Clinical Nurse Educator

UnitingCare Hospital; Hervey Bay; On-site; AUD 89,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NFP Salary Packaging

Flexible work arrangements

Parental leave

Job summary

St Stephens Hospital is seeking a Clinical Nurse Educator to coordinate education across departments, delivering evidence-based, patient-focused programs in a busy clinical setting. The role partners with the Nursing Division to design, deliver, evaluate and improve education, ensuring excellence within resource constraints and alignment with UnitingCare values and NSQHSS standards.

Join a not-for-profit, digitally advanced hospital network committed to learning, development and compassionate

Qualifications

• Significant clinical experience in acute hospital settings.
• Qualifications in education or training delivery.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Knowledge of NSQHSS and relevant standards.
• Ability to develop and evaluate education programs.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate planning, development, design, delivery, evaluation and improvement of education within allocated departments.
• Support clinicians with evidence-based, patient-focused educational initiatives.

Skills

Clinical nursing experience

Communication skills

Education delivery

NSQHSS knowledge

Program development

Education

Certificate IV in Workplace Training & Assessment

Postgraduate education qualifications

Job description

Clinical Nurse Educator | St Stephens Hospital

Employment Term: Full Time Maximum Term Contract – 3 months with possibility of extension

Location: St Stephens Hospital, Hervey Bay

Remuneration: $64.96 phr - $73.02 phr + Super + NFP Salary Packaging (save tax and increase your take home pay)

Make a meaningful difference with St Stephens Private Hospital

At St Stephen’s Hospital, we are Australia’s first fully digital hospital, giving the Wide Bay community access to one of the country’s most advanced healthcare facilities. An innovative non-for-profit regional hospital, we offer access to the best specialists with minimal waiting for advanced treatment and remain focused on making a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients and surrounding community. We offer a comprehensive range of inpatient medical, surgical and rehabilitation services including Cardiac and Cancer Care, Urology, Bariatric, Gynaecology, Respiratory, Haematology, Orthopaedics, Cardiovascular, Endoscopy and Vascular and general surgery.

An integral part of our team, as a Clinical Nurse Educator, you’ll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about. Let’s make a meaningful difference, together!

Your part in our St Stephens team

The Clinical Nurse Educator will coordinate the planning, development, design, delivery, evaluation and improvement of education within their allocated department/s and education portfolio to support clinicians in providing evidence based and contemporary patient focused services. The Clinical Nurse Educator (CNE) is responsible for ensuring excellence in educational outcomes within the resource constraints of the organisation and in the context of organisational values. This position works closely with the Nursing Division to identify and meet the nursing education needs throughout the Hospital. The role reports to the Regional Education Manager, who is responsible for coordinating overall delivery of clinical education.

What makes a difference for us?

• Significant clinical experience with greater than 3 years in an acute hospital setting
• Relevant qualifications and experience in education ie Certificate IV workplace training and assessment or post graduate education qualifications
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated knowledge of NSQHSS, Qld Health Clinical Services Capability Framework training requirements and other relevant industry legislation and standards
• Demonstrated ability and application for the development, delivery and evaluation of formal and informal education programs and understanding of current clinical educational models and applications
• Current instructor competency for ALS / PALS is desirable
• Willingness to obtain required vaccinations in line with hospitals infection control requirements, as well as undergo national criminal history check and functional assessment

What makes a difference for you?

• NFP Salary Packaging: Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum.
• To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: Salary Packaging Explained
• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
• Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
• Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference
• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others

We’d love you to be part of our UnitingCare family. By joining our Hospitals, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 17,500 staff and 9, 000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.

Child safe, Child friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will: provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme

Diversity & Inclusion Our approach is simple– everybody iswelcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values.We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.

Safe workplace We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.

Commitment to Safeguarding We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard. Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse, harm and exploitation across UnitingCare.

UnitingCare is the second-largest Queensland employer, with more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of UnitingCare, BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital.

When you join the UnitingCare family, you are part of something bigger. We are a proud not-for-profit with a compassionate and inclusive team who are committed to the work we do. People who want to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts. For more than 100 years we’ve been inspired by our mission to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals, families and communities. www.unitingcareqld.com.au We’re on a mission to make a meaningful difference every day, working with thousands of Australians to ensure they live life in all its fullness. We want people who are great as individuals, and even better in a team. People who stand up for what is right. Who are open to new ideas. Who champion innovation. Who lead through learning, and lead by example.

So, if you’re looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful difference, to grow, thrive and to be rewarded, it’s time you joined our UnitingCare familiy.

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Let’s make a meaningful difference, together.