Clinical Nurse Educator

The role:

• The role of the Clinical Nurse Educator is to facilitate and support the development of the Primary Health North workforce by planning, promoting, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating education programs in the clinical setting of primary health rural and remote services.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

As part of the Primary Health North CNE team you will get to:

• Promote safe, high-quality healthcare by engaging nurses and the wider team in evidence-based education
• Be an empathic and approachable clinical leader who builds trusted relationships amongst clinical and non-clinical teams
• Facilitate change management and role-model the Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence (CARE) values

In return, as part of the PHN CNE team, you will 

• work in a professionally supportive atmosphere networking with district hospitals and community centres across Hospitals North
• have opportunities to develop your own knowledge, grow into new areas of interest and develop new skills outside of direct patient care
• be highly autonomous which encourages diversity and intra-professional knowledge sharing
• have exposure to running forums, workshops and training sessions

Details of Appointment

Fixed term, part time, day worker position working 64 hours per fortnight, commencing from 4 February 2024 until 30 June 2024

*notwithstanding hours may be negotiated with the successful applicant

• Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time and part time vacancies.

Salary: $111,506 to $118,336 pro rata, per annum. Our Employer 11% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.

You’ll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible. 

• Salary range is in accordance with Nurses and Midwives (Tasmanian State Service) Agreement 2023

Eligibility:

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:

1. Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse

2. Current Driver’s Licence

   Registration/licences that are essential requirements of this role must remain current and valid at all times whilst employed in this role and the status of these may be checked at any time during employment. It is the employee’s responsibility to ensure that registration/licences remain current and to advise the Employer if their circumstances change. This includes notifying the Employer if a registration/licence is revoked, cancelled or has its conditions altered.

Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:

1. Relevant Post Graduate qualifications

The Head of the State Service has determined that the person nominated for this job is to satisfy a pre‑employment check before taking up the appointment, on promotion or transfer. The following checks are to be conducted:

1. Conviction checks in the following areas:

• crimes of violence
• sex related offences
• serious drug offences
• crimes involving dishonesty
• serious traffic offences

1. Identification check
2. Disciplinary action in previous employment check.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

We encourage you to review the Applicant Guide, Statement of Duties, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and selection criteria.

Statement of Duties

• 515291, 527589 Clinical Nurse Educator G6 (July 2023) CSU.pdf
• 515291, 527589 Clinical Nurse Educator G6 (July 2023) CSU.docx

Applicant Guide

• Department of Health - Applicant Guide June 22.pdf
• Department of Health - Applicant Guide June 22.docx

How to Apply

Apply Online.  Please click the "Apply" button on this screen.  This ensures important questions about you are answered. 

You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties.

Please note:

• We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties.
• All attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
• Referee details are submitted as part of the online application so make sure you have the contact details of two referees before applying.

For more information

Amanda Smith

Position: Nursing Director - Primary Health North
Phone:  (03) 6777 4***
E-mail: **************@ths.tas.gov.au

Important information

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The Department of Health values workforce diversity and recognises the value each person offers which is shaped by their unique characteristics, background, experiences, knowledge, skills, values and perspectives.