Clinical Nurse Educator

The Hospital:

The Royal Children's Hospital's (RCH) Vision is "A world where all kids thrive".

RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children's Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children's Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children's Hospital Foundation.

RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.

The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards. 

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.

For further Information on RCH is available here.

Job Title: Clinical Nurse Educator, Butterfly

About the Role:

An opportunity has arisen to join the Butterfly Education team as a Clinical Nurse Educator in an ongoing 0.8 EFT (32hrs per week) capacity.

Working closely with the Butterfly senior leadership team you will be responsible for the provision of continuing professional development for nurses across the Butterfly HDU and NICU  education career progression pathway as they develop skills from an entry level through to advanced clinical standing.

Classification for this position is RN28, Clinical Support Nurse.

What you'll achieve:

• Lead the development, coordination and implementation of education programmes, study days and/or educational activities for nurses in collaboration with other members of the Nursing Education team
• Provide nursing education regarding organisational imperatives, changes or clinical updates as required
• Collaborate with Director, Nursing Education, the Butterfly NUM and Nursing Education team colleagues to identify the education needs of nurses within the Intensive Care Unit
• Demonstrate advanced strategic thinking skills when developing, implementing and evaluating education initiatives
• Promote and encourage evidence-based practice and education.

Your skills and experience:

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) administered though the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (APHRA)
• Demonstrated commitment to ongoing personal and professional development, as evidenced in a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) record/Professional Practice Portfolio
• Post Graduate Certificate in Nursing, Education, Paediatrics or equivalent  
• Demonstrated understanding and experience of adult learning principles
• Experience working with learning management systems
• Extensive Neonatal Surgical clinical experience
• Clinical Support Nurse or equivalent
• Preceptorship experience and knowledge
• Small or large group teaching experience

If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.

About the Department:

The Butterfly ward provides high dependency and intensive care level services to critically ill infants and their families. As part of the Department of Neonatal Medicine at the RCH world class neonatal care is provided to babies from across Victoria, interstate and overseas with over 850 admissions each year. Babies admitted to Butterfly have a wide range of complex medical and surgical problems with many requiring complex ventilatory and surgical support. Butterfly ward delivers a 24 hour service that operates 365 days a year.

What We Offer:

• Professional development and special events
• Culture of continuous improvement.

Other Requirements:

• Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
• Valid Working with Children Check
• Compliance with RCHs "Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases" procedure.

Application process:

To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately, we encourage you to apply promptly.

For more information about this position, please contact Nursing Education Ph: Email:

Why work at the RCH?

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.

We also offer discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.

The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children's Hospital.  Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.

It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children's Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption, and offers of employment are conditional on successful completion of background checks including reference checks. 

Are you ready to join our team? 

 Apply online by clicking on the "Apply" button

Applications close 28 October 2025