Paediatric Clinical Nurse Educator - Virtual Emergency Department (VED)

Company description:

As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none.

Job description:

Northern Health are seeking applications from motivated and suitably experienced Paediatric Clinical Nurse Educator to join the Virtual Emergency Department.

About Northern Health:

Northern Health is the major provider of acute, maternity, sub-acute, mental health, specialist, community and home-based services in Melbourne's rapidly growing outer north.

Services are provided through our five main campuses:

Northern Hospital Epping, Broadmeadows Hospital, Bundoora Centre, Craigieburn Centre, and Kilmore District Hospital. In addition, Mental Health Services are provided at Epping, Broadmeadows, Jacana, Preston, Mill Park and Coburg.

About the Role:

Exciting opportunities exist for experienced Paediatric Clinical Nurse Educator to join the Virtual Emergency Department (VED) at Northern Health. This is an opportunity to be part of a dynamic team that flourishes on innovation and ideas.

The VED is a 24-hour service providing video consultations to patients and Healthcare professionals within Victoria. The Virtual Registered Nurse is responsible for providing timely patient assessment and triage of adult and paediatric patients and providing appropriate healthcare advice in line with the relevant scope of practise and initiate appropriate referral pathways.

The Clinical Nurse Educator (CNE) is an important leader within the Virtual Emergency Department (VED), and a role model of excellence in clinical practice and life-long learning. The core role of the educator is to facilitate learning. Learners may be students, clinical staff, clients or other staff members. The CNE position focus' on various roles and responsibilities, which may include management, professional development, mandatory training, or teaching. This also includes supervision, mentoring and coaching of Clinical Support Nurse team, staff and learners within the VED to ensure safe and high-quality patient care. Onsite requirements at Northern Health, Epping are required at times to facilitate in-person education.

The paediatric CNE will strongly focus on all education related to paediatric care in VED as part of the wider VED CNE team.

The service operates 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. The role has a minimum EFT of 0.8.

Work from home set up must be supplied by the individual, and is subject to meeting IT requirements and approval of OHS and must include:

• Minimum of 2 connected screens monitors
• Reliable and fast internet access
• Private and confidential workspace
• Access to make phone calls

To be successful in this role you will have:

• A minimum of 5 years post registration experience as a Registered Nurse
• Must have current or recent experience working in a critical care and/or paediatric nursing environment
• Graduate Diploma or master's degree in relevant specialty (education, paediatrics and/or critical care), or working towards
• Demonstrates advanced critical thinking skills to determine safe and accurate patient triage category and plan of care
• Advanced IT skills

Next Steps:

To apply, please click the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts.

Please review the attached Position Description for further information.

For further details, please contact: Ella Tunbridge, Nurse Unit Manager - Victorian Virtual Emergency Department at ella.tunbridge@nh.org.au

Shortlisting will commence immediately for this vacancy. If an appropriate candidate is sourced, the advertising may close early, thus we advise you to apply right away.