The Nurse Educator (NE) Emergency Care is a member of the Professional Practice Support Unit and is responsible for providing advanced leadership in the provision of education programs and resources relevant to Emergency Care (including Triage Training) in CSCF Level 1-4 facilities to build clinical and professional expertise and capability within the nursing and midwifery workforce in the North West HHS.
The Nurse Educator (NE) reports to the Nursing Director – Professional Practice Support Unit.
To contribute and be part of an innovative, dynamic and diverse Nursing and Midwifery team that recognises and values professionalism, leadership and excellence in patient and family centred healthcare as part of the North West HHS Nursing and Midwifery Professional Practice Model (PPM).
Your role
Assume responsibility and accountability for ensuring Nursing and Midwifery Board Australia (NMBA) and own standards and actions (at advanced level) and the delegation and supervision of care to a Registered Nurse (RN), Enrolled Nurse (EN) or unregulated healthcare worker including Assistants in Nursing (AINs).
Provide nursing leadership and contribute to the development of clinical practice at an advanced level by:
- Planning, developing, facilitating, implementing and evaluating evidence-based clinical education.
- Actively engaging in quality activity and research projects and enabling a research and clinical governance culture.
- Modelling active engagement in professional development of self and others.
- Initiating and participating in professional partnerships/networks across the education/research continuum.
- Contribute to positive patient outcomes by providing advanced educational leadership in clinical and professional knowledge and skills within the context of practice development.
- Promote a positive workplace culture by contributing to an effective and inclusive Professional Practice Support Unit (PPSU) team that works collaboratively with Nursing and Midwifery leaders and the greater healthcare team.
- Apply advanced nursing leadership skills to contribute to and promote a shared vision that leads practice change by promoting quality system improvement and utilise change management initiatives.
- Contribute at an advanced nursing leadership level to the development of the Professional Practice Support Unit strategic and operational plan as well as the achievement of the Unit’s performance indicators.
- Contribute to and actively promote a culture of learning within the Unit by supporting and mentoring colleagues.
- Assist the organisation to support nurses and midwives to achieve Career Progression Pathway outcomes.
- Collaborate with the Healthcare Standards Unit team to proactively support and lead innovation, quality initiatives, research activities and professional practice development
- Embrace the North West HHS Nursing and Midwifery Professional Practice Model (PPM) values and spirit to maintain and develop a positive and professional practice environment committed to excellence in healthcare.
- Actively participate in a working environment supporting quality human resource management practices including employment equity, anti-discrimination, workplace health and safety and ethical behaviour.
- Follow defined service quality standards, occupational health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work being undertaken in order to ensure high quality, safe services and workplaces.
- Keep People Safe: Comply with reasonable Work Health and Safety instruction and cooperate with reasonable policy and procedures, including the Duties of Workers, Section 28, Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (QLD).
- Implement and monitor the organisation’s quality standards, occupational health and safety policies, procedures and programs and provide clinical governance in the relevant work area.
- Effectively engage with people and communities from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
- Deliver culturally responsive and safe care in line with the Queensland Health Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Capability Framework 2010-2033 and Queensland Health Workforce Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2017-2022.
- Keep People Safe: Comply with reasonable Work Health and Safety instruction and cooperate with reasonable policy and procedures, including the Duties of Workers, Section 28, Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (QLD).
Requirements: Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse and possession of a current annual licence certificate is mandatory.
- Appointment to this position requires proof of qualification and registration or membership with the appropriate registration authority or association. Certified copies of the required information must be provided to the appropriate supervisor/ manager, prior to the commencement of clinical duties.
- Nurses and midwives with additional authorisations must apply to the North West Hospital and Health Service Nursing Scope of Practice Committee to receive authority to practice prior to being able to perform the duties associated with such authorisation.
- The position may involve travel to various facilities or units within the North West Hospital and Health Service.
- This position may require the incumbent to operate a government vehicle and an appropriate licence endorsement to operate this type of vehicle is required (Queensland ‘C’ class licence). Proof of this endorsement must be provided before commencement of duty.
- It is a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against the following vaccine preventable diseases during their employment.
- It is a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against COVID-19.
Please provide the following information to assess your suitability:
Your current CV or resume, including the names and contact details of 2 referees. Referees should have a thorough knowledge of your capabilities, work performance and conduct within the previous two years, and it is preferable to include your current/immediate/past supervisor
A short response (maximum 2 pages) on how your experience, abilities, knowledge and personal qualities are relevant for the role, taking into account the key responsibilities and key attributes of the position.
Once completed, your application should be submitted online. If you unable to apply online please contact Employment Services on 1300 193 156.