Clinical Nurse Educator

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time, 38 hours per week

Location: Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital

Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Educator

Remuneration: $112, $116,639.98 per annum

Requisition ID: REQ618900

Application Close Date: 23/11/2025

Interview Date Range: 26/11/2025 – 03/12/2025

Contact Details: Judy Dalmati | |

About the Opportunity

This opportunity within South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD) offers a dynamic platform to shape the future of clinical practice through education. By collaborating with Nurse Educators, Clinical Nurse Consultants, and management, the role focuses on designing and evaluating programs that elevate clinical standards and improve patient outcomes. It's a chance to influence frontline care by equipping healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills they need to deliver compassionate, evidence-based services.

This role demands a strong foundation in clinical leadership, with a focus on fostering a collaborative learning environment through preceptorship and mentorship. By applying adult learning principles and diverse educational strategies, the position supports the development of individual capabilities across all levels of staff. This ensures the consistent delivery of safe, compassionate, and high-quality care. The educator is expected to take ownership of their clinical practice, engage in critical reflection, and actively contribute to the professional growth of others through teaching, coaching, and performance review

What You'll be Doing

Deliver and evaluate clinical education programs in consultation with Management, Nurse Educators and Clinical Nurse Consultants, to support the delivery of clinical best practice, patient service and enhanced patient outcomes.

South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD) is focused on achieving our Vision of Leading Care, healthier communities.

Where You'll Be Working

Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital is located in the city of Bankstown and is in one of the most multicultural local government areas (LGA) in Australia. This hospital has tertiary affiliations with three universities and offers a range of roles and experiences to employees.

The hospital receives highly diverse presentations in ED as well as having general medical and surgical services and sub-specialty services across the hospital. Working at Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital is a truly rewarding experience which allows you to make a real difference to the multicultural community.

Being part of the team at Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital means you will be a part of a friendly and enthusiastic group of people where you will be truly valued in your work. Being a smaller hospital, you are seen as part of the wider Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital Family where you are known to the other staff and your patients.

Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital is like no other in our district and offers unmatched career development and progression opportunities and the hospital focuses on regular training and upskilling. There are regular occasions for working in more senior role and you will have a great management team who dedicate themselves to providing safe, quality patient care through ensuring they have a cohesive and dynamic team.

How to Apply

To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible. View our application guide for information on how to respond to criteria and improve your application.

• Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and a post graduate qualification in a relevant clinical field or education post graduate qualification or a combination of education training and clinical experience deemed appropriate by SWSLHD.
• Please elaborate on how your skills and experiences align with the role requirements, and highlight what you will bring to add value to the Peri-operative services within the Endoscopy, Day Surgery Unit and Pre-admission clinic.
• Detail how your skills and professional background align with the requirements of the role, emphasising the value you intend to bring to the Peri-operative services team within the Endoscopy, Day Surgery Unit and Pre-admission clinic.
• How have you assessed educational needs and successfully planned and delivered training programs to support the professional development of nursing staff and students within peri-operative settings?
• Can you share a time when your communication and leadership skills helped foster a positive learning culture or effectively resolved a challenging situation involving patients, families, or staff?

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Additional Information

Salary Packaging

South Western Sydney Local Health District employees are able to enjoy the benefits of salary packing. Visit Smart Salary for more details.

Health & Fitness

South Western Sydney Local Health District employees receive discounted Gym Membership/Corporate Wellbeing Programs, including Fitness Passport.

Transforming Your Experience

Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.

To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.

At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don't just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.

SWSLHD is committed to driving a child safe culture that upholds children and young people's rights. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported and included in their care. Existing staff of SWSLHD and those seeking employment are required to take the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people seriously while taking action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.

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