Nurse Educator - Perioperative

Epworth HealthCare is Victoria’s largest not-for-profit private health care group, renowned for excellence in diagnosis, treatment, care and rehabilitation. Epworth is an innovator in Australia’s health system, embracing the latest in evidence-based medicine to pioneer treatments and services for our patients. 

Our values and purpose define Epworth's approach and delivery. We pride ourselves on communicating and delivering them in a real and meaningful way. Every Patient Matters.

We are seeking an experienced, flexible and patient-centred Nurse Educator with a clinical speciality in Perioperative nursing who will be an active part of Epworth Geelong education department. Reporting to the Education Manager, this will be a hands-on role in the perioperative department, working with the NUMs, Epworth Education Teams, and Perioperative Services Managers. This role will provide supervision and education to nurses undertaking current and future post-graduate studies. You will also be required to facilitate internal education programs, provide support, and clinical supervision to graduate nurses, new staff and students across a broad range of surgical specialties.

Our Perioperative environment consists of 9 Operating Theatres including a Hybrid Theatre, Cath Lab and 2 endoscopy suites. Located all on the one level we have the Operating Theatre, Cath Lab, ICU and Day Surgery allowing excellent patient flow and best patient care. As there is an increased demand for the excellence Epworth Geelong provide to its patients and VMO’s, our operating theatres are continuing to expand. Currently our specialities include Orthopaedics, Vascular, General, Maxillofacial, ENT, Pain, Ophthalmology, Endoscopy, Plastics, Neurosurgery, Gynaecology and Urology.

You will make an impact by:

• Delivering an exceptional patient experience within perioperative services
• Engagement in multi-modal education methods to provide evidence-based and quality learning for staff, visiting practitioners and students
• Encouragement and supervision of clinicians in their professional development to provide high standards of patient care
• Encouraging and role-modelling empathy to patients, families and medical consultants

To be successful in the role you will:

• Be appropriately registered with AHPRA (essential)
• Minimum 3 years experience in perioperative nursing
• Be able to demonstrate current experience in clinical education in the perioperative environment
• Have excellent written, verbal & presentation skills
• Have a contemporary knowledge of best practice in nursing care
• Be highly accountable and demonstrate a strong, supportive and engaging style
• Be passionate about patient care and achieving high quality clinical outcomes

Position Description       Inherent Requirements

About Epworth Geelong

Epworth Geelong, located adjacent to Deakin University’s Medical School in Waurn Ponds, is developing an environment of world-class health care and education to meet the needs of the expanding population of Geelong and South West Victoria. Providing exciting career opportunities to doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and support staff. It features contemporary design, cutting-edge medical technology and best practice patient care, whilst offering a wide range of inpatient and outpatient medical, surgical and rehabilitation services.

• Hold post-graduate qualifications in Perioperative Services
• Hold post-graduate or Masters qualification in education - or working towards (desirable)

At Epworth, it’s a community. It’s the sense of belonging and being part of an organisation and a team that works to make sure that every patient matters. In addition to this, you will have access to:

• Epworth’s enhanced Not for Profit status (and not available in the public sector) provides the opportunity for employees to salary package up to $15,900 pre-tax annually, plus $2,650 meals and entertainment allowance leading to greater take home pay
• Discounted private health insurance
• The largest educational scholarship program of its kind in Australia
• Ability to purchase up to four additional weeks of leave

Enquire/ Apply

Sound interesting? To apply, click the APPLY button now and attach your CV and cover letter.

For more information, refer to the attached position description or contact Lisa Smith on (03) 5271 7921

It is a condition of employment with Epworth HealthCare, subject to reasonable exemptions, that you have had COVID-19 and / or Influenza vaccinations, including where this is recommended or required by public health authorities, and including booster vaccinations doses.

As a child safe organisation, all successful applicants are required to satisfactorily clear a National Police Check (conducted by Epworth) and hold a valid employee Working with Children Check (provided by you).

At Epworth, we believe inclusion and diversity are essential to our culture and values. We focus on fairness and opportunity for all – across race, ability, ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, cultures and beliefs – that reflect the communities we work in. At Epworth, we care.