CLINICAL EDUCATOR

Are you an experienced clinician looking for a new challenge or progression?
The BlueCare Clinical Education Team is a centralised function with the focus of strengthening the clinical workforce across both community and residential aged care settings. Being part of the team, you will be working with a group of passionate, like-minded professionals. With a dedicated focus on the development and delivery of bespoke educational programs, you will support the capability and confidence uplift across clinical and non-regulated directed care roles.
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Make a meaningful difference with BlueCare
We’re looking for someone who wants to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts. To build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others.
An integral part of our big-hearted BlueCare team, as a Clinical Educator you’ll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about.
Let’s make a meaningful difference, together.
What makes a difference for you?

With a Blue Nurses legacy dating back to 1953, BlueCare is one of Queensland’s largest and most trusted not-for-profit providers of community and in-home care, residential aged care, disability services and retirement living.

• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
• 12 weeks paid parental leave in addition to the government scheme
• Access to salary packaging, meal and entertainment benefits - up to $15,900 per year tax free as well as up to $2,650 of your pre-tax income to pay for meal and entertainment benefits
• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, a wellbeing program and employee assistance program
• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others
• Career development opportunities with one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

Your part in our Blue Care team
As a clinical Educator, you will be based out in our Gold Coast hub and travel to services within that region. You will be responsible for delivering clinical education programs to support capability and confidence uplift across clinical and non-regulated direct care roles in our Aged Care and Community Services.
This role is part of the BlueCare centralised Clinical Education Team and will partner with service leaders and relevant key stakeholders to ensure educational outcomes align to the Aged Care Education Strategy.

Accountabilities

• Support the design and implementation of the clinical education strategy, framework and approach across Aged Care; ensuring alignment with business unit standards and requirements, and UnitingCare’s mission, values and strategic goals
• Assess current clinical competency state, identify and prioritise learning gaps and requirements, and support efficient, effective and cooperative solutions
• Support with design, evaluation and delivery of education and development programs and provide recommendations on fit for purpose learning, tools and resources, including supporting external resource development where required, and vendor/contractor management where applicable
• Mentoring Clinical Nurses, Registered Nurses and Service Leaders to support their contribution to clinical education in their services

What makes a difference for us?

• Tertiary qualifications in Nursing or equivalent
• Current NMBA/AHPRA Registration
• Cert IV in Training & Assessment (or working towards)
• Previous experience in a similar role, providing subject matter advice to employees and leaders as required
• Demonstrated experience in assessing learning needs and developing learning strategies and frameworks
• Experience in managing multiple stakeholders with competing priorities
• Experience in the design and delivery of learning programs, tools and resources, for varying audiences
• knowledge of the Aged Care accreditation standards
• Excellent knowledge of adult learning principles, methodologies and learning design/delivery trends and best practice approaches
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Current Driver’s licence

BlueCare is proudly part of the UnitingCare Family, we’d love you to be too
Joining the state’s largest network of aged care workers with its over 8,000 strong, bright team in blue, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. With more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, you are part of something bigger. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.
Start making a difference today
Diversity & Inclusion
Our approach is simple –everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.
Safe workplace
We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety

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