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Salary- Utilise your Medical and Nursing expertise to provide support and advice to the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine
- An Ongoing, Part-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
- VPS Grade 5.1: $106,534 - $117,716 plus superannuation.
About the Business Unit:
The Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine (VIFM) is an independent statutory authority governed by the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine Act 1985 (the VIFM Act). It is part of the Justice portfolio of the Victorian Government. The work of the VIFM can be described as a cycle of three parts:
- Providing forensic medical and scientific services and tissue banking
- Learning from this work
- Researching and teaching.
The VIFM Act creates a joint position of Director of the VIFM and Professor of the Department of Forensic Medicine (DFM) at Monash University. The Director/Professor is responsible for the strategic direction and activities of the DFM, which is housed at the VIFM and operates under the governance of the Monash University Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. This position is within the Clinical Forensic Medicine.
About the Role:
The Clinical Nurse Educator leads the continuing professional development education for Forensic Nurse Examiners and work collaboratively with the NUM and Regional Coordinator to ensure the success of education programs and activities in Clinical Forensic Medicine.
Some of your duties will include:
- Coordinating the delivery of the professional development days and other educational activities for nursing staff, including orientation for new nursing staff
- Collaborating with the Nursing and medical leadership teams to ensure the forensic nurse is positively promoted and educated
- Coordinating the induction/orientation programme for new nurses- (regional and metro starters).
To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.
About You:
As our ideal candidate, you will possess:
- Current registration as a Registered Nurse with NMBA administered through the AHPRA
- Extensive experience working as a Forensic Nurse Examiner
- Demonstrated commitment to ongoing personal and professional development, as evidenced in personal Continuing Professional Development
- Ability to lead, coordinate and facilitate education programs
- Demonstrated experience in teaching nurses
- Demonstrated skills in developing and evaluating education programs
- Small or large group teaching experience
Desirable Qualifications/Requirements:
- Experience working with Forensic Nurse Examiners.
- Excellent Interpersonal Skills
- Post graduate training in nursing education, or working towards.
- Demonstrated understanding and experience of Adult learning principles.
- Demonstrated commitment to clinical education of others.
- Ability to motivate, support and encourage staff to further develop clinical and professional skills.
- Demonstrated commitment to evidence-based nursing practice and quality improvement.
How to Apply:
Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include reference checks, national police checks and misconduct screening. Dependant on the role, other checks may include VicRoads checks, drivers licence checks, medical checks, Working with Children Checks, and Declaration of Private Interests (for executive and responsible officer roles).
If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.
In accordance with the Jobs and Skills Exchange Recruitment Policy, only Victorian Public Service employees are eligible to apply for this position. People on labour hire contracts, such as agency staff and external contractors, are not eligible to apply.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT:
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.
