Clinical Coach - A/PACU

St Vincent's Health Australia Limited; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 24,000 - 36,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging available

Fitness Passport discounts

Give4Good workplace giving

Extra leave options

Staff hospital admissions discount

Job summary

St Vincent's Health Australia Limited seeks a part-time Registered Nurse Clinical Coach (A/PACU) at the East Melbourne campus. Fixed-term 0.3 FTE until March 2027, supporting peri-operative education across anaesthetics and PACU.

You will mentor postgraduate and graduate nurses, deliver specialised education, and lead competency assessments while promoting professional collaboration and innovation.

Qualifications

• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse.
• Minimum 3 years specialised PACU/Anaesthetics nursing experience.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor diverse nursing learners.
• Interest in education innovation and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Support staff and learners from postgraduate to enrolled and registered levels.
• Deliver targeted clinical education to transform practice.
• Lead mandatory competency assessments.
• Identify learning gaps and design solutions.
• Design and facilitate in-service education sessions.

Skills

Registered Nurse

AHPRA registered

PACU experience

Mentoring learners

Education delivery

Team collaboration

Education

Post-graduate PACU/Anaesthetics (desirable)

Certificate IV in Training & Assessment (desirable)

Job description

Job Description: Ready to Make a Real Impact? Join Our Supportive Education Team in a Clinical Coach role! Are you passionate about elevating clinical practice? Do you thrive on mentoring the next generation of nurses? We are seeking a part-time Registered Nurse Clinical Coach - A/PACU based at our East Melbourne campus.

ABOUT YOUR NEW ROLE

This is a fixed term part time (0.3 FTE) until March 2027 and will be located at our East Melbourne location. It's your chance to join our peri-operative education team and continue driving education and training innovation across anaesthetics/PACU.

What you’ll be doing

• Support our staff and diverse learners - from postgraduate students to enrolled and registered nurse graduates
• Deliver specialised clinical education that transforms practice
• Champion professionalism and foster collaborative teamwork
• Lead mandatory competency assessments
• Identify learning gaps and create innovative solutions
• Design and facilitate targeted in-service education sessions

What we’re looking for in you

• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse
• Proven experience supporting diverse nursing learners (enrolled & registered)
• Minimum 3 years specialised experience in PACU/Anaesthetics nursing
• Passion for education and mentoring excellence
• Innovation mindset and collaborative spirit

Desirable

• Post-graduate qualification in PACU/Anaesthetics, Education and/or Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (or actively pursuing)
• Ability to work flexibly (willing to travel across all four sites)

WHY WORK FOR SVPHM

You will join a high performing team and a workplace with relationships built on mutual trust and respect. We value our staff and offer professional advancement in a respectful, collaborative and learning environment. Join the St Vincent’s Health Australia Group, and work for a truly values based organisation, who operate across VIC, NSW and QLD

Benefits and Perks

• Salary packaging available (pay less tax and increase your take home pay!)
• Gain access to discounted gym membership through Fitness Passport
• Option to join our workplace giving program, Give4Good
• A great work life balance with options to purchase additional leave
• Receive a staff discount on hospital admissions to any SVHA Private Hospital

REQUIREMENTS

Criminal record and/or child protection checks will be conducted and will form part of the selection criteria for this role.

SVPHM has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) in healthcare settings. You are therefore required to comply with the SVHA Staff Health Screening Immunisation Policy, which, depending on the role you perform in the organisation will require you to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).

Closing Date

Closing Date: 27 November 2026 11:59pm

Reconciliation Action Plan

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Peoples. For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at [e-mail].

St Vincent's Health Australia is committed to reconciliation and encourages Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people to apply for all advertised positions.

St Vincent’s Health Australia has been serving Australians with compassionate health and aged care since our first hospital was established in Sydney in 1857. Founded by the Sisters of Charity more than 180 years ago, St Vincent’s is a clinical, research and education leader delivering private hospital, public hospital and aged care services across NSW, VIC and QLD. Our founder, Mary Aikenhead’s vision, commitment and inspiration lives on in us and the work we do. From modest beginnings, St Vincent’s Health Australia is today the nation’s largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider, offering services in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, including public and private hospitals and aged care facilities. The St Vincent’s family comprises 22,000 outstanding nurses, researchers, cooks, doctors, executives, administrators, cleaners, volunteers and more.