Clinical Facilitator

**Employment Status**

Permanent Part Time

**Program**

Chief Nursing Officer

**Location**

All Sites

**Hours Per Fortnight**

40

**Position Summary**
- Be a positive influence on the future nursing workforce
- Be supported to develop your career in education
- Be part of a team that prides itself on inter-professional education and engagement

**About the facility**

Guided by our values Barwon Health is Victoria's largest regional health care service and is also the largest employer in the Geelong and surf coast region, employing over 7,000 staff. Working at Barwon Health offers diversity where no two days are the same with varied areas of expertise and locations. We have a dedicated education and training department giving you access to opportunities to improve your knowledge and skill base.

The Clinical Education and Training Unit leads an integrated approach to clinical education and training, helping Barwon Health to achieve its education goals by delivering, supporting and promoting coordinated, quality education and training across health care roles in Barwon Health and the Barwon South Western Region. This dynamic unit is committed to the delivery of superior education, training and/or workforce development through high-quality clinical learning environments.

**About the role**
As a Clinical Facilitator you will work with enrolled and registered nursing students, preceptors and ward staff to create an environment that supports, promotes and enhances the learning experience. Nursing students undertake clinical placements at Barwon Health across a variety of clinical settings throughout the year. When student activity is reduced you have the opportunity to be redeployed into the clinical setting to maintain your clinical currency.

You will work closely with the Clinical Placement Coordinator
- Nursing and Education Provider staff to enhance relationships and the models of clinical placement offered. You will also have the opportunity to enhance relationships with the wider Clinical Education and Training team and become involved with some of the programs the team offer.

You will possess highly developed interpersonal and communication skills along with the ability to assess, plan, implement strategies and evaluate individual student learning needs. You will demonstrate leadership qualities, have consolidated experience in a clinical area and a commitment to education.

This is a part time parental relief position at 48 hours per fortnight.

**About the culture**

The Clinical Education and Training Unit offer a supportive and collaborative interdisciplinary team environment, and a diverse and challenging work program that integrates the health sector and the education sector. We are committed to developing clinicians who lead in their practice and engage in career-long teaching and learning.

**What we offer**
- Excellent working conditions with a high sense of job satisfaction
- Located in the centre of Geelong's CBD is an easy commute from all suburbs
- Flexible working arrangements - speak to us about hours ,days or shifts that suit your lifestyle
- Access to employee wellness facility
- A genuine community feel - we look after each other
- Wide range of professional development that enhances your careers
- Ability to take leave without pay and purchase additional leave
- Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast
- Attractive salary packaging benefits Living Expenses capped at $9,010 which includes repayments on mortgages, credit cards, personal loans and rental payments and Meal Entertainment & Accommodation capped at $2,650 which includes food and drink consumed in a social or entertainment settings and some accommodation expenditure

To find out more about the Geelong region, visit our Moving to the Region page on the Barwon Health website.

Enjoy a range of lifestyle choices including inner city, coastal, suburban and rural homes at affordable prices.

Diversity and Inclusion

At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.

**Selection Criteria**

Essential: Can you please list Barwon Health's values?
Essential: Can you please choose one of Barwon Health's values and describe a situation in the workplace where you have displayed this value?
Essential: Are you a Registered Nurse with AHPRA?
Desirable: Do you have or are you working towards a Cert IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40116)?
Desirable: Do you have or are you working towards a relevant post graduate qualification? Please detail
Desirable: Do you have considerable experience in a clinical setting? Please detail
Desirable: Do you have experience supporting students and new learners?