require you having access to reliable transport to both local and rural clinical placements for both day and night shifts. This is important to consider if you currently hold only a restricted license.
If you currently hold a restricted license, please provide details below of when you will obtain your full license and what alternative travel arrangements you will put in place until this time in order to meet course requirements.
Self-Declaration
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