Clinical Facilitator

**Employment Status**

Casual

**Program**

Chief Nursing Officer

**Location**

All Sites

**Salary**

$0.00

**Hours Per Fortnight**

0

**Position Summary**

Broaden Your Horizons

Line up your life and career with us at Barwon Health in Victoria, Australia
- Are you interested in joining a team that supports and nurtures the future nursing workforce?
- Do you want to be supported in developing your career in education?
- Do you want to join a team that prides itself on professional education and engagement?
- Casual opportunities available

**About 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 8,000 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**

Nursing students undertake clinical placements at Barwon Health across a variety of clinical settings throughout the year. 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.

You will work closely with the Clinical Placement Coordinator and Education Provider's 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.

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.

**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
- Geelong and Barwon Health is an attractive destination with a sunny climate, notoriously laidback lifestyle and great pay rates
- Visa sponsorship - you’ll usually need at least 24 months nursing or midwifery experience to work in a Victorian public health facility and get visa sponsorship. Visit the **Department of Home Affairs** for more information on visas.
- International Buddy program to be your point of contact prior to starting
- 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.

**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.

This role must be fully vaccinated for Covid -19 and influenza and meet the requirements of the Barwon Health immunisation policy.

**Selection Criteria**

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