Clinical Facilitator

**Employment Status**

Casual

**Program**

Chief Nursing Officer

**Location**

All Sites

**Hours Per Fortnight**

0

**Position Summary**
- 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 the facility**

The Centre for Education and Training 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 collaborating with the Barwon South Western region. We comprise of an inter-professional team of clinical educators and support staff across allied health, nursing, midwifery, and medical disciplines, working together to develop clinicians who model excellent practice, challenge poor practice, and inspire others

**About the role**

Nursing students undertake clinical placements in a variety of clinical settings at Barwon Health. 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 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**

Our dedicated and experienced nursing team pride themselves on providing high quality patient centred care in an environment that has modern, well-equipped facilities. You will have support and guidance from fellow team members and management who exhibit our Barwon Health values, respect, compassion, commitment, accountability and innovation**.**

**Barwon Health staff benefits**
- Flexible working arrangements
- Professional development
- Access to employee wellness program
- Salary packaging
- Social club
- Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast

**About the Geelong Region, AUSTRALIA**

Sitting within one of Victoria’s six regional health centres, Barwon Health serves the community of Greater Geelong and beyond. Victoria’s second largest city after Melbourne Derived from the local Wathaurong Aboriginal name for the region Djilang, Geelong is thought to mean ‘Tongue of Land’.
- Enjoy a range of lifestyle choices including inner city, coastal, suburban and rural homes at affordable prices.
- High standard of schooling options throughout the area
- A stone throw from the Surf Coast and Great Ocean Road
- Appreciate beautiful parks, rivers, walks and wineries

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.

We are also proud to be Totally Smoke Free.

**_ This role must be fully vaccinated for Covid -19 and influenza and meet the requirements of the Barwon Health immunisation policy.
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**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 details
Desirable: Do you have considerable experience in a clinical setting? Please detail
Desirable: Do you have experience supporting students and new learners? Please details
Desirable: Do you have flexible availability to work varied shifts Monday to Friday? Please detail
Essential: I agree, to commence employment, I am required to meet Barwon Health’s immunisation requirements (including full Covid-19 and Influenza vaccination) set out in the Staff Immunisation Policy. I acknowledge that meeting this requirement is mandatory and a condition of employment subsequently offered.

**Contact Person**

Sara Davies

**Contact Person Job Title**