Clinical Nurse Educator
- Help build the future and be part of the team that welcomes students to the facility
- Provide psycho-education and support to family/carers
- Part time 64 hours per fortnight
- Based at St Albans Community Care Unit
The Team at Mid-West Area Mental Health Service (MWAMHS) comprises of a 10 unit complex accommodating 20 beds, with 24 hour nursing care support. It provides recovery-focused rehabilitation in a community residential setting, to consumers who typically have multiple and complex needs. Our services aim to increase an individual’s psychosocial independence through a variety of person-centred programs to develop daily living skills.
The CNE will be primarily responsible for the effective facilitation and provision of in-service education, coordination of the local undergraduate, graduate and post graduate program and continuing education programs, for all nurses at the unit level.
Your new role
- Build the capability of nursing workforce at CCU and support them in their educational pathway
- Participate in and support any service improvement initiatives including service improvement projects, clinical audits and incident reviews
- Work with data to improve and reduce clinical risk for residents with improved education for staff
- Ensure compliance of clinical governance, legislative and documentation requirements, (e.g. clinical audits, clinical review, completion of relevant documentation compliant with requirement of the Mental Health Act 2014)
About You:
- Promote and lead by example a model of person-centred care framework
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively
- Passionate and committed to improving outcomes in an Adult Residential Community Care Unit
Benefits of working with The Royal Melbourne Hospital- NWMH
- Royal Melbourne Hospital boasts a sophisticated learning structure and we pride ourselves on supporting continuing professional development
- Attractive salary and working conditions including annual and CPD leave, salary packaging
- Comprehensive Health & Wellbeing Programs including; staff health service, peer support program and EAP
We are a diverse workforce that is reflective of the community we care for. We are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity, ethical practice, and the principles of Cultural Diversity and social inclusion. We welcome applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds and experience, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability, and people who identify as LGBTI.
Interested?
Get to know us at www.nwmh.org.au and if you have any questions or want to know more we would love you to connect with us. We look forward to hearing from you.
We build teams that embrace our values – caring, excellence, integrity, respect, and unity.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and a Working with Children Check. Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment prior to commencement.