Workforce Clinical Educator

Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Monash Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Health and Allied Health

Reference: 62522

**Monash Health is excited to announce a new Allied health clinical educator position within Allied Health for Nutrition and Dietetics.**
- New Clinical education roles at Monash Health
- Play a key role in the supporting the effective upskilling of new and junior staff in Nutrition and Dietetics
- Enviable Professional and Leadership development opportunities available

**About Monash Health**

**About The Role**

We are excited to announce an ongoing full time opportunity for the allied health workforce clinical education role within our Nutrition and Dietetics team (i.e. 1 EFT Nutrition and Dietetics).

In this newly created Workforce clinical education positions, the role will work closely with the Allied health education lead to ensure the provision of effective upskilling of new and junior staff in Nutrition and Dietetics clinicians in bed based and community settings. The workforce clinical educator will also play an integral role in supporting staff and managing patient flow. The role will be embedded using educational principles and project methodologies for evaluation.

This role will report directly to the Head of Profession - Nutrition and Dietetics and be supervised and supported by the Allied health education lead.

**About You**

You have been developing your clinical education and project management skills or you are an accomplished allied health professional (dietitian) with a drive to teach others in your profession; either way, you are ready to take this next step in your Career. You lead by example, thrive working in a dynamic environment and are truly passionate about delivering a high standard of evidence informed care to all patients. You are an advocate of Monash Health’s Strategic Guiding Principles.

**You Are Also**:

- committed to a leadership & mentoring role
- dedicated to safe best practice & quality care
- committed to delivering patient centred care & a patient advocacy
- enthusiastic, compassionate & able to work collaboratively
- excited to be accountable for and manage specific portfolios in our relentless pursuit of excellence

**What You Need**:

- Relevant Qualification (Nutrition and Dietetics)
- At least 7 years clinical working experience in a variety of settings
- Demonstrated experience in public community health services
- Demonstrated specialised interest in clinical education
- Australian working rights

**What We Offer**:

- access to Monash Health in-house learning portals to further expand your acute clinical skills & knowledge base
- avenues to further develop your leadership & project management skills
- mentorship & career guidance
- support to attend relevant forums & conferences
- a supportive learning environment, should you wish to undertake postgraduate studies

In addition, you will have access to benefits including salary packaging to increase your take-home pay, access to onsite staff car parking and gym, uniform and the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Monash Health recognises the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles.

**How to Apply**

Monash Health recognises the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity, and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles.

Offers of employment can only be made once all required probity checks have been completed. These include:

- reference checks;
- a clear Police Check conducted within the last three months;
- a current Victorian Employee Working with Children’s Check (or proof of payment for same);and
- proof of immunisation.