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The role of the Nurse Educator – MEU is to provide education activity with focus to the Medical Education Unit to support clinicians to deliver safe patient care and contributes to achieving strategic and operational service outcomes.
• Permanent Full Time Opportunity!
About the role
The Nurse Educator is a Registered Nurse with advanced skills, knowledge and expertise in adult education frameworks, clinical development, coordination, and evaluation of nursing education programs. The Nurse Educator demonstrates expertise and leadership skills within the domain of education to support a culture of development and enquiry, which promotes clinical, professional, and organisational learning with a Supported Practice Framework.
As a member of the Medical Education team, the Principal Medical Education Officer will provide educational expertise and leadership in the delivery of medical education to prevocational medical graduates, while ensuring ongoing training accreditation requirements are met, in accordance with District, Divisional and Departmental goals.
The Nurse Educator – Medical Education Unit (MEU) is accountable at an advanced practice level for the identification, development, planning, implementation, evaluation and monitoring of clinical learning opportunities to support clinicians in providing evidence-based and contemporary patient care.
About you
Our ideal candidate will be someone who can demonstrate the following:
- Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing education programs, assessment procedures and simulation activities,
- Experience in undertaking learning needs analysis, developing contemporary and innovative educational materials and utilising adult educational frameworks to engage and foster a learning culture within the clinical environment.
- Demonstrated advanced capability and level of knowledge of clinical simulation as a learning methodology.
- Knowledge and application of, or the ability to acquire knowledge of, curriculum and prevocational and accreditation standards for medical education programs.
- Proven ability to work autonomously and as an effective team member.
- Demonstrated ability to use advanced communication skills to consult, negotiate, educate and work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders.
- Demonstrated critical thinking and reasoning, advanced problem skills and expert clinical judgement.
- Demonstrated high level of clinical practice and expertise in adult education within the current legislative and policy context.
Mandatory Requirements:
About West Moreton Health
West Moreton Health is one of the most rapidly evolving health services in the south east corner, with a community growth expected to almost double to more than 588,000 by 2036. Our vision is for a robust hospital and health service that includes fit-for-purpose spaces, interconnected buildings, multi-disciplinary health services, research, education and community partnerships.
To read more on how West Moreton Health are committed to transforming and optimising our care, to meet the health care needs of our growing and diverse community – Follow this link
Benefits
- 17.5% annual leave loading (Additional allowances/entitlements may apply)
- 12.75% employer contribution to superannuation
- Professional development
- Salary sacrificing options
- Wellness programs
- Employee Assistance Service (EAS).
To apply
Further information regarding this role please download and read the attached Role Description and Information Packages. You will need to submit your Cover Letter, CV or Resume including the names and contact details of two referees and a short response (maximum 1-2 pages) on how your experience, abilities, knowledge and personal qualities are relevant to the role.
Applications to remain current for a period of 12 months and may be used to fill a similar vacancy.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for all West Moreton Health vacancies.
Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
Documents
Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.