Clinical Facilitator

**Job no**: 500137

**Work type**: Permanent

**Location**: Redlands

**Categories**: Education & Training

**About the role**

Applications are invited from motivated, enthusiastic and experienced Registered Nurses with a commitment to clinical coaching and a keen interest in education and professional development, to fill a **Clinical Facilitator
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The Clinical Facilitator is supported by the Education Coordinator, the Practice Development Team and Mater Education. We are seeking a motivated Registered Nurse with consolidated and recent clinical experience who is interested in providing support and educational opportunities to novice and experienced staff.

The position is for a nurse who is willing to challenge their own professional scope of practice in an education role, whilst further developing and supporting their team members in a best practice model of care. There is ample opportunity for initiative and innovation in education delivery within this team.

**Salary range: $52.63 - $56.38 (RN2) per hour plus superannuation & access to generous salary packaging up to $15,900 annually**

**What you’ll be doing**

As Clinical Facilitator you will be primarily responsible for supporting the professional development of the team and have a commitment to education and to delivering safe, quality, evidence-based patient care.

This opportunity will encompass wide and diverse coordination, provision and monitoring of unit-based and organisation-wide education, including:

- Bedside clinical coaching
- Clinical skills development and competencies
- On-line learning support and face to face mandatory adult and paediatric assessments
- Revision and implementation of new policies and models of care
- Identification, implementation and evaluation of best practice models
- Assisting with development and facilitation of simulated learning opportunities

**About you**

To be successful in this role you will possess:

- Current and unrestricted registration and endorsement (where applicable) with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse.
- Minimum of three (3) years post graduate cumulative clinical experience (clinical specialty desirable)
- Certificate IV in Training and Assessment or postgraduate qualification in education, or willingness to work towards achieving
- Post graduate qualifications in the relevant specialty (Nursing / Midwifery and/or Education) or working towards same.
- Demonstrated experience in clinical facilitation and preceptorship
- High level communication and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently
- Demonstrated competence with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

**Why join us?**

Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.

We are a leader in healthcare, education and research — and that’s because we employ exceptional people. **#MAKEYOURMATERMOVE**
- Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increase your take-home pay
- Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
- Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
- Discounts to local and national business/venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation/Other
- Access to on-site, discounted parking
- Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues

For more information, please contact **Kerry Ramsay**, Interprofessional Education Manager, on **07 3163 8692**.

**Applications close on Sunday 10 March 2024.**

It is now a mandatory requirement of employment at the Mater that you are and remain fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

**Advertised**: 23 Feb 2024 E. Australia Standard Time
**Applications close**: 10 Mar 2024 E. Australia Standard Time