Associate Lecturer in Nursing Practice

**Role type**:Continuing (0.8 FTE)
**Faculty**:Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
**Department/School**:Department of Nursing / School of Health Sciences
**Salary**:$85,555 - $116,094 per annum (pro rata for part time) plus 17% superannuation
- Shape future nursing professionals / Collaborate with healthcare partners / Advance clinical education practices
- Investing in you - benefits package including salary packaging, health and wellbeing programs, discounted services, and professional development opportunities.

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**Your next career opportunity**
As a Clinical Educator in the Department of Nursing, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the next generation of nursing professionals. You'll have the opportunity to deliver engaging practical teaching sessions, support students through their professional experience placements, and contribute to the development of innovative clinical education practices. Your expertise will be instrumental in fostering partnerships with healthcare providers and advancing the scholarship of learning and teaching in nursing.

**Your responsibilities will include**:

- Deliver Engaging Clinical Education: Prepare and conduct practical teaching sessions, including simulated labs, to develop students' critical thinking skills.
- Support Professional Experience Placements: Coordinate, monitor, and evaluate placements, providing guidance to students and clinical partners throughout the process.
- Contribute to Curriculum Development: Assist in developing assessments, providing effective feedback, and participating in course improvement initiatives.
- Foster Partnerships and Innovation: Collaborate with healthcare providers to expand placement opportunities and establish innovative placement models.

**You may be a great fit if**:
You are an experienced Registered Nurse with a passion for education, possessing strong clinical skills, teaching experience, and the ability to foster productive partnerships in the healthcare sector.

**You may also**:

- Unrestricted AHPRA registration and hold a Masters degree in nursing or a related field.
- Have experience in clinical teaching or facilitation.
- Demonstrate a commitment to developing excellence in nursing graduates.
- Possess highly developed interpersonal skills with a student-centred approach.
- Show initiative and innovation, particularly in professional experience placements.
- Have the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.

For further information please refer to the attached PD.

**What we offer you**
We offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits to support your success and sense of fulfillment, including:

- Supportive flexible work arrangements underpinned by our commitment to inclusion and well-being
- Progressive, considerate leave provisions to empower your work-life balance
- Salary packaging and access to a range of discounted services including Bupa health insurance
- Health and well-being services including a leading Employee Assistance Program

**Your new team - Department of Nursing**

In July 2009, Nursing became a Department of the School of Health Sciences, in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences. Nursing was established within the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences in 1996. The philosophy of nursing at The University of Melbourne is that clinical practice and practice-based research are integral to the educational preparation of all nurses at all levels of professional practice.

From 2008 the qualifying degree in Nursing at The University of Melbourne has been a Master of Nursing Science and is open to graduates from a range of undergraduate degree programs. The Department offers a range of specialist postgraduate programs at Graduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma and Masters levels. The research degree program features both Masters and PhD courses which are well recognised for the quality of the research training offered and the strong clinical focus of the nursing research programs. The research foci include cancer care; mental health; infant, child and adolescent health; skin integrity and wound care; and emergency and critical care. The School is also home to the Centre for Psychiatric Nursing

**Be Yourself**
The University of Melbourne is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a child-safe organisation. We are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable workplace where all individuals feel valued, respected, and have the opportunity to thrive regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, age, being a parent or having caring responsibilities.

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