Clinical Nurse Educator - FIXED TERM

Fixed Term Contract - Permanent Part-Time 64 hours per fortnight

For further information about this role, Please contact (Sarah Broad - Operations Manager Organisation Development) on (54610368) or via email (sbroad@mdhs.vic.gov.au).

The Nurse Educator position will:

·        Act as an educational resource for students, graduates and staff

·        Assist with the orientation of new students, graduates and staff to clinical areas

·        Provide clinical assistance and support to all students, graduates and staff in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care

·        Utilise practice opportunities to lead innovative clinical learning activities and identify opportunities to review and teach evidence-based best practice to improve the quality and safety of health care delivery

·        Contribute to the evaluation of current practice by participating in clinical audits and other quality activities

·        Maintain expertise and currency with health care research, trends and nursing practice

·        Encourage an active learning environment in which mandatory competency requirements are maintained and improved, consistent with current nursing knowledge and research

·        In consultation with relevant managers, the Transition to Practice and Further Education Coordinator and other educators, oversee and document staff, graduate and student progress and, if required, develop and deliver learning plans to address sub-optimal performance

·        If required, liaise with education providers to address unsatisfactory behaviour or performance of students

·        Review and complete students’ and graduates’ formative and summative assessments and skill-based competencies and documentation

·        The Nurse Educator will accept accountability and responsibility for their own actions within their scope of practice

Applicants must include the following:

• Resume
• Cover Letter:

The Central Goldfields and Pyrenees regions are a great place to live, work and play. There are many beautiful areas to explore, along with being located only a short 50-minute drive from the Regional Cities Ballarat & Bendigo, and 2 hours from Melbourne.

MDHS is an equal opportunity employer. Appointments are subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and a Working with Children Check. NDIS Workers Screening will be required for workers identified as working within a risk assessed role.