Senior Clinical Educator

Eastern Health; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentor and Shadowing program

Discovery days across our sites

Study and professional development lea

Job summary

Eastern Health is seeking a Senior Clinical Educator (Grade 5) to lead education and clinical governance within the Mental Health Learning & Teaching Directorate. The role emphasizes recovery-oriented care, high clinical standards and staff development across a large public health service in Melbourne.

You will drive recruitment, coordination and management of the Community Mental Health RN Transition to Specialty Practice program, and provide line management for RN Grade 4 roles while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing and registration with NMBA via AHPRA.
• Experience in acute mental health settings with recovery-oriented care.
• Leadership experience with the ability to inspire and motivate staff.
• Knowledge of best practice, trauma-informed mental health care, and clinical standards.
• Experience in learning and teaching roles and supervision.
• Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment or willingness to complete.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, coordinate and manage the Community Mental Health RN Transition to Specialty Practice (TSP) Program.
• Provide direct line management of Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 4 roles within the Mental Health Learning & Teaching Team.
• Coordinate service-wide training and knowledge translation under the Mental Health & Wellbeing Program.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Educational supervision

Mental health nursing

Trauma-informed care

Staff mentorship

Education

Bachelor of Nursing

NMBA registration via AHPRA

Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment

Job description

Senior Clinical Educator - Grade 5 (Mental Health)

• Diverse and engaging career development opportunity available for experienced mental health nurse interested in developing their career in education and leadership.
• Inspire professional excellence | Strong passion for supporting Eastern Health’s RN Transition to Practice Programs (Mental Health)

Eastern Health

Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services and have a proud history of serving a diverse community.

Our Employee Value Proposition is “Being a part of Eastern Health means belonging to a welcoming team of healthcare experts”.

This statement aligns with our promise to our communities, patients, consumers and staff that we will be HEALTHIER TOGETHER. Bolder than a vision for the future, our promise calls us to action. We know that working together is the only way we can achieve what is necessary for a healthier future.

About the Role

We have an exciting opportunity to join the Mental Health Learning & Teaching Directorate available for a motivated and recovery-oriented Registered mental health Nurse who is passionate about excellence in clinical standards and patient orientated nursing care in mental health.

The role is responsible for providing senior leadership within the Mental Health Learning and Teaching team, and works according to Learning and Teaching philosophy promoting and facilitating; training, education, research, evidence based knowledge translation and positive workplace culture.

Included as a primary function of the Senior Clinical Educator role is the recruitment, coordination and management of the Community Mental Health RN Transition to Specialty Practice (TSP) Program.

The role also includes responsibility of direct line management of Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 4 roles within the Mental Health Learning & Teaching Team. Servicewide training within the Mental Health & Wellbeing Program is also a key function of the role.

About you

To be successful in this role, please consider the following:

• Bachelor of Nursing or other recognised equivalent formal qualification in Australia
• Condition free registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australian (NMBA) via AHPRA
• Experience working in acute mental health
• Have excellent knowledge of best practice, recovery-oriented care and trauma informed care in mental health nursing care
• Demonstrated leadership experience, with the ability to inspire, influence and motivate staff and to contribute to and foster a positive learning culture
• Have the ability to work autonomously with excellent organisational, critical thinking, problem solving and prioritisation skills
• Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment or willingness to be supported to complete this training
• Expertise in providing clinical supervision and actively engaged in receiving personal clinical supervision.
• Previous experience working within a Learning and Teaching role

Healthcare workers are strongly recommended to follow COVID vaccination recommendations provided in the Australian Immunisation handbook (based on ATAGI advice). Seasonal vaccination against influenza is a mandatory requirement of this role and an offer is conditional on this being up to date prior to employment.

What we offer

Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here!

• Mentor and Shadowing program
• Access to discovery days across our 50 sites
• Study and professional development leave
• Friendly & supportive teams
• Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
• Fitness Passport for work-life balance
• Employee Assistance program accessible for you and your loved ones
• Flexible working hours and excellent entitlements
• Salary packaging options and an employee benefits scheme
• Access to Private Health Insurance offers
• Digital upskilling, such as excel and Power-Bi training
• Cafes at all of our Hospitals

Next Steps

We review all applications when we receive them, and we notify unsuccessful candidates. If you are shortlisted, we will be in touch to arrange an interview, and you must complete a National Police Check.

Good to know

• We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability – within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.
• We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.
• As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
• Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.
• Advertising may end before the closing date.
• We do not accept recruitment agency application

Job Posting End Date: 19/11/2026

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