The Clinical Education Clinical Development Nurse/Midwife plays a vital role in ensuring that services meet National Health and Quality Standards, improve staff performance and delivery of high-quality evidence-based patient care.This position will be required to have advanced clinical and education knowledge to support the development of effective continuing education methods and be passionate about the acquisition of evidence-based, lifelong learning skills by clinical staff. You will actively seek to build cross-functional relationships for inter-professional education opportunities at North Canberra Hospital while maintaining a focus on nursing education.

1. Participate in and drive changes through risk management, quality improvement, nursing practice review and clinical research activities to ensure Canberra Health Services and North Canberra Hospital are meeting the National Health and Quality Standards.
2. Facilitates hospital wide clinical teaching and workshops based on organisation requirements, utilising adult learning principles and following practice standards and policies.
3. Promote evidence based best practice by providing education, training and development for nurses at all stages of the learning continuum
4. Actively assist in the development and revision of clinical policy, procedures, nursing practice review, and quality improvement activities.
5. Support the development and delivery of hospital wide mandatory and required training education, including clinical skills training, and competency assessment.
6. Maintain own professional standards by keeping up with current policies, and procedures. Maintain clinical and other skills that are required for this position through accessing appropriate education and staff development opportunities. Enhance own professional competence through ongoing self-directed learning and research.
7. Assist with the duties of the wider clinical education team including undergraduate nurses and graduate nursing teams as required
8. Undertake other duties appropriate to this level of classification which contribute to the operation of the organisation.

• Strong organisational skills (including simultaneously managing and prioritising multiple issues) with a high degree of drive
• An ability to work respectfully in partnership, with a range of stakeholders, while simultaneously demonstrating leadership
• Strong ability, skills and enthusiasm for adult learning and provision of educational needs of nursing and interdispinary staff.

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following.

Essential

• Tertiary Qualification in nursing
• Registered or eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

Desirable

• Post graduate qualification in or working towards a higher degree in Education or Cert IV in Training and Assessment
• Have an understanding of how the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to the following.

Essential

• Minimum of 4 years post graduate clinical experience
• Fulfil the responsibilities of this role in alignment to the CHS Exceptional Care Framework and all other related frameworks.
• Experience in the development and facilitation of education and clinical assessments.

Desirable

• Demonstrated clinical nursing/midwifery education experience or as a CDN is highly desirable.
• Fulfil the responsibilities of this role in alignment to the CHS Exceptional Care Framework and all other related frameworks.

• Pre-employment National Police Check.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.

All employees are required to:

• Adhere to the Canberra Health Services Values and the ACT Public Service Code of Conduct.
• Act in accordance and comply with all relevant Safety and Quality policies and procedures.
• Comply with all relevant clinical and/or competency standards.

CHS is leading the drive to digitally transform health service delivery in Australia through the implementation of a territory wide Digital Health Record. Computer literacy skills are required which are relevant to this role as you will be responsible for completing required documentation and becoming a proficient user of the Digital Health Record and/or other Information Technology systems; once proficient, you will need to remain current with changes, updates, and contingencies.

These are the key selection criteria for how you will be assessed in conjunction with your resumé and experience.

1. Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the implementation of mandatory and required training and National Health and Quality Standards to improve staff performance and delivery of high-quality evidence-based patient care
2. Uses a range of instructional design strategies and technologies to deliver learning opportunities to address the principles of evidence-based health care and their application to clinical practice
3. Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and appropriately (orally, non-verbally and in writing) in a diverse range of situations
4. Demonstrated commitment to clinical research, quality improvement, policy and procedure development and implementation
5. Demonstrates evidence of advanced clinical knowledge, problem-solving skills and high level of self-directed time management.

The following work environment description outlines the inherent requirements of the role and indicates how frequently each of these requirements would need to be performed. Please note that the ACT Public Service is committed to providing reasonable adjustments and ensuring all individuals have equal opportunities in the workplace.

Administrative	Frequency
Telephone use	Occasionally
General computer use	Frequently
Extensive keying/data entry	Frequently
Graphical/analytical based	Frequently
Sitting at a desk	Frequently
Standing for long periods	Occasionally

Psychosocial demands	Frequency
Distressed People e.g. Emergency or grief situations	Occasionally
Aggressive & Uncooperative People e.g. drug / alcohol, dementia, mental illness	Occasionally
Unpredictable People e.g. Dementia, mental illness, head injuries	Occasionally
Restraining e.g. involvement in physical containment of clients/consumers	Never
Exposure to Distressing Situations e.g. Child abuse, viewing dead / mutilated bodies; verbal abuse; domestic violence; suicide	Never

Physical demands	Frequency
Distance walking (large buildings or inter-building transit)	Occasionally
Working outdoors	Never

Manual handling	Frequency
Lifting 0 - 9kg	Frequently
Lifting 10 - 15kg	Never
Lifting 16kg+	Never
Climbing	Never
Running	Never
Reaching	Occasionally
Kneeling	Never
Foot and leg movement	Occasionally
Hand, arm and grasping movements	Occasionally
Bending/squatting	Occasionally
Bend/Lean Forward from Waist/Trunk twisting	Occasionally
Push/pull	Occasionally
Sequential repetitive movements in a short amount of time	Occasionally

Travel	Frequency
Frequent travel – multiple work sites	Occasionally
Frequent travel – driving	Occasionally

Specific hazards	Frequency
Working at heights	Never
Exposure to extreme temperatures	Never
Operation of heavy machinery e.g. forklift	Never
Confined spaces	Never
Excessive noise	Never
Low lighting	Never
Handling of dangerous goods/equipment e.g. gases; liquids; biological.	Never
Slippery or uneven surfaces	Never