Address Role details
The Clinical Excellence at the Mackay Base Hospital is seeking applications for a Nurse Educator (Emergency Department) to join their team on a temporary full time basis.
How to apply and for mandatory requirements regarding this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.
Your opportunity
The Nurse Educator is accountable at an advanced practice level for the design and implementation of education programs, managing educational resources and providing nursing expertise relating to staff development for nurses and the Multidisciplinary teams. This position is based within the Mackay Base Hospital Emergency Department (ED) and has responsibility in identifying training needs and contributing to strategic and workforce planning for the Department.
You will be required to enhance and monitor workforce competency within the ED and provide professional development and leadership to promote the maintenance of standards of professional and clinical practise.
About the Team
The Clinical Excellence Unit at MHHS provides support and advice across all aspects of Service Delivery to maximize opportunities for continuous improvement that reflect contemporary practice that enhance opportunity for exceptional consumer outcomes. This is achieved through shared resources working together to provide Education, Quality, Patient Safety, Infection Control, Clinical and Service Governance.
Our objective is to provide educational leadership, fostering and developing lifelong learning opportunities and skills assessment that promote and ensure best practice across the MHHS.
The NE is part of the Clinical Excellence Unit (CEU) for MHHS and reports to the Nursing Director CEU.
About our Hospital and Health Service
Mackay Hospital and Health Service has 6 hospitals, 2 multi-purpose health services and 4 community health centres that employ more than 3,700 staff. The district covers an area of approximately 90,000km2 and provides services to patients and their families in Bowen, Cannonvale, Clermont, Collinsville, Dysart, Glenden, Mackay, Middlemount, Moranbah, Proserpine and Sarina.
Some of our great benefits on offer
Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
Flexible working arrangements
A diverse work culture
Career development
Professional development opportunities
Education opportunities, Study and Research
Paid parental leave
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Discounted Private Health Insurance
Fitness Passport
