Clinical Nurse Educator - Paediatrics
👶 Lead paediatric nursing education and clinical excellence
📚 Mentor nurses and build capability across every career stage
🌟 Drive best practice to improve outcomes for children and families
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time (up to 29/4/27)
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Educator
Remuneration: $60.85- $62.82 per hour
Hours Per Week: 19
Location: Blacktown Hospital
Where you'll be working
Join the dedicated team at Blacktown Hospital, where you'll play a key role in developing the knowledge, confidence and capability of paediatric nurses. Working alongside experienced nursing leaders, educators and clinicians, you'll help foster a collaborative learning culture focused on delivering safe, evidence based and family centred care.
Work within a supportive and highly collaborative paediatric clinical environment.
Partner with Nurse Managers, Nurse Educators and Clinical Nurse Consultants to enhance clinical practice.
Contribute to a culture of continuous learning, innovation and quality improvement.
Access opportunities to participate in research and evidence-based practice initiatives.
Make a meaningful impact on the care of children and their families across the service.
What you'll be doing
As the Clinical Nurse Educator, Paediatrics, you'll deliver and evaluate high quality education programs that strengthen clinical capability, support professional development and promote excellence in patient care.
Design, deliver and evaluate clinical education programs that support best practice and organisational priorities.
Mentor and assess nursing staff, building competence and confidence across all levels of experience.
Facilitate bedside teaching, orientation, mandatory education and ongoing professional development.
Collaborate with nursing leaders and multidisciplinary stakeholders to identify learning needs and implement education strategies.
Lead quality improvement initiatives, maintain clinical expertise and support person centred, safe and effective paediatric care.
How to Apply
Apply online by submitting your resume and addressing the criteria listed below by providing examples that demonstrate your ability before the closing date.
Essential Criteria
Registration:Current authority to practice as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
Selection Criteria
Demonstrated extensive clinical experience and/ or post registration qualification in the relevant speciality and nursing professional development/education.
Demonstrated ability to lead and implement change within the context of best practice clinical care and workplace culture
Demonstrated ability to design, implement and evaluate clinical education at the ward level, and provide support and guidance to ensure an appropriately skilled and qualified nursing and midwifery workforce, working within appropriate models of care.
Demonstrated effective and high level communication skills including negotiation and conflict resolutions skills in addition to proven ability to motivate and engage people in the clinical setting.
Demonstrated commitment to professional development and continuous improvement whilst ensuring currency of practice in the relevant specialty.
Strong commitment to the on-going development/enhancement of nursing practice within a patient centred, multi-disciplinary clinical environment.
Relevant computer skills including database programmes and data entry.
Requisition ID: REQ665159
Applications Close: 15th July 2026
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For inquiries about the role, contact Emily Campbell on 0436281514
People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard.
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health organisations. For more information, please visit https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/ .
Blacktown hospital car parking allocation model is changing. There is a managed waitlist for parking for new staff commencing at Blacktown Hospital. This does not apply to staff with a disability parking permit.
Please note: A person who is not an Australian citizen or a permanent resident is only eligible for temporary employment for a period not longer than the duration of their current visa or a period not shorter than the duration of the advertised position.
