The Clinical Nurse Educator Policy, Education and Training is responsible for supporting nursing and midwifery staff with the implementation of new policy and procedures and assisting with updates to ensure they reflect CHS requirements and are evidenced based. This role will also support Required training assessment and coordination. The role is also responsible for coordinating and facilitating clinical placements for all nursing and work experience students at North Canberra Hospital, in accordance with established Deeds and Schedules. This role provides high-quality customer service and promotes collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure quality clinical learning opportunities. It involves reconciling priorities and objectives and ensuring effective clinical placements are offered to students and trainees, while balancing the competing interests of clinical areas, multiple education providers, and student groups to achieve fair and equitable outcomes.

This role requires substantial advanced practice experience in nursing and applies a systems approach to education programs and units of instruction. Additionally, it supports a defined area within the National Quality in Health Care Standards.

Under limited direction of the Executive Director Nursing & Midwifery & Learning & Development you will coordinate and facilitate clinical placements for all nursing students within North Canberra Hospital under established Deeds and Schedules.

You will:

1. Liaise with Clinical Placement Office, Education providers and hospital staff to facilitate nursing student placements.
2. Arrangement and orientation of nursing and work experience student placements, including rostering, evaluation and incorporation of feedback.
3. Collect and maintain student placement data.
4. Supervise and support in-house clinical facilitation staff by assisting with student teaching/education /logistical support as required.
5. Supporting students with clinical and logistical activities relating to their placement e.g. roster swaps, personal leave, professional conduct issues, IT access both pre & during their placements.
6. Support Learning and Development activities related to required and mandatory training (not limited to).
7. Support divisional education staff with assessment and coordination of required training.
8. Liaise with CHS Policy team to support timely review and implementation of policy and procedure and support divisions with these tasks.
9. Represent NCH on appropriate internal and external committees (such as NSQHS committees and industry partner meetings).
10. Be available to local NSQHS committees to support learning and development.
11. Undertake other duties appropriate to this level of classification which contribute to the operation of the organisation.

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

• Recent experience in leadership and education positions with a minimum of 4 years’ post graduate experience working professionally in nursing. (excluding new graduate year).
• Experience in the development and facilitation of education.
• Demonstrated understanding of Adult Learning Principles.
• Proven ability to work effectively within an education team and in partnership with clinical teams across NCH and external stakeholders. Experience in the supervision of students and/or newly graduated nurses.
• Adaptability and flexibility to accommodate change and provide responsive services to meet organisational needs.

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

Essential

• Registered as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Relevant post graduate qualifications in relevant area(s) of expertise and/or education or willing to undertake relevant studies and a minimum of 4 years’ post graduate clinical experience.

Desirable

• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment or other post graduate qualifications.
• Have an understanding of how the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.
• Fulfil the responsibilities of this role in alignment to the CHS Exceptional Care Framework and all other related frameworks.

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to the following.

Essential

• Experience in the supervision of students and/or newly graduated nurses and facilitation of learning needs in a clinical environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of adult learning principles in clinical facilitation and training.
• Demonstrated clinical leadership qualities in the workplace that reflect the values of the organisation.
• Demonstrated high level conceptual, analytical and problem-solving skills and proven ability to analyse and present complex data.
• Demonstrated high levels of communication, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation skills.

Desirable

• Fulfil the responsibilities of this role in alignment to the CHS Exceptional Care Framework and all other related frameworks.
• Working knowledge of all Microsoft Office applications and familiar with eLearning platforms.

• Pre-employment National Police Check.
• Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required.
• 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 experience supervising students and/or graduate nurses, with strong knowledge of adult learning principles and simulation-based learning to support effective clinical education.
2. Demonstrated clinical leadership qualities in the workplace that reflect the values of the organisation.
3. Demonstrated high levels of communication, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation skills.
4. Demonstrated high level conceptual, analytical and problem-solving skills and proven ability to analyze and present complex data.
5. Demonstrates understanding of, and adherence to, safety and quality standards, work, health and safety (WH&S) and the positive patient experience. Displays behaviour consistent with CHS’s values of reliable, progressive, respectful and kind.

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	Frequently
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	Frequently
Hand, arm and grasping movements	Frequently
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