Clinical Nurse Educator

Central Australian Aboriginal Congress; Alice Springs; On-site; AUD 128,000 - 142,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15 days professional development per年

6 weeks annual leave

Flexible work policy

Salary packaging

Job summary

Central Australian Aboriginal Congress is seeking a Clinical Educator to provide clinical support and training within our clinics and to coordinate professional development across Congress services.

You will mentor nursing and allied health students, support graduate Aboriginal Health Practitioners and nurses, and deliver on‑the‑job development in Alice Springs and remote clinics. Occasional travel to remote sites is required.

Qualifications

• Registered as an RN with AHPRA and able to provide clinical care in a primary health care setting.
• Experience mentoring health professional students or graduate nurses through clinical placements and registrations.
• Extensive experience in a primary health care setting, especially Aboriginal community‑controlled health services.
• Excellent cross‑cultural communication with Aboriginal clients and staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical support and training in a clinic environment and coordinate professional development.
• Mentor and support nursing/allied health students and graduate nurses during placements.
• Facilitate clinical placements and on‑the‑job development for AHPs and nurses across Congress Clinics (including remote sites).
• Travel to Congress remote clinics as required; deliver training and ensure best practice.

Skills

RN (AHPRA)

Mentoring health professionals

Clinical care in primary health care

Cross-cultural communication

Education

Nursing registration (AHPRA)

Job description

Come and join a progressive organisation delivering community-led programs with the Northern Territory's largest Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service.

Full-time Contract

37.5 hours per week

$127,803 - $141,843 per annum

Total Effective Package*

$157,132 - $173,140

About the role

The Clinical Educator provides clinical support and training in a clinic environment and coordinates professional development while fostering a mentor role across Congress Clinics including assessment and demonstration of clinical procedures and best practice in client centred care.

The position facilitates clinical placements for nursing and allied health students and supports graduate Aboriginal Health Practitioners (AHP) and Nurses by providing on-the-job clinical and career development support in town and remote clinics for practice within the Aboriginal Primary Health Care clinical environment.

Occasional travel to our Congress remote Clinics is an inherent requirement of the position - most of the Clinical training is delivered/coordinated in Alice Springs.

To be considered for this position, you will require:

• Registered as a Registered Nurse with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and able to conduct clinical care in the primary health care setting;
• Demonstrated experience with mentoring and supporting health professional students or graduate nurses through the complexities of clinical placement and meeting registration requirements.
• Able to demonstrate extensive experience working in a primary health care setting in particular Aboriginal community-controlled health services.
• Excellent communication skills, in particular the ability to communicate sensitively in a cross-cultural environment with Aboriginal clients and staff
• Proven broad range of clinical skills and knowledge, with the ability to model high quality clinical care as part of the multidisciplinary team and share this knowledge with a diverse range of people;
• Current C class NT Driver License and appropriate level of health and fitness to travel to remote community clinics as required.

What we offer:

Congress offers rewarding career options and a wide range of employee benefits including:

• Work that is community-led, impact-focused and a part of the bigger picture.
• Opportunities to grow, including 15 days of professional development per year, with pathways including master's programs and study placements.
• 6 weeks annual leave & 15 days paid personal leave per year.
• A flexible work policy including flexible start and finish times, compressed work weeks, part-time and casual roles, job sharing and the possibility to purchase additional paid leave.
• Salary packaging for full-time, part-time and casual employees.

*Total Effective Packageincludes base salary, district allowance, superannuation, leave loading, and estimated tax saving from salary packaging options

*Total effective package includes: base salary, district allowance, superannuation, leave loading, and estimated tax saving from salary packaging options.

For more information on the position please contact Senior Clinical Educator, Joeleen Brown on 0490 045 203.

Being a culturally responsive organisation, Aboriginal applicants that meet all essential criteria will be given priority consideration.

Applications will close when a suitable applicant is found.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.

*Total effective package includes: base salary, district allowance, superannuation, leave loading, and estimated tax saving from salary packaging options.