AddressEmployment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Educator
Remuneration: $102,395.23 - $105,719.00 per annum, pro rata (+ super + 17.5% leave loading where applicable)
Hours per Week: up to 24
Requisition ID: REQ344466
Applications Close: 15 October 2022
Vaccination Category: A (including influenza and 3 doses of COVID-19 vaccination)
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What we offer
- Relocation assistance and short-term accommodation options considered
- Salary Packaging – up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + $9k remote area housing + novated leasing
- Corporate Health and Fitness program
- Flexible working arrangements
- Genuine welcoming and supportive staff and communities
- Career development opportunities
Where you’ll be working
Known for our innovative consumer focused models of care which are designed for the rural and regional population we serve, our Mental Health teams provide critical services within acute, sub-acute and community settings throughout the Murrumbidgee Local Health District.
As a member of our team you will have the opportunity to work within talented multidisciplinary environments, have excellent support with ongoing development and access to key technologies connecting you with colleagues and consumers based throughout the District.
Our multidisciplinary teams provide career paths for both nursing and allied health staff, new graduates and established professionals. We are committed to providing safe, effective, quality care through listening to consumers and continually exploring ways to do it better.
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About the Role
The MHDA Clinical Nurse Educator’s (CNE) primary role will be in the Mental Health inpatient units and the Mental Health Emergency Consultation Service (MHECS) at the WWRRH; secondly the role will support the orientation, learning and development of undergraduate and postgraduate nursing staff across the MHDA service.
The CNE will work under the direct line management of the MHDA Director of Nursing and in collaboration with the Co-ordinator Workforce Development, the Coordinator of Consumer Participation, the Nurse Unit Managers (NUM) and the Clinical Nurse Consultants (CNCs) to develop and implement clinical education programs relevant to mental health nursing capabilities that reflect the recovery and trauma informed care principles.
The CNE is also accountable to the Nursing and Midwifery Directorate who will provide guidance on nursing educational priorities, and professional support and guidance for the CNE within the MLHD through structured development programs and targeted education.
The CNE will provide educational support which is essential in ensuring frontline mental health clinicians have appropriate knowledge, skills and support to enable them to contribute to continuous improvement, enhancing clinical practice for the delivery of safe quality patient care.
Where possible, the CNE will collaborate with the Coordinator of Consumer Participation to involve consumers in the development and delivery of education and training particularly in relation to the consumer experience of recovery and using public mental health services from a consumer perspective. Similar collaboration may occur with the Coordinator Family Friendly Mental Health strategy with respect to carer involvement in training, where relevant.
The provision of education encompasses a range of education activities including promoting, educating, mentoring, clinically supervising and supporting the mental health workforce who are caring for their consumers. The CNE will work alongside their colleagues including the peer workforce to provide point of care education and clinical support.
Education will also include orientation and mentoring for undergraduate students on clinical placement, transitioning graduate nurses and new staff, as well as meeting the ongoing educational needs of existing nursing staff.
How to apply
Your application will require you to include a:
- Resume; and
- Cover Letter outlining your skills and experience and why you are a good fit for this position
To learn more about the role, accountabilities, and the required pre-employment checks, please see the Position Description. For a confidential discussion, contact Sharlene Brown, Mental Health Inpatient Manager/MHECS/DON MHDA on 02 5943 1*** or **************@health.nsw.gov.au
If interested, we encourage you to click apply promptly. Applications will be assessed as they are received, with suitable candidates contacted and progressed without delay.
New applicants must have completed the COVID-19 vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate. Should a medical contraindication certificate be provided, ongoing employment post certificate expiry is conditional to meeting COVID-19 vaccination requirements.
MLHD is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including Aboriginal People and people from racial, ethnic, or ethno-religious minority groups and people with disability.
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