Clinical Nurse Educator - Banks House Mental Health - Perm Ft

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time, 38 hours per week
Location: Bankstown Hospital Mental Health
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Educator
Remuneration: $106,491.24 - $109,945.46per annum
Requisition ID: REQ472070
Application Close Date: 17/03/2024
Interview Date Range: 20/03/2024 – 27/03/2024
Contact Details: Abraham Mujuru - 0476 831 934 | Abraham.mujuru@health.nsw.gov.au
About You

• Are you a passionate and motivated Registered Nurse wanting to advance their career as a Clinical Nurse Educator in a busy but rewarding environment?
• Do you have exceptional organisational skills, passionate about education and staff development?

About the Opportunity

• Opportunity to work as part of a highly skilled and specialised multi-disciplinary team at Bankstown Mental Health Inpatient Unit (Banks House).

• The successful candidate will provide coordination, delivery, and evaluation of Clinical Nurse education (including programs) at the unit level and will provide clinical teaching, orientation, skill accreditation and professional development support for all nursing staff and students.

• The CNE will be responsible for providing compassionate, person centered health care in collaboration with patients, families, carers, and multidisciplinary teams.

• The Clinical Nurse Educator in consultation with the Nurse Unit Manager will identify, develop, implement, and evaluate education for nursing staff and students working within Bankshouse Unit.

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.
South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD) is focused on achieving our Vision of Leading Care, healthier communities.
All staff are expected to act as an appropriate and effective role model, promoting a culture that supports practices that reflect the NSW Health CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment through demonstrated behaviors and interactions with patients, clients and employees.
The vision of SWSLHD Nursing and Midwifery Service is Compassionate Nursing and Midwifery Care Always, through leading effective workplace cultures that improve the patient experience.
Where You'll Be Working
South Western Sydney is rapidly growing and is a great place for young people and families to build a life. We are close to public transport, a short drive to the beach and the natural wonders of the Blue Mountains and Royal National Park.
The area is growing exponentially with many major shopping centers, great entertainment venues and the development of Sydney’s new airport all located within minutes of new housing estates.
As part of the greater Sydney area, we have bustling metropolitan hubs as well as areas that maintain their rural heritage. It is an incredible place to explore with adventure or relaxation are at your fingertips.
How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria as thoroughly as possible. * Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA). 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.

• Demonstrated experience in education/clinical teaching and developing clinical programs based on adult learning principle and understanding or demonstrated understanding of competency-based assessment.
• Demonstrated ability to provide safe compassionate quality care that is culturally responsive
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and engage with patients/consumers, carers and the multidisciplinary health care team.
• Demonstrated capacity to interact with others in a personable and professional manner and personally resolve conflicts when they arise
• Demonstrated evidence of the use of critical thinking as it relates to the delivery of evidenced based nursing care
• Demonstrated understanding and participation in risk management, work health and safety and quality improvement in the workplace

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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.
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.
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