High Salary Nurse Educator

Grow your career as a Nurse Educator in Yooralla

Division: Home and Specialist Services (Burwood and Thornbury)
Type: Permanent, Full Time

About Us

At Yooralla, we believe that exceptional customer service starts with employees who love what they do. Our people are committed to supporting people with disabilities to live the life they choose and obtaining the best possible outcomes for our customers. We have played an active role in improving public awareness and progressing the nature of disability support in Australia for 100 years.

About the Role

The Nurse Educator Specialist Services plays a pivotal role in supporting and coaching the specialist services workforce to deliver high quality care to clients with progressive conditions. This role ensures that client specific support needs are met in a person-centered, holistic manner, aligning with the principles of quality care and service delivery.

The Nurse Educator is responsible for:

- Undertaking and facilitating the delivery of theoretical and practical-based training at the Specialist Services to nurses and disability support staff in all domains of disability, NDIS High Intensity Skills Descriptors and mandatory training requirements.
- Developing and facilitating a structured training program; providing hands-on support and educating people with disabilities and their families, where appropriate.
- High level clinical assessment and review of client specific supports to flexibly adapt, develop or deliver education material responsively to ensure client safety and staff competency.
- Developing an education framework that meets the governing standards mandated by the NDIS Quality and Safeguarding Commission.
- Providing professional support and development of a clinical nature to the specialist services nursing workforce.
- Providing regular assessment of staff skills in relation to providing client-focused supports.

The Nurse Educator works according to a practice development framework promoting and facilitating training, education, evidence-based knowledge translation, high quality customer supports and a positive workplace culture.

About You:

To be successful in this role, you will need:

- Extensive experience in the delivery of education and training within a practice development framework.
- Significant clinical experience in acute and neurological nursing.
- Ability to build effective relationships with staff, clients, and external stakeholders.
- Experience in managing and evaluating educational programs.
- Familiarity with working with people with disabilities and their support networks (desirable).
- Expert knowledge in mechanical ventilation and tracheostomy.
- Knowledge of current Australian Health System and ability to apply this to practice.
- Understanding of key governing and legislative requirements of:

- NDIS Practice Standards and Quality Indicators
- Disability Services Act (2006) Victoria

Other requirements:

- Bachelor of Nursing or recognized equivalent.
- Registered Nurse with current AHPRA nursing registration.
- Current CPR or equivalent certification.
- Respiratory and Tracheostomy experience.
- Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment or equivalent qualification.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver education and training within a practice development framework.
- Significant post-basic clinical nursing experience.
- Previous experience in a similar role or at a senior clinical level.
- Ability to build effective relationships with a diverse range of people.
- Current National Police Record Check.
- International Police Check (if required).
- NDIS Worker Screening Check.
- Valid Australian Drivers Licence.

Working with Yooralla

We employ individuals dedicated to providing quality, sustainable and flexible services, that uphold human rights and create opportunities, empowering individuals to live the life they choose. Yooralla has a long history of working to build a world where people with disability are equal citizens.

For further information please contact Betty Bletas, Group Manager, Specialist Services on Betty.Bletas@yooralla.com.au

We believe in diversity, inclusion and equality and are committed to ensuring that our workplaces are a reflection of the Victorian community. We recognise the benefits that diversity and inclusion brings, and in turn encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply to our vacancies. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and people with a disability to apply.

Advertised: 05 Dec 2024 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 05 Jan 2025 AUS Eastern Daylight Time

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