Nurse Educator - Paediatrics

SA Health; Strathalbyn; Hybrid; AUD 133,000 - 139,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary package benefits

Generous leave provisions

Employee Assistance Program

Fitness Passport

Job summary

SA Health's Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network is seeking a dedicated Paediatric Nurse Educator to join the Nursing and Midwifery division in a part-time capacity. You will strengthen paediatric nursing practice by providing high-quality education, training and professional support to nurses and midwives across BHFLHN services.

You will develop learning experiences, guide clinical decision-making, and drive improvements in education, safety and service delivery, shaping best-practice

Qualifications

• Contemporary paediatric nursing experience.
• Strong communication, leadership and educational skills.
• Adaptable, creative and committed to quality improvement and safe practice.
• Experienced RN/Midwife with background in education programs.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality paediatric nursing education, training and clinical support to staff and students.
• Coordinate, deliver and evaluate education programs and competency assessments.
• Support system improvements through information systems, risk management and policy implementation.
• Lead and participate in projects and research to strengthen education outcomes.

Skills

Paediatric nursing

Educational leadership

Communication skills

Clinical education

Quality improvement

Education

Nurse/Midwife registration (AHPRA)

Job description

• Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network, Nursing and Midwifery Division


• Various locations to be negotiated, required to work across all BHFLHN sites


• Salary: RN/RM3 $132,794 - $138,730 p.a. (pro rata)


• 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?

• You will need to be immunised. The policy on immunisation is very detailed, so please contact the Enquiries Person for this position if you have any queries. Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy


• 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: [emailprotected]

APPLICATIONS CLOSE: 10 November 2026, 11:55PM Eligibility: Open to everyone