Southern NSW Local Health District Hiring for Nurse Educator – Quality and Culture – Prince of Wales Hospital Job at Sydney Full Time

Position Classification : Nurse Educator Gde 2

Remuneration : $120068.11 – $122457.89 per annum

Hours Per Week : 38

Requisition ID : REQ322208

See what we have to offer

Nurse Educator Grade 2 position available full time at Prince of Wales Hospital until November 2022. You will be working in the Nursing Education Workforce Research (NEWR) team and your position portfolio is Quality and Culture. This is a great opportunity for you to gain invaluable experience in a nurse educator role and to lead and facilitate quality and culture initiatives to support and engage staff in delivering person centred care.

The vision for nursing at POWH is Transforming Person-Centred Care Together. The nurses at POWH have invested in a range of professional and clinical practice improvement activities which have been geared towards improving patient experiences, developing the quality of nursing practice and nursing support services, developing leadership capacity and importantly enhancing work satisfaction for nursing staff. POWH Nursing provides supportive wellbeing and self-care activities to ensure our nurses thrive and are well cared for.

Where you’ll be working

The Prince of Wales Hospital is a major teaching hospital based in Sydney’s eastern suburbs that serves all of New South Wales. The hospital is situated close to the city, Bondi Beach, excellent shopping facilities, and within walking distance to Coogee Beach.

We are affiliated with the University of NSW, one of the premier medical teaching facilities in Australia. This assists us to provide excellence in care in conjunction with our commitment to clinical teaching and medical research.

Currently the NSW Government is investing $720 million to redevelop the Prince of Wales Hospital and progress the vision of Randwick as a world-leading centre for health and wellbeing, research, education and teaching. An Acute Services Building will be built in Stage 1 including a new adult emergency department, extra beds, intensive care unit, and new operating theatres for the campus.

More than just a new hospital building, this major redevelopment will transform how we deliver health services at Randwick. This facility will enable us to continue to attract and retain the best nurses, doctors and support staff and meet the changing health needs of our community. The redevelopment expands opportunities for cutting-edge health research, world first treatments and improved patient outcomes.

What you’ll be doing

The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional care, healthier lives’ . SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.

South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is committed to improving the care provided to our patients in line with our vision of Working together to improve the health and wellbeing of our community.

All staff are expected to act as an appropriate and effective role model and promote culture and supporting practices that reflect the NSW Health CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment through demonstrated behaviours and interactions with patients, clients and employees.

The Nurse Educator – Quality and Culture provides leadership, consultancy and facilitation support for quality and culture initiatives, to support and engage staff in delivering person centred care.

This position contributes to the Prince of Wales Hospital strategic priorities, including development of effective workplace cultures, improvement of practice, fostering a culture of learning and inquiry and building capacity and capability for the provision of effective care.

The incumbent will be responsible for the development of skilled transformational facilitators and provide ongoing support and coaching for emerging facilitators. The position also involves consultation with internal and external key stakeholders, monitoring, recording and reporting processes and outcomes.

SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply.

Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.

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.

Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations. Please provide proof of booster vaccination if available.

Selection Criteria

Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia

Holds a post registration clinical or education qualification relevant to the position

Recent experience in the development of practice

Demonstrated effective leadership skills including highly developed skills in communication, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation

Demonstrated ability to develop, coordinate, deliver and evaluate education and training programs

Demonstrated understanding of contemporary adult learning principles

Computer literacy and understanding of relevant information systems

Experience in working within a developmental framework, including experience in facilitating groups

Need more information?

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For role related queries or questions contact Therese Riley on 9382 3376 or [email protected]

Applications Close: 14th July, 2022