Registered Nurse - Clinical Nurse Educator

Nepean Private Hospital; Kingswood; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted health insurance (non-cas,?

Flexibility to work across multiple HN

Job summary

Nepean Private Hospital is seeking an experienced Clinical Nurse Educator to join our High Dependency Unit on a Full Time basis. You will play a key role in ensuring high levels of patient care while nurturing and developing others.

The ideal candidate will hold a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, current AHPRA registration, postgraduate critical care qualification and demonstrated experience in high-acuity settings. This role offers professional development opportunities within a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing with current AHPRA registration.
• Postgraduate certificate in critical care or equivalent preferred.
• TAE or working towards qualification for workplace assessment.
• Experience in HDU/ICU/CCU and high-acuity care is essential.

Responsibilities

• Identify educational needs by collaborating with Nursing Leaders and Clinical Support Functions.
• Lead and foster a learning environment within the HDU.
• Deliver bedside teaching and mentor nursing staff using ISOBAR frameworks.
• Prioritise patient safety and quality frameworks.
• Maintain professional relationships and promote continuous professional development.

Skills

Clinical coaching

Interpersonal skills

Advanced life support

High-acuity care

Education

Bachelor of Science (Nursing)

Postgraduate Certificate in Critical Care

AHPRA Registered Nurse

TAE Certificate IV in Workplace Assessment & Training

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Registered Nurse - Clinical Nurse Educator

• High Dependency Unit Clinical Nurse Educator- Registered Nurse
• Permanent Full Time role
• Utilise your clinical expertise for a fulfilling role of nurturing and supporting others

Do you enjoy working in an environment that allows you to combine your clinical expertise with your passion for nurturing and professionally developing others? Then this could be the role for you!

Nepean Private Hospital is seeking an experienced Clinical Nurse Educator to join our High Dependency Unit on a Full Time basis. You will play a key role within a supportive team in ensuring high levels of patient care is provided.

About us

Nepean Private Hospital is in the multi-cultural Western Sydney City of Penrith. The hospital is a modern 109 bed facility providing a wide range of health services to the local community since 2000 including: orthopaedics, spinal, gynaecology, ENT, plastics, urology and general surgery, endoscopy, cardiology, cardiac angiography and obstetrics. Nepean Private Hospital has eight operating theatres, one hybrid/cardiac catheterisation theatre and an endoscopy suite, supported by a critical care unit which includes intensive care.

Nepean Private Hospital has established an excellent reputation in the community for its high commitment to customer service, staff satisfaction and quality improvement. Key to the hospital's success is a highly skilled and expert team of staff who are supported by a comprehensive range of professional development opportunities.

As a Clinical Nurse Educator, your responsibilities will include:

• Identify educational needs by partnering with Nursing Leaders (i.e. DON, NUM, CNS) and Clinical Support Functions (i.e. Quality, Infection Control)
• Lead and foster a learning environment
• Maintain professional and constructive working relationship
• Prioritises Healthscope's patient safety and quality frameworks
• Authority to Work in Australia
• Bachelor of Science (Nursing) or equivalent
• Current Registration (no restriction) with AHPRA
• Certificate IV Workplace Assessment & Training (TAE) or working towards
• Working with Children check
• Compliance with ACQSHC National standards
• Demonstrated experience in eLearning platforms
• Knowledge of adult learning practises and contemporary education practises
• High degree of computer literacy including MS Office
• Self-motivated and proven ability to work as part of a high functioning team
• Highly developed interpersonal skills, proactive, motivated and customer focused
• Minimum 3-5 years post-registration experience in an acute critical care setting, with experience in a mixed High dependency unit (HDU), intensive care unit (ICU) or coronary care unit (CCU).
• Advanced life support or willing to obtain
• Technical Competencies: Proven advanced clinical skills in high-acuity interventions, specifically 12-lead ECG interpretation, Temporary Cardiac Pacing, Non-Invasive Ventilation (BiPAP/CPAP), invasive hemodynamic monitoring, and the management of vasoactive infusions.
• Clinical coaching and communication: Demonstrated ability to deliver effective bedside teaching, formulate education needs analyses and mentor diverse nursing staff utilizing high level interpersonal and ISOBAR communication frameworks.
• Post graduate certificate or diploma in critical care, acute care or cardiovascular nursing.

Why Healthscope?

When you join Healthscope, you become part of our Community of Care. Our people are at the heart of our organisation - no matter the role, every day our people make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families. As the only national private hospital operator and healthcare provider in Australia, our sites are supported by our central Support Office, enabling them to provide an exceptional experience for the communities we care for.

You'll also benefit from:

• Flexibility to work across one or multiple hospitals across our network.
• Discounted health insurance (non-casuals only)
• Continuous professional development, education & support provided to encourage growth

We pride ourselves on working with talented, passionate and caring people to ensure our patients receive the highest quality care and experience during their stay with us. We support each other, share learnings, celebrate successes and face challenges together.

Come and be the difference in our patient's lives.