Diabetes Nurse Educator

Monash Health is Victoria's largest and most comprehensive health service.
For more than 170 years, Monash Health and its predecessors have provided safe, high-quality healthcare for people at every life stage.
With 25,500 employees, we provide care to south-eastern metropolitan Melbourne and rural Victoria from over 40 locations, via telehealth, within local communities and in people's homes.
We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity.
We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards.
At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.
About the Paediatric Diabetes team
The Paediatric diabetes service provides a tertiary referral inpatient service and outpatient clinics, and services emergency inpatient care including paediatric intensive care unit admissions for patients diagnosed with diabetes aged under 19 years.
The Department of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (DPED) teams consists of Paediatric endocrinologists, Diabetes Clinical Nurse Consultants, Dietitians, Social workers, and a Clinical Psychologist.
In addition to the assessment and ongoing management for newly diagnosed patients and patients with existing diabetes, DPED offers stabilisation programs for newly diagnosed and existing patients with sub-optimal control, continuous blood glucose monitoring and insulin pump therapy initiation and review, and a school diabetes education program.
About the Role
The Paediatric Diabetes Nurse Educator role is part of the multidisciplinary Department of Paediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes (DPED) established to support young people and families living with diabetes.
The Paediatric Diabetes Nurse Educator (DNE) practises independently and interdependently, assuming accountability and responsibility for his/her own actions.
The DNE will promote the delivery of high standard, evidence-based nursing care to children and adolescents with diabetes within Monash Children's Hospital (MCH) Clayton Campus.
This includes education of nursing and midwifery staff in assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care in collaboration with children, adolescents, and the DPED multidisciplinary team to achieve these goals and health outcomes.
Key Responsibilities:

Deliver patient- and family-centred care and education to children, adolescents, and their families/carers diagnosed with diabetes.
Provide evidence-based self-management education and care activities for children and young people with diabetes of any type.
Work in a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-standard clinical case management, including patient assessment, development of management plans, and diabetes education.
Attend medical and joint nursing/allied health clinics as required.
Provide telephone advice and support for insulin adjustments and sick day management as per hospital protocols and within scope of practice.
Implement and participate in DPED clinics at MCH with the multidisciplinary team.
Support transitioning insulin modalities from injections to pump therapy, including pump upgrades.

About You
Your attributes and experience:

Post Graduate Certificate of Diabetes Education
Australian Diabetes Educators Association (ADEA) Credentialed Diabetes Educator
Significant experience in paediatric diabetes education
Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) via the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
Proficient in Hybrid Closed Loop Insulin Pump Therapy and Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems, including patient education and review
Current acute clinical diabetes experience in hospital settings with pediatric/adolescent populations, including Type 1/2 Diabetes, Neonatal Diabetes, Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes, and Steroid-Induced Diabetes

What We Offer:

Opportunity to work with a passionate, highly specialised multidisciplinary team
Access to Monash Health's in-house learning portals to further expand your skills and knowledge
Opportunities to develop leadership and project management skills
Mentorship and career guidance
A supportive learning environment

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity.
We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity, and diversity in the workplace, and to Child Safe Standards.
At Monash Health, we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and five ICare values.
How to Apply
Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system.
For information on how to apply and probity check requirements, please refer to the 'Application Guide'.
Applications will be screened upon receipt, and selection activities may commence prior to the closing date.
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