Clinical Nurse Educator, Renal Ambulatory Care - St Vincent's Public Hospital, Sydney

Role type:  Max term contract full time (until March 2026)

Department and location:  Renal Ambulatory Care, St Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst 

Salary:  $109,684.57 - $113,243.15 + super. 

Better and fairer care.  Always. 

We are St Vincent’s Health Australia, Australia’s largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services.

Founded by The Sisters of Charity in 1857, our +30,000 healthcare superheroes operate public and private hospitals, residential aged care, community and virtual care, and outreach programs.   

About the role 

• Renal Ambulatory Care is a busy dynamic unit caring for people with acute and chronic kidney disease, providing renal replacement therapies to inpatients and outpatients. Services include in-centre and outpatient Haemodialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis, Renal Transplant and Renal Supportive care.

• Working to enhance the skills and knowledge of nursing and other clinical staff, sharing clinical expertise within haemodialysis nursing. of the Renal Ambulatory Care Unit which provides renal replacement therapies to inpatients and outpatients. 

• Responsible for the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of the clinical education needs of the staff in collaboration with the Nursing Unit Manager, Clinical Nurse Consultants and Medical Stream Manager.

• Ensuring all staff, both transient and permanent, have equitable access to educational support and resources to enhance their clinical competence. Responsible for ensuring that the education delivered is current and based on the best available evidence.

• Ensuring evidence-based practice principles have been utilised in the development of policies and procedures within the clinical environment and broader organisation.

About you 

• Currently registered as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) with the Australian Health Professionals Regulation Agency

• Clinical/educational post-graduate qualification with a minimum of 12 months experience in the relevant clinical area related to the qualification. Or alternatively 4 years post-registration experience including three years' in the relevant specialist field.

• Certificate IV in workplace training and education or willingness to undertake within the first 12 months of employment.

• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within the interdisciplinary team and demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills.

• Demonstrated knowledge of innovative educational strategies, tools and approaches including e-learning. As well as a commitment to ongoing professional development of self and others.

Why work at St Vincent’s? 

• Join us on our mission to provide care to all, including the most at-risk people in our community 

• Discounted access to many gyms for you and your family with Fitness Passport 

• Access to discounted private health insurance with Medibank 

• Access to a government salary sacrifice program.  Make a proportion of your salary tax-free 

• Committed to financial support for educational development, scholarship programs, paid study leave 

About the hospital 

In this role you will be based at St Vincent’s hospital, Darlinghurst.  

• A busy inner-city hospital in a beautiful location 

• Surrounded by great cafes, galleries and theatres, parks, nightlife, and nearby glorious beaches 

• A place of expert clinical care for at-risk people 

• Closely partnered with universities & affiliated research institutes, many of which are located on-campus 

• Centres of excellence include heart & lung transplantation, bone marrow transplantation, cardiology, cancer care, AIDS/HIV, respiratory medicine, mental health, homeless health, drug & alcohol services, and correctional health  

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia 

Please note, visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role. 

Pre-employment checks 

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role-required pre-employment checks, including relevant immunisations.