Clinical Nurse Educator - Rehab/Geriatrics
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- South Western Sydney Local Health District
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- REQ553288 Requisition #
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time, 38 hrs per week
Location: Fairfield Hospital
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Educator
Remuneration: $109,684.57 - $113,243.15 per annum
Requisition ID: REQ553288
Application Close Date: 23/02/2025
Interview Date Range: 26/02/2025 – 05/03/2025
Contact Details: Sarah Faulds – (02) 9616 8342 | Sarah.Faulds@health.nsw.gov.au
About the Opportunity
The Geriatric/Rehabilitation Ward at Fairfield Hospital is seeking a passionate and enthusiastic Clinical Nurse Educator to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will support and mentor our dedicated nursing staff, fostering professional growth and ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality care. This is a unique opportunity to guide and inspire the next generation of nurses in a rewarding and collaborative environment.
You will be responsible for providing education and training to nursing staff, promoting best practices in geriatric and rehabilitation care, and supporting new staff and students through tailored education plans. Collaborating with a skilled multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to evidence-based patient outcomes and play a key role in quality improvement initiatives.
To succeed in this role, you will bring a positive attitude and a passion for leadership and mentorship. Strong communication and negotiation skills will allow you to influence families, patients, and staff effectively. Your expertise in geriatric and rehabilitation nursing will help ensure the highest standards of complex care are consistently delivered.
If you are ready to inspire, lead, and educate while making a meaningful impact in the lives of our patients and team, click APPLY NOW to join the Fairfield Hospital family.
What You'll be Doing
Deliver and evaluate clinical education programs in consultation with Management, Nurse Educators and Clinical Nurse Consultants, to support the delivery of clinical best practice, patient service and enhanced patient outcomes.
Where You'll Be Working
Fairfield hospital is located in one of NSW’s largest LGA’s and is a hub of diverse cultures, ethnicities and socioeconomic backgrounds. This brings a range of experiences to hospital employees and provides varied learning and development experiences for all levels of Medical, Clinical, administrative and support roles.
Fairfield Hospital provides a chance to work closely with patients and the community whist providing a strong learning environment and exposure to a variety of disciplines and specialties. The team at Fairfield Hospital is supportive and encouraging, with the senior members of the hospital always looking for ways to enrich the experience of the team.
The hospital sits close to public transport (T-Way), Public Schools, a major shopping centre and has an onsite cafeteria.
How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible. View our application guide for information on how to respond to criteria and improve your application.
- Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and a post graduate qualification in a relevant clinical field or education post graduate qualification or a combination of education training and clinical experience deemed appropriate by SWSLHD.
- Please elaborate on how your skills and experiences align with the role requirements, and highlight what you will bring to add value to the Rehabilitation and Geriatric ward at Fairfield Hospital
- Share the main reasons for your application for this role and tell us what aspects of joining the Rehabilitation and Geriatric ward that motivates you?
- How have you assessed educational needs and successfully planned and delivered training programs to support the professional development of nursing staff and students?
- Can you share a time when your communication and leadership skills helped foster a positive learning culture or effectively resolved a challenging situation involving patients, families, or staff?
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Additional Information
Salary Packaging
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees are able to enjoy the benefits of salary packing. Visit Smart Salary for more details.
Health & Fitness
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees receive discounted Gym Membership/Corporate Wellbeing Programs, including Fitness Passport.
Transforming Your Experience
Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of ⚫️ 🟡 🔴 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander ⚫️ 🟡 🔴 background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
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