Clinical Nurse Educator in Penrith

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (Up to 17/08/2027)

Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Educator

Location: Nepean Hospital

Remuneration: $62.67 - $64.70 per hour

Hours Per Week: 38

Requisition ID: REQ701672

Applications Close: 02/11/2026

With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment, working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen career role.

About Us: Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is an exceptional environment to advance your career while enhancing your skills and expertise. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we deliver a comprehensive range of public health services across the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Regions. Nepean Hospital is a teaching hospital that provides tertiary referral services in emergency care, coronary care, diagnostics, gynaecology, paediatric, neonatal intensive care/ICU, maternity, mental health, rehabilitation, and surgery. The Nepean Campus has recently experienced tremendous growth and aims to support communities within and outside of Sydney’s western suburbs, providing world-class clinical facilities, services, and care.

An exciting opportunity exists for a passionate Clinical Nurse Educator (CNE) to join the team at Nepean Hospital. As a Clinical Nurse Educator, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the development of Nursing staff through education, mentoring and clinical leadership. Working collaboratively with Nursing Unit Managers, Clinical Nurse Consultants and Multidisciplinary teams, you will contribute to building a highly skilled Nursing workforce that delivers exceptional patient-centred care.

This role provides an opportunity to influence clinical practice, support professional development and foster a culture of continuous learning across a dynamic and expanding healthcare service. This is a role that will see you plan, deliver and evaluate evidence-based education programs for Nursing staff, support orientation, onboarding and transition programs for new and existing employees, provide clinical teaching, coaching and mentorship to Registered Nurses, Enrolled Nurses and Assistants in Nursing and promote best practice, evidence-based care and compliance with professional standards. This is a role that is essential in supporting excellence in Nursing practice. Through education, mentorship and leadership, you will help ensure our workforce is skilled, confident and equipped to deliver safe, compassionate and high-quality care to the communities we serve.

Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees:

• Accrued Day Off (ADO)
• Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
• Novated Leasing
• Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
• Fitness Passport

What you will bring to the role:

• Current registration to practice as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority (AHPRA).
• Relevant clinical or education post registration qualifications, or such education and clinical experience deemed appropriate by the employer.
• Demonstrated ability to design, deliver and evaluate high quality clinical education, including informal teaching, in-service programs and competency assessments, to ensure an appropriately skilled and qualified nursing workforce.
• Proven commitment to fostering professional growth for self and others through purposeful engagement in education, mentorship and capability building initiatives, that strengthen workforce competence.
• Demonstrated commitment to evidence-based practice, continuous quality improvement and the maintenance of a learning environment that values and encourages learning and reflective practice.
• Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication skills, including negotiation, feedback and conflict resolution.
• Demonstrated ability to motivate, support and engage staff in the clinical setting and work professionally in a multidisciplinary team.
• Evidence of computer literacy and experience using Microsoft Office Suite and record management systems.

For role related queries or questions contact Stacy Patterson on Stacy.Patterson@health.nsw.gov.au

NBMLHD is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects the community we serve. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) people, neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities to apply. NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards.

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