Description:
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time, up to 20 hours per week, until June 2028
Location: Northumberland Street, Liverpool (SWSLHD District Wide Service)
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Educator
Remuneration: $55.31 - $57.11 per hour
Requisition ID: REQ574170
Application Close Date: 25/05/2025
Interview Date Range: 28/05/2025 - 04/06/2025
Contact Details: Louise Smith – 0498 349 181 | Louise.smith2@health.nsw.gov.au
About The Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced, compassionate and dedicated Clinical Nurse Educator (CNE) to join the Public Health Unit in South Western Sydney.
This new role will play a vital role in educating Nurses in the Public Health Unit, particularly Nurse Immunisers in our Priority Population Immunisation Project across the Local Health District.
This is a great opportunity to develop nurses to provide population based health care in collaboration with facilities and services to deliver the quality and safe care, leading to healthier communities for our unique community.
This position provides a unique opportunity for a CNE to work part-time.
You will be working with a passionate multidisciplinary team including Drs, CNCs Registered Nurses, Health Managers, Health officers, an epidemiologist and Data Quality and administrators.
What You'll Be Doing
Deliver a clinical education program and provide support to multidisciplinary teams in the Public Health Unit (PHU) and other SWSLHD facilities and services, in consultation with Management, Nurse Educators and Clinical Nurse Consultants to develop a workforce capable of implementing vaccination services in alignment with the Priority Population Immunisation Plan (PPIP).
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
SWSLHD Population Health aims to protect and promote the health of the local population, reduce health inequalities, and achieve optimal health and wellbeing for all residents of South Western Sydney.
The services provided include prevention, early intervention, and health promotion programs designed to help individuals and families adopt healthy behaviours and avoid illness. The team works in partnership with the community to create health-promoting physical and social environments, ensuring accessible, fair, and culturally appropriate services.
SWSLHD Population Health is committed to continuous quality improvement and environmental sustainability, upholding the district's CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect, and Empowerment.
Working here means being part of a dedicated team focused on leading care and building healthier communities.
How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible. View our application guide for information on how to respond to criteria and improve your application.
- Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse with Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA), Authorised Nurse Immuniser, postgraduate qualification in a relevant clinical field or education postgraduate qualification or a combination of education training and clinical experience deemed appropriate by SWSLHD.
- Outline your recent experience working as a Registered Nurse in an environment appropriate to the relevant specialty.
- As a nurse immuniser, what do you see are important qualities to be able fulfill the role?
- Nurses Immunisers have a very autonomous role. You have a novice Nurse Immuniser in your team and they need to be able to be developed to immunise in a clinic. What would be your approach to ensure they are competent, confident and safe to practice in a clinic that has limited supervision?
- As a Clinical Nurse educator, how would you ensure currency and continuity of professional development of the staff in your team?
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Additional Information
Salary Packaging
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees are able to enjoy the benefits of salary packing. Visit Smart Salary for more details.
Health & Fitness
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees receive discounted Gym Membership/Corporate Wellbeing Programs, including Fitness Passport.
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 �