CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR / EDUCATION MANAGER
Part time (minimum 4 days) / Full Time position
Norwest Private Hospital We believe in the delivery of quality clinical outcomes for our patients. Healthscope have over 19000 staff who are passionate and dedicated to providing quality healthcare. We provide exceptional patient care and support for our doctors.Our people are known for achieving exceptional clinical outcomes, transparent public reporting and positive patient feedback that leads the industry. No matter the role, every day our people make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families and it is a privilege to be part of their care.
Norwest Private Hospital is located in the rapidly developing North West corridor of Sydney and is operated by Healthscope, a leading provider of private healthcare in Australia. The hospital has 277 beds and is a high acuity facility with an Emergency Department located in Sydney's Bella Vista.
The Role
An exciting opportunity now exists for a highly motivated and experienced Nurse Educator in the position of Clinical Development Coordinator (CDC) at Norwest Private Hospital.
The position requires both leadership and management skills. As the CDC of Norwest you will have a minimum of 8 years clinical Nursing experience as well as current experience in a hospital wide Nurse Educator role.
You will have a minimum of 12months management and leadership experience and have or be working towards a qualification in this field.
You will work closely with other members of the management team, participating in various committees and working parties and actively contribute to the Healthscope Education cluster.
The ideal candidate will have a passion for patient safety and risk management in promoting bedside clinical teaching, whilst supporting the Quality and Education teams in achieving the highest standards of clinical care.
Working closely with the Director of Nursing your responsibilities will include; the planning of hospital wide education and support for clinical and support services education, coordinate the hospital education team, the student Program, the graduate RN/EN nurse program, hospital wide orientation and mandatory training programs. You will be the learning management system site administrator and report area specific and hospital wide compliance.
Essential Criteria:
·Current registration with AHPRA
·Recent relevant and extensive experience in Acute Care setting
·Recent education experience in an adult learning environment
·Post registration clinical and education qualification in a specialty area / education / management
·Certificate IV- Workplace Training and Assessment
·Demonstrated effective leadership skills including highly developedcommunication (written and verbal), problem solving, managing people, coaching, negotiation and influencing skills
·Demonstrate ability to coordinate, develop, deliver and evaluate education and training programs using multimodalities
·Advanced computer skills
·Understand the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards and the Education evidence/requirements for Short Notice Assessments