Nurse Educator

·       Take the next step in your career development  with this temporary rare nurse educator role for a 12-month cover period

·       Join a team dedicated to ongoing development and opportunities

·       Gain access to fantastic Healthscope employee benefits, retail discounts and more!

The Role

An exciting opportunity now exists for a highly motivated and experienced Nurse Educator at Newcastle Private Hospital in a fixed-term temporary full time capacity covering a 12-month period.

The position requires both leadership and management skills. To be successful in this role you will have a minimum of 6 years clinical nursing experience as well as current or relevant experience in a hospital wide Nurse Educator role.

A degree of experience within an in-charge, supervisory or management capacity will also be beneficial as you will work closely members of the management team, participating in various committees and working parties and actively contribute to the Healthscope wide education cluster.

The ideal candidate will have a passion for patient safety and risk management in promoting bedside clinical teaching, whilst supporting the Quality and Education teams in achieving the highest standards of clinical care.

Directly reporting to and working closely with the Quality, Clinical Risk and Education Manager, your responsibilities will include; the planning and implementing of hospital wide education programs and support for clinical and support services education, undergraduate program coordination, new graduate program coordination, hospital wide orientation and mandatory training programs. You will be the learning management system site administrator and report area specific and hospital wide compliance on a regular basis.

Essential Criteria:

·       Current registration with AHPRA

·       Minimum 6 years post graduate, at least 3 years in an education role or similar

·       Recent relevant and extensive experience in Acute Care setting

·       Recent education experience in an adult learning environment

·       Certificate IV-  Workplace Training and Assessment

·       Post registration clinical and education qualification in a specialty area / education / management

·       Demonstrated effective leadership skills including highly developed  communication (written and verbal), problem solving, managing people, coaching, negotiation and influencing skills

·       Demonstrate ability to coordinate, develop, deliver and evaluate education and training programs using multimodalities

·       Advanced computer skills

·       Understand the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards and the Education evidence/requirements for Short Notice Assessments

Desirable Criteria:

·       Advanced life Support train the trainer

·       Paediatric life Support train the trainer

·       Resus for Kids train the trainer

Applications close: 17th January 2024

To Apply: Please click on the 'Apply' button to be taken to our online application form. For any questions, please reach out to Recruitment@healthscope.com.au

More Information: Our commitment to quality and safety for our patients, staff and visitors is our highest priority. Applicants will be required to provide a current National Police check, WWCC (where applicable) and Evidence of right to work in Australia prior to appointment. Staff in patient contact roles will be required to provide proof of immunity to specified infectious diseases as a Category A Healthcare worker.

Newcastle Private, Where doing what you love means more

Come and join our expert team of surgeons, specialist doctors, dedicated nurses and allied health professionals at Newcastle Private Hospital.  We are a 189 bed, acute, private hospital facility co-located on the John Hunter Campus at Rankin Park. The hospital has 11 theatres including a hybrid theatre and a 15 bed Intensive Care Unit.

We also have a cardiac suite including a cardiac catheter laboratory and a 16 bed Coronary Care Unit. A private maternity suite including 6 birthing suites and a special care baby nursery is available for families in the Newcastle region. Newcastle Private Oncology Centre provides specialty care for individuals and their families/carers undergoing all aspects of cancer treatment and care with both an inpatient unit and day infusion lounge.

Why Healthscope? Come and be the difference in our patient's lives.
We care about your career at Healthscope.

No matter where you go within our community of care, you'll be supported by great team leaders, be part of strong, innovative teams who always strive for better and have the opportunity to flourish and grow. 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. We work together to create positive, memorable experiences, alongside our quality care, in every moment of every day. Supported by some of the best doctors in nationally, we come together to strive for better, sharing learnings, supporting each other, celebrating successes and facing challenges together.

Joining us opens the door to endless opportunities. We encourage the pursuit of continuous professional development, specialisation and education, and support our people to grow and flourish