Clinical Nurse Educator

Lumia Care; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 75,000; Part time

Job summary

Lumia Care is seeking an experienced Clinical Nurse Educator to lead education and mentorship for nursing teams across Australia. This role focuses on building clinical capability, promoting best practice, and improving patient outcomes through evidence-based care.

You will deliver orientation, ongoing professional development and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to standardise practice and governance. 2 days per week in SA region preferred.

Qualifications

• Current NMBA registration and practicing certificate.
• Minimum 3 years nursing experience.
• Experience delivering clinical education and mentoring to nursing staff and/or students.
• Knowledge of contemporary nursing practice, governance and patient safety.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical education, orientation and professional development support to nursing staff.
• Promote a positive learning culture and support ongoing capability development across the service.
• Monitor patient/consumer care plans and support appropriate care outcomes.
• Provide clinical leadership and guidance to nursing staff, students and less experienced team members.
• Support the delivery of safe, high-quality and evidence-based nursing care.
• Contribute to organisation-wide and external projects, including clinical protocols, guidelines and process improvement initiatives.

Skills

Nursing

Clinical Education

Mentoring

Stakeholder Communication

Regulatory Knowledge

Education

Bachelor of Nursing (RN)

NMBA Registration or eligible

Post-graduate education qualification (preferred)

Tools

Simulation Training

Curriculum Development Software

Job description

About Lumia Care

At Lumia Care, we are committed to delivering trusted, high-quality health and wellbeing support across Australia. We value our people, professional development and a strong culture of quality, safety and continuous improvement.

About The Role

We are seeking an experienced Clinical Nurse Educator to provide clinical education, mentoring and support to our nursing teams for 2 days a week. You'll help build clinical capability, promote best practice and contribute to quality and safe care outcomes across our services. This is a great opportunity to use your clinical experience to develop others, improve practice and make a meaningful difference to patient and family outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide clinical education, orientation and professional development support to nursing staff.
• Promote a positive learning culture and support ongoing capability development across the service.
• Monitor patient/consumer care plans and support appropriate care outcomes.
• Provide clinical leadership and guidance to nursing staff, students and less experienced team members.
• Support the delivery of safe, high-quality and evidence-based nursing care.
• Contribute to organisation-wide and external projects, including clinical protocols, guidelines and process improvement initiatives.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to identify learning needs and improve clinical practice.
• Promote teamwork, professional development and continuous improvement.
• Support continuity and consistency of care in collaboration with the Regional Team Manager or relevant service/ward/unit leadership.
• Contribute to quality, safety, governance and clinical improvement activities.

What You'll Bring

• Registration, or eligibility for registration, as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, including a current or eligible practising certificate.
• Minimum 3 years' post-graduation nursing experience.
• Demonstrated clinical competence and experience within the relevant area of nursing practice.
• Experience providing clinical education, supervision or mentoring to nursing staff and/or students.
• Strong understanding of contemporary nursing practice, legislation and clinical governance requirements.
• Strong communication, facilitation and interpersonal skills.
• A passion for developing others and improving clinical outcomes.
• Ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams.
• A commitment to quality, safety and person-centred care.

Why Join Lumia Care?

• Make a meaningful impact - help develop nurses and improve the quality of care delivered to our clients and communities.
• Lead through education - use your clinical experience to build capability, confidence and professional practice.
• Grow with us - be part of a growing organisation that values learning, collaboration and continuous improvement.

Ready to Make a Difference?

If you are an experienced nurse with a passion for clinical education, professional development and quality care, we would love to hear from you.