Clinical Nurse Educator – Perioperative Services in Melbourne

Part time (0.6 FTE), ongoing role PLUS 0.2FTE fixed term for 6 months at Parkville location, with multiple public transport options available.

Salary: $128,102 (pro-rata for part time) + salary packaging + super + 5 weeks annual leave.

The Royal Women’s Hospital is one of Australia’s oldest and most distinguished tertiary hospitals dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of women and newborns, offering specialised services within maternity, neonatal and women’s health.

About the team:

• We lead the optimising of the competency and capability of The Women’s nurses and midwives that enables them to work safely and at the top of their scope of practice.
• We adapt to contemporary ways of interprofessional learning, accessing tools and resources that meet the needs of the health workforce and the health system.
• We identify competency and capability levels and gaps across the workforce cohorts.

About the role:

• This key education leadership role develops and delivers educational content to build a competent workforce.
• The Clinical Educator is accountable for efficient, effective and well-planned delivery education to support learners at the Women’s.
• Facilitating clinical learning, guiding, supporting and evaluating learners working in Perioperative services.
• Developing programs of learning that result in a skilled and competent workforce.
• Coaching learners to success and mastery of fundamental nursing skills and application of knowledge through on the ground education support.
• Supporting the competency requirements of our nursing and midwifery workforce as outlined in the credentialing scope of clinical practice nurses and midwives guideline.
• Actively supports priority placements for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander learners and role models cultural safety.

About you:

• We are looking for an experienced perioperative nurse who is creative, innovative and brings a ‘can do’ approach to building capability in all perioperative team members.
• Recent advanced and extensive current clinical skills in Perioperative Nursing.
• Demonstrated ability to create positive learning environments for learners at all levels.
• Commitment to a multidisciplinary team approach.
• Values consultation, collaboration and joint decision making.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development.
• Ideally, a post graduate qualification in perioperative services or education/facilitation.

Our benefits:

• Up to $11,660 in salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation.
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted financial, lifestyle and health options, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.
• Public transport options at our doorstep and end of trip facilities for cyclists.
• Onsite post office, eateries, retail stores and library services.
• Breastfeeding and pumping rooms, and a range of daycare centres nearby.
• Mentoring, learning and career development opportunities.
• Five weeks annual leave, 17.5% leave loading, monthly ADO’s and purchased leave options.

Inclusion and belonging:

The Women’s celebrates, values and supports a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects our vibrant community. We encourage applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also welcome anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+, linguistically, culturally and/or gender diverse, people with disability, and people of any age to apply for our roles.

Join us! If you feel this role is right for you we warmly invite you to apply, and encourage your early application.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) and a valid Working with Children Check. Clinical staff are required to be vaccinated against, or demonstrate immunity to, COVID-19, influenza, and a range of other diseases.