Diabetes Educator

West Gippsland Healthcare Group; Shire of Baw Baw; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Employee assistance program

Salary packaging

Free Parking

Job summary

West Gippsland Healthcare Group is seeking an experienced Clinical Nurse Consultant - Diabetes Educator to join our Community Health Team. You will deliver individualised diabetes care in community settings, providing education, support and clinical guidance to clients and health professionals.

The role offers autonomous practice within a multidisciplinary team, with opportunities to contribute to service development and quality improvement, while promoting self-management and better health

Qualifications

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA.
• Tertiary qualification in Diabetes Education.
• Demonstrated experience working as a Diabetes Educator.
• Credentialed Diabetes Educator or pursuing ADEA credentialing (advantageous).
• Experience in clinical teaching and staff education.
• Experience using Flash Glucose Monitoring (FGM) and CGM systems.
• Experience with insulin titration.
• Sound computer skills across a range of software applications.
• Current Driver's Licence.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, individualised diabetes education and clinical care within community settings.
• Provide education and resources to clients, carers, health professionals and community groups.
• Support self-management and promote positive health outcomes for people living with diabetes.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team while practising autonomously.
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement and clinical excellence.

Skills

Diabetes Educator

Clinical teaching

Staff education

Insulin titration

Education

Registered Nurse (AHPRA)

Diabetes Education qualification

Tools

Flash Glucose Monitoring (FGM)

Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM)

Job description

Clinical Nurse Consultant - Diabetes Educator

Community Health Services

• Permanent Part-Time up to 64 hours per fortnight
• Casual opportunities also available
• Nurses and Midwives (VPS) Single Interest EA 2024-2028, Clinical Nurse Consultant C Year 1 - Year 2 (ZA7 - ZA8)
• Community-based role with a focus on person-centred care

Are you passionate about empowering people to live well with diabetes? We are seeking an experienced and motivated Clinical Nurse Consultant - Diabetes Educator to join our Community Health team.

In this rewarding role, you will work as an independent practitioner with overall responsibility for the delivery of individualised diabetes care within the community. You will provide expert education, support and clinical guidance to clients, health professionals and the broader community, helping people achieve better health outcomes through evidence-based diabetes management.

About the Role

As a Clinical Nurse Consultant - Diabetes Educator, you will:

• Deliver high-quality, individualised diabetes education and clinical care within community settings.
• Provide education and resources to clients, carers, health professionals and community groups.
• Support self-management and promote positive health outcomes for people living with diabetes.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team while practising autonomously.
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement and clinical excellence.

Our preferred candidate will have:

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA.
• Tertiary qualification in Diabetes Education.
• Demonstrated experience working as a Diabetes Educator.

The following experience/qualifications would be considered advantageous:

• Credentialed Diabetes Educator or actively working towards ADEA credentialing.
• Experience in clinical teaching and staff education.
• Experience usingFlash Glucose Monitoring (FGM) and Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) systems.
• Experience with insulin titration.
• Sound computer skills across a range of software applications.
• Current Driver's Licence.

IMPORTANT:

Some roles in the healthcare sector are required to be vaccinated annually for Influenza (unless a valid exemption applies). Evidence of vaccination (or exemption) will be required to be provided prior to commencement.

About our organisation

“Did you know …Warragul hospital is located only 30 minutes drive from Pakenham along the freeway against traffic, and that The Baw Baw Shire is one of the fastest growing Local Government Areas (LGAs) within the country!

We are well aware our hospital is aging but our most precious commodity isn’t a building, it’s the quality of care that’s delivered at the bedside by our incredible staff. You won’t find a more friendly, and welcoming team than the West Gippsland Healthcare Group! We care for our community because we are the community!

West Gippsland Healthcare Group staff benefits include:

• Flexible working arrangements
• Access to employee assistance program
• Salary packaging
• Free Parking

Working with us

All appointments with the West Gippsland Healthcare Group are subject to the satisfactory return of professional reference checks, a NDIS worker screening clearance and a current Employee Working with Children Check. All employees must hold current entitlement to work within Australia. A six month probationary period applies to all new appointments.

As an inclusive employer, committed to improving diversity and equity in our workforce, we encourage applications from all parts of our community, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, LGBTI people, and people with lived experience of disability.

As a Child Safe organisation, West Gippsland Healthcare Group promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children, including those with disability.