Clinical Nurse Educator

Taking care of people is our reason for being  
At Sydney Adventist Hospital (SAH), fondly known as the San, taking care of people is our reason for being. It’s what drives us to deliver exceptional outcomes for our patients and it’s a shared sense of purpose that extends to everyone who works here too. When you work for the San, you’ll feel valued and supported by our strong commitment to learning, flexibility, great benefits and a positive culture of teamwork and cooperation.  

Some of the exceptional employee benefits we offer are:   

• As a not-for-profit organisation, our team members can increase their take home pay by salary packaging living expenses of up to $9,009 per FTB year    
• Access to a tax-free meal, entertainment & venue benefit card valued at $2,650 per FBT year    
• Ability to access our paid continuing education allowance for Post Grad Qualifications  
• Up to 14 weeks paid parental leave for permanent employees   
• An additional paid leave day each year   
• Beautiful, leafy campus with ample discounted parking
• Discounted gym membership for you and your family, using Fitness Passport   

What you’ll be doing in this role: 
You will be working in the newly created role of Clinical Nurse Educator within our 30-bed general medical/surgical Harrison Ward which specialises in vascular surgery, complex wound management, chronic pain management and general medicine. Care is provided alongside the multidisciplinary team to ensure our patients and their families receive holistic care.

In your role as a Clinical Nurse Educator, your key responsibilities will include: 

• Identify clinical education needs of team members and develop programs to address these in collaboration with the Nurse Unit Manager
• Be a positive role model for clinical nursing, ensuring best practice is taught, in line with AHCL’s policies and procedures
• Liaise with program coordinators within the San Education team
• Facilitate department orientation for nursing team members and students
• Maintain team education records and annually update the education calendar
• Be an advocate for Work, Health and Safety and ensure legislation is adhered to by leading by example and reporting any hazards or risks as appropriate

As the Clinical Nurse Educator for the Harrison Ward you will join our dedicated, supportive educator team where caring for patients, fellow nurses and ourselves is our priority.

Who we are looking for:

• Demonstrate sound knowledge and clinical skills with the ability to plan, implement and evaluate education programs, along with nursing skills assessments and learning packages
• Be a proven mentor to fellow nurses and other healthcare professionals  
• Flexibility to work a rotating roster within a part time role of 16 hours per week
• Strong interest in caring for patients undergoing invasive diagnostic procedures under conscious sedation
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Commitment to ongoing professional development, nursing best practices and individual patient-centred care
• Proven ability to build a positive and professional rapport with patients, their families and your colleagues.
• You’ll be empathetic, systematic, detail-oriented, have great time management and prepared to embrace Adventist Healthcare’s everyday values of excellence and integrity
• Current AHPRA registration, and preferably, you will have also completed the NSW Health DETECT, Between the Flags Program and Bloodsafe Clinical Transfusion Practice program

About Adventist Healthcare
We are NSW’s largest and most comprehensive private hospital (700+ beds) with a dedicated team of 2400 team members, over 1000 medical officers and 300 volunteers. As a not-for-profit, faith-based healthcare organisation advancing healthcare since 1903, we have a proud history of delivering outstanding care and we are at the forefront of our field with best in-class technology and game-changing research.

What to expect
Please know that employment with Adventist Healthcare requires:

• A National Police
• Two professional working reference checks
• At least 2 COVID-19 vaccinations with 3 doses preferred
• Completion of NSW Health DETECT, Between the Flags Program and Bloodsafe Clinical Transfusion Practice programs, prior to your start date.
• Other pre-employment screenings as required

How to apply
If you see yourself in this role, we’d love to hear from you. Just click on the ‘Apply’ button, fill out your details and submit. Once you apply, we’ll keep you up to date on how your application is progressing via email.  Please note: Only applicants via portal will be accepted.  

If you’d like to chat with one of our team members about this role, then please contact: 

     Bernadette Bisazza
     Director Medical Surgical
     Email:  ***************@sah.org.au

Please note: Applicants will be reviewed as they are received and progressed to interview and appointed if deemed suitable. Therefore, we encourage you to Apply Now to avoid disappointment.