Clinical Nurse Educator

Clinical Nurse Educator | St Stephens Hospital  

• Employment Term: Permanent Full time Opportunity Available 

• Location:  St Stephen's Hospital, Hervey Bay QLD 

• Remuneration:  Level 3 - $64.96 - $73.02 p/hr + 12% Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging + Penalties & Allowances

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and therefore may result in the role closing early if the right applicant is found.    

Make a meaningful difference with St Stephens Private Hospital 

 At St Stephen’s Hospital, we are Australia’s first fully digital hospital, giving the Wide Bay community access to one of the country’s most advanced healthcare facilities. An innovative non-for-profit regional hospital, we offer access to the best specialists with minimal waiting for advanced treatment and remain focused on making a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients and surrounding community. We offer a comprehensive range of inpatient medical, surgical and rehabilitation services including Cardiac and Cancer Care, Urology, Bariatric, Gynaecology, Respiratory, Haematology, Orthopaedics, Cardiovascular, Endoscopy and Vascular and general surgery.   

An integral part of our team, as a Clinical Nurse Educator, you’ll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about.  Let’s make a meaningful difference, together!  

Your part in St Stephen’s Hospital team

To coordinate the planning, development, design, delivery, evaluation and improvement of education within the allocated department/s and education portfolio to support clinicians in providing evidence based and contemporary patient focused services. The Clinical Nurse Educator (CNE) is responsible for ensuring excellence in educational outcomes within the resource constraints of the organisation and in the context of organisational values. The role will also contribute to the professional development of staff through involvement in orientation and mandatory training programs, delivery of departmental in-services, clinical bedside support and assistance with clinical competency programs in the allocated specialty areas. This position works closely with the Nursing Division to identify and meet the nursing education needs throughout the Hospital and will also contribute to the hospital quality improvement processes. The role reports to the Education Manager (Metro / Regional), who is responsible for coordinating overall delivery of clinical education within the hospital. CNEs may oversee Clinical Nurse Facilitators depending on department structure and must have approval from the Education Manager for all planned education.

What makes a difference for us?

As an experienced clinician you have a passion for learning and development, and thrive on the opportunity to upskill others and see them reach their full potential! Your experience has equipped you with excellent communication skills, and an ability to adapt your education style to meet the audience and individuals you’re working with.

You’ll be confident managing an education caseload, and have a methodical approach to meeting your priorities and deadlines. You’ll love collaborating with others, sharing ideas and working on opportunities for continuous improvements with your team. You’ll present with:

• Bachelor of Nursing Degree or equivalent

• Current AHPRA registration

• Certificate IV Workplace Training & Assessment / TAE 40116 or post graduate education qualification (or working towards)

• Commitment to ongoing professional development and quality improvements

• Willingness to obtain required vaccinations in line with hospitals infection control requirements, as well as undergo national criminal history check and functional assessment   

What makes a difference for you?

• NFP Salary Packaging: Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: Salary Packaging Explained

• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance

• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs

• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme

• Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events

• Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference 

• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others

We’d love you to be part of our UnitingCare family

By joining our Hospitals, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 17,500 staff and 9, 000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.

Child safe, Child friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:

• provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children

• implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services

• appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple – everybody is welcome here.  At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.  

Safe workplace

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.