Clinical Educator - DPU

Gippsland Health Alliance; Traralgon; On-site; AUD 54,000 - 66,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Meals/Entertainment benefit

Professional development support

Staff Wellbeing Centre

Fitness/gym discount

Job summary

Latrobe Regional Health in Gippsland is seeking a Clinical Nurse Educator (DPU) to join the Education team on a 0.6 EFT, fixed-term parental leave cover from December 2026 to December 2027.

The role delivers clinical and theoretical education, mentors nursing staff and coordinates training activities across the Day Procedure Unit, ensuring a highly skilled workforce and safe, high-quality patient care within a supportive learning culture.

Qualifications

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA.
• Postgraduate qualification in a specialty area, or currently working towards completion.
• Recent acute clinical experience within a surgical, perioperative or similar healthcare setting.
• Demonstrated experience in clinical education, training, mentoring and supporting the development of others.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.
• A passion for education, workforce development and fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality clinical and theoretical education programs tailored to learning needs of Day Procedure Unit staff.
• Provide mentorship, coaching and clinical supervision.
• Coordinate education sessions, protected learning time, in-services and mandatory training activities.
• Provide clinical support and guidance to new employees, graduate nurses, nursing students and postgraduate nurses.
• Collaborate with Nurse Unit Managers, Clinical Nurse Educators and education teams to identify workforce learning needs and develop education initiatives.
• Contribute to curriculum development, continuous improvement initiatives and learning programs that support perioperative and day procedure practice.

Skills

Clinical education

Mentoring

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Student supervision

Education

Postgraduate qualification in specialty area

Job description

Latrobe Regional Health is a leading provider of health care services across the Gippsland Region

About the role

Are you seeking a rewarding and diverse Clinical Nurse Educator (DPU) role in a leading regional hospital? Join the Education team at Latrobe Regional Health, where we value our employees by providing a safe and supportive workplace culture that enables you to thrive.

Latrobe Regional Health is looking for Clinical Nurse Educator (DPU) to join our growing on a part time (0.6EFT) fixed term basis for parental leave coverage (December 2026 to December 2027).

The Clinical Educator - Day Procedure Unit plays a pivotal role in supporting excellence in patient care through the development, delivery and evaluation of clinical education programs for nursing staff. Working closely with the Day Procedure Unit leadership team and the Education & Training Department, you will drive workforce capability, support professional development and foster a positive learning culture that aligns with Latrobe Regional Health's strategic objectives.

This role provides clinical education, mentorship and support to nursing staff across all stages of their professional journey, including new staff, graduate nurses, students and postgraduate nurses, ensuring a highly skilled and confident workforce committed to delivering safe, high-quality care.

Working Together | We will respond to challenges together to create a safe, quality health service

The role of the Clinical Nurse Educator (DPU) is to:

• Deliver high-quality clinical and theoretical education programs tailored to the learning needs of Day Procedure Unit staff.
• Support the ongoing professional development of nursing staff through mentoring, coaching and clinical supervision.
• Facilitate and coordinate education sessions, protected learning time, in-services and mandatory training activities.
• Provide clinical support and guidance to new employees, graduate nurses, nursing students and postgraduate nurses within the clinical environment.
• Collaborate with Nurse Unit Managers, Clinical Nurse Educators and education teams to identify workforce learning needs and develop education initiatives.
• Contribute to curriculum development, continuous improvement initiatives and learning programs that support safe, contemporary perioperative and day procedure practice.

About you

Ideal candidates for this role will have:

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA.
• Relevant postgraduate qualification in a specialty area, or currently working towards completion.
• Recent acute clinical experience within a surgical, perioperative or similar healthcare setting.
• Demonstrated experience in clinical education, training, mentoring and supporting the development of others.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.
• A passion for education, workforce development and fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

Latrobe Regional Health offers a range of benefits including:

• Salary packaging up to $9,000 per annum.
• Meals/Entertainment benefit up to $2,650 per annum.
• Encouragement for professional development and ongoing education.
• A range of social club activities, discounts and diverse workplace activities.
• Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering health education and wellbeing
• Access to discounted gym membership and fitness services through Fitness Passport Services.

Interested about this exciting opportunity, but want more information? We encourage you to contact Wendy Ruddell, Education Manager email onfor a confidential discussion.

About us

Located in the picturesque region of Gippsland, Latrobe Regional Health (LRH) offers the perfect balance between career and lifestyle. Enjoy easy access to Melbourne, stunning beaches, majestic mountains, and serene lakes. With flexible working hours, you can make the most of what Gippsland has to offer.

LRH cares for a population of about 300,000 and is the regional provider of specialist services. Our catchment covers 42,000 square kilometres, from Phillip Island to Mallacoota in the far east of Victoria. LRH offers cardiac care, surgery, medical, renal, emergency care, aged care, women's and children's services, pharmacy, allied health and rehabilitation. Medical and radiation oncology are offered by the Gippsland Cancer Care Centre.

Now is an exciting time to join the LRH team, with the $223.5 million expansion completed in March 2024, offering improved maternity and paediatric facilities, larger intensive care unit, increased medical and surgical beds and additional operating theatres.

Diversity and inclusion

We embrace workforce diversity and actively encourage applications from across our community including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with linguistically diverse backgrounds, people of all genders and gender identities and people with disabilities. LRH's Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted via email: ***************@lrh.com.au

Before commencement, the successful applicant will

Provide evidence of an original and valid National Police Record Check, an employee Working with Children Check, and a current season influenza vaccine (if applicable to work area), unless a valid medical exemption applies.