Nurse Educator - Paediatrics

I Work For Sa; Strathalbyn; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary package with benefits

Professional development opportunities

Employee Assistance Program

Fitness benefits

Job summary

The Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network's Nursing and Midwifery division is seeking a dedicated Paediatric Nurse Educator to join our team in a part-time capacity. In this role, you will use your clinical expertise to strengthen paediatric nursing practice by providing high-quality education, training and professional support to nurses and midwives across our services.

You will play a key role in shaping best-practice care for paediatric consumers and their families by developing

Qualifications

• Contemporary paediatric nursing experience and passion for education.
• Strong communication, leadership and educational skills.
• Experience delivering and evaluating education programs.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality paediatric nursing education and clinical support.
• Coordinate, deliver and evaluate education programs and competency assessments.
• Lead quality improvements through education and policy implementation.
• Drive projects and research to strengthen education outcomes.

Skills

Paediatric nursing

Leadership

Educational skills

Communication

Evidence-based care

Education

Registered Nurse/Midwife

Job description

SA Health
Job reference: 952173
Location: 5255 - STRATHALBYN
Job status: Ongoing
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

• Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network, Nursing and Midwifery Division
• Various locations to be negotiated, required to work across all BHFLHN sites
• Ongoing, Part Time working 32 hours per week

WHAT ARE WE OFFERING

The Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network (BHFLHN) is seeking a dedicated Paediatric Nurse Educator to join our Nursing and Midwifery division in a part-time capacity. In this role, you will use your clinical expertise to strengthen paediatric nursing practice by providing high-quality education, training and professional support to nurses and midwives across our services.

You will play a key role in shaping best-practice care for paediatric consumers and their families by developing learning experiences, guiding clinical decision-making, and driving improvements in education, safety and service delivery. This is an opportunity to contribute to a positive and collaborative culture where your leadership will influence both clinical standards and workforce capability.

WHO ARE WE?

The Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network offers opportunities across our sites, from Kangaroo Island to Eudunda, wrapping all the way around our metropolitan areas. We pride ourselves on providing exceptional care to all our consumers, residents, their families, and community. Our mission is to ensure that you always receive the best quality, safe, consistent, collaborative care and always with kindness. We do this by maintaining exceptional levels of care at all times supported by systems and processes that assure us of quality and safety of our staff and those we serve.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Do you bring contemporary paediatric nursing experience and a passion for supporting others to deliver evidence-based care?
• Do you have strong communication, leadership and educational skills that enable you to inspire confidence and capability in learners at all levels?
• Are you adaptable, creative and committed to driving quality improvement, safe practice and positive patient outcomes?
• Are you an experienced Registered Nurse/Midwife with a proven background in delivering, coordinating and evaluating education programs?

If you have answered yes to any of these questions - then read on...

HOW WILL YOU CONTRIBUTE

• Provide high-quality paediatric nursing education, training and clinical support to staff and students, enabling safe, effective and evidence-based care.
• Coordinate, deliver and evaluate education programs, professional development activities and competency assessments.
• Support system improvements through the use of information systems, risk management principles, policy implementation and quality improvement processes.
• Lead and participate in projects, research activities and change initiatives that strengthen clinical education outcomes and contribute to service excellence

WHERE WILL YOU WORK?

Our network is made up of many sites, that run from Gawler in the North to Kangaroo Island in the South, we have access to offices in the middle of the CBD, and some of our locations offer hot desk arrangements. We will work with you to ensure a suitable location or locations are made available to you across one or many of our sites. You will also have the option to spend some time each week working from home. This will be negotiated with you should you be successful.

WHAT WILL WE OFFER YOU IN RETURN?

At BHFLHN, not only will you be working in an environment surrounded by beautiful scenery and nature we see your work here as not just as a job, but an opportunity to extend, progress or consolidate your career with us. We therefore offer you opportunities to be supported in the following ways:

• Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year
• Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
• Support for you and your family via our free Employee Assistance Program
• Health and Fitness Benefits:Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to BHFLHN staff and their families.

WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TO KNOW/WHAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESS?

Working in this environment, it is important to us that we only employ people with the upmost integrity and commitment to serving the South Australian community and its visitors to the highest possible standards. To ensure that we meet that commitment there are a few checks that you will be required to undertake. These are detailed on the Role Description, and do vary depending on what is required in the role, but are likely to include the following:

• You will need to undergo employment screening, what you require is also on the front page of the Role Description.
• You will be required to hold registration with AHPRA to practice as a Nurse/Midwife within our organisation.

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

BHFLHN is an Equal Opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community.

HELP IS HERE!

For more information, please contact Noelene Fitzner on Phone: [phone] or via E-mail: [e-mail]

APPLICATIONS CLOSE:

10 November 2026, 11:55PM

Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.