- Eight Mile Plains location
- Work for a leading disability provider
- 3 days a week
Working at Achieve is more than just a job.
Our team makes a real difference in people’s lives every day - and we make sure to support our staff too. We create a workplace where everyone feels safe to be themselves.
We welcome people from all backgrounds because we know that different experiences, languages, and cultures help us better support our clients and make Achieve stronger.
We’re committed to making sure everyone can take part - whether that’s through physical access or by making sure people feel included in how things are done and how decisions are made.
Achieve Australia is a for purpose community organisation that provides services to people with disability and an NDIS- registered provider.
About the role:
Clinical Nurse Educators play a critical role in the professional development of direct care workers, nurses, and registered nurses. The Clinical Nurse Educator is responsible for maintaining and advancing nursing practice, complex care skills and building the clinical competence of staff thereby ensuring safe and effective care delivery.
Role Responsibilities:
- Work with the Customer and Practice Team to support our commitment to high quality, person-centered care and support of people with disability through clinical education and training.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of induction of new nurses and care staff, including roles and responsibilities in keeping with organisation policy and procedures.
- Provide hands on educational support and clinical teaching to nursing and care staff as well as graduate nurses and nursing students.
- Promote a high standard of evidence based clinical care to all clients, through dissemination of current best practice knowledge.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of regular training needs analysis and approved clinical education plans to meet short, medium, and long-term requirements of Achieve Australia’s clients, including Specialist and Complex Disability Care, Chronic Disease Management, Mental Health and Palliative/End of Life Care.
- Act as subject matter experts in support of our Learning and Development Team in the planning and delivery of an annual calendar of professional development and clinical education activities to meet the clinical care needs of our clients that reflect evidence based practice and the NDIS Practice Standards and Quality Indicators.
- Support the development of reference libraries for use by staff in supporting their ongoing professional development using a combination of physical and online references / resources on Achieve Australia’s Clinical Resource Hub.
- Support staff to identify their learning needs, strengths, limitations, and assist /mentor them to select learning opportunities that will build on strengths and overcome limitations.
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
- A minimum of 5 years post basic registration experience and evidence of ongoing professional development as reflected in Professional Practice Portfolio
- Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment or equivalent is desirable.
- Sound clinical knowledge and demonstrated experience nursing care across conditions and populations and a fundamental understanding of disability rights and legislation.
- Experience in delivering education, mentoring and support to staff in the workplace.
- Ability to develop and deliver effective educational programs and competence in various teaching methodologies.
- Demonstrated advanced written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team, valuing diverse perspectives and contributions to achieve common goals.
- Evidence of professional leadership and updating of own clinical knowledge and competencies.
Great employee benefits
- Salary packaging options mean you keep more of your take home pay before tax.
- Car leasing is another salary packaging option.
- Free personal and financial counselling for you and your family.
- Range of paid leave and flexible work arrangements.
- Support for a healthy lifestyle, access to fitness passport memberships and wellness programs.
- Regular training and support to succeed in your role, including paid induction for frontline staff.
- A strong record of promoting from within.
Achieve Australia takes safe hiring seriously.
We want to make sure the people we support are safe and well, and we expect all staff to help make that happen.
As part of applying for a job with us, you might need to go through some checks before you start. These could include things like:
- Reference checks
- National Police check
- NDIS Worker Check
- Working with Children check
- Verification of your right to work in Australia.
Please note that a criminal history does not automatically affect employment opportunities.
How to apply: To register your interest, please click ‘Apply Now’ and provide a resume. If you
want to share a bit more about you, feel free to add a cover letter as well.
Accessibility and more information:
If you need any
reasonable adjustments to help you apply, participate in the process and set you up for success, please reach out—we’re here to support you.
Reasonable adjustments are also available to support staff in their roles beyond recruitment.
If you’d like a copy of the
role description, have
questions about the role, or need help applying, please contact us at
[email protected] or call
02 9066 5550.
To learn more about Achieve Australia, visit our website: www.achieveaustralia.org.au
