Clinical Nurse Educator - Perioperative

CLINICAL NURSE EDUCATOR - PERIOPERATIVE

Do you enjoy working in an environment that allows you to combine your clinical expertise with your passion for nurturing and professionally developing others? Then this could be the role for you!

• Part-time role 3 days a week (22.8hrs)
• Tranquil location with Staff parking
• Easy commute from the Pacific Motorway

About the role:

Hunter Valley Private Hospital is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Clinical Nurse Educator to join their established hospital team.

Reporting to the Perioperative Manager, you will take on a leadership role in providing hands on educational support and clinical teaching/facilitation to graduate nurses & students. You will promote a high standard of evidence-based nursing care to all patients, through dissemination of current best practice knowledge. In addition, you will also ensure staff compliance to annual Mandatory Training and completion of eLearning components.

About us:

Hunter Valley Private Hospital is located on the fringe of Newcastle and is close to the Pacific Motorway, vineyards and university. We are an independent 83 bed facility with a 5-theatre Operating Suite providing medical (geriatric and palliation), rehabilitation, hydrotherapy and surgical services. HVPH is committed to providing a workplace culture that respects, supports and rewards staff members.

Employment at Hunter Valley Private allows you to embrace a quality lifestyle. As the longest established private hospital in the region, HVPH enjoys seeing exceptionally high patient satisfaction scores and prides itself on being a referrer of choice due to the exceptional care patients receive.

Enjoy an easy journey to work with free parking in a relatively quiet location.

Hunter Valley Private cultivates an inclusive team culture, prioritising both patient and staff safety in the provision of excellent care, having received perfect ratings in its last 2 ACHS accreditation surveys.

We provide flexibility in rostering and strive to help staff maintain a positive work life balance. Workplace safety is extremely important at HVPH, with all staff engaged in safety and wellbeing programs across the site, including Fitness Passport.

Hunter Valley Private offers great opportunities for ongoing professional development, including an educational relationship with University of Tasmania, leadership courses and clinical based study days.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide hands-on clinical education, support, and mentoring to graduate nurses and student nurses within the perioperative environment.
• Facilitate clinical teaching and professional development activities to enhance nursing knowledge, skills, and confidence.
• Promote and support the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based patient care through the dissemination of current best practice information.
• Act as a clinical resource and role model, fostering a culture of continuous learning and excellence in patient care.
• Monitor and support staff compliance with annual Mandatory Training requirements.
• Coordinate and oversee the completion of required eLearning modules and competency-based education programs.
• Identify learning needs and implement educational strategies to support workforce development and clinical practice improvement.
• Participate in and contribute to policy and procedure review meetings to ensure clinical practices align with current standards and guidelines.
• Attend and actively contribute toward meetings and bi-monthly Education Meetings.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support safe, effective, and patient-centred perioperative care.
• Support quality improvement initiatives, accreditation requirements, and ongoing professional development activities across the department.

Essential Criteria:

• Current AHPRA Registration
• Post Graduate Certificate in related specialty area (or working towards)
• Certificate IV Workplace Assessment & Training (TAE) (or working towards)
• Educator experience in a similar role
• Demonstrated experience in eLearning platforms
• High degree of computer literacy including MS Office
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Why Healthscope?

When you join Healthscope, you become part of our Community of Care. Our people are at the heart of our organisation - no matter the role, every day our people make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families. As the only national private hospital operator and healthcare provider in Australia, our sites are supported by our central Support Office, enabling them to provide an exceptional experience for the communities we care for.

You'll also benefit from:

• Flexibility to work across one or multiple hospitals across our network
• Discounted health insurance (non-casuals only)
• Continuous professional development, education & support provided to encourage growth

We pride ourselves on working with talented, passionate and caring people to ensure our patients receive the highest quality care and experience during their stay with us. We support each other, share learnings, celebrate successes and face challenges together.

Come and be the difference in our patient's lives.

Applications close: Friday 9th October 2026

To apply: Please click on the 'Apply' button to be taken to our online application form. For any questions, please reach out to Marina Gardner - Perioperative Manager, 02 4944 3746

Please include a cover letter and your CV along with the contact details of 2 professional referees.

If you are successful in the role, you will receive a salary based on your years of relevant registered nursing experience against the current Healthscope and NSWNMA/ANMF- NSW Nurse and Midwives' -Enterprise Agreement 2022, a salary ranging from $59.55 - $61.52 per hour.

More Information: Our commitment to quality and safety for our patients, staff and visitors is our highest priority. We are also committed to child safety. We are committed to the safety, participation and empowerment of all children. Applicants will be required to provide a current National Police check, WWCC (where applicable) and Evidence of right to work in Australia prior to appointment. Staff in patient contact roles will be required to provide proof of immunity to specified infectious diseases as a Category A Healthcare worker.

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