About the Role
Renal Ambulatory Care is a busy dynamic unit caring for people with acute and chronic kidney disease, providing renal replacement therapies to inpatients and outpatients. Services include in-centre and outpatient Haemodialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis, Renal Transplant and Renal Supportive care. This role focuses on enhancing the skills and knowledge of nursing and other clinical staff, sharing clinical expertise within haemodialysis nursing.
Responsibilities
- Assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of the clinical education needs of staff in collaboration with the Nursing Unit Manager, Clinical Nurse Consultants and Medical Stream Manager.
- Ensuring all staff, both transient and permanent, have equitable access to educational support and resources to enhance their clinical competence.
- Ensuring that the education delivered is current and based on the best available evidence.
- Ensuring evidence-based practice principles have been utilised in the development of policies and procedures within the clinical environment and broader organisation.
Requirements
- Currently registered as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) with the Australian Health Professionals Regulation Agency.
- Clinical/educational post-graduate qualification with a minimum of 12 months experience in the relevant clinical area related to the qualification, or alternatively 4 years post-registration experience including three years in the relevant specialist field.
- Certificate IV in workplace training and education or willingness to undertake within the first 12 months of employment.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within the interdisciplinary team.
- Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated knowledge of innovative educational strategies, tools and approaches including e-learning.
- Commitment to ongoing professional development of self and others.
- Must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australian visa that grants the necessary work rights.
Skills
- Clinical expertise in haemodialysis nursing
- Innovative educational strategies, tools and approaches including e-learning
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
Location
- St Vincent’s Public Hospital, Sydney
Work Type
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Monday - Friday (0700 - 1600) occasional PM shifts required for training new staff
Experience Level
- Minimum of 12 months experience in the relevant clinical area related to the qualification
- Alternatively 4 years post-registration experience including three years in the relevant specialist field
Education Level
- Registered Nurse (Division 1) with the Australian Health Professionals Regulation Agency
- Clinical/educational post-graduate qualification
- Certificate IV in workplace training and education or willingness to undertake
Salary/Compensations
- $124,273.70 - $128,301.89 + super
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Not-for-profit salary packaging
- Study leave
- Curran Foundation scholarships
- Fitness Passport
- Discounted private health
- Cultural recognitions and celebrations
- Smooth transfer of qualifying service and leave entitlements from NSW Health
About the Company
- Join a team built on a proud legacy of world-class care, true compassion, and deep community roots.
- Founded by the Sisters of Charity and powered today by St Vincent’s Health Australia, the Sisters' legacy of compassionate service is our living heartbeat.
- Sydney’s premier and iconic inner-city public hospital, providing world-class care to all people, including the most vulnerable in our community.
- Features cutting-edge programs and surgery infrastructure, fostering clinical excellence and professional growth.
- Located in the vibrant heart of Darlinghurst, minutes from Kings Cross station, with direct, high-frequency bus connections and seamless links from Gadigal and Museum stations.
Equal Opportunity
- We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.
- As part of our commitment to reconciliation, we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply and join us in delivering care that heals body, mind, spirit and community.
- St Vincent's acknowledges the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees.
- Encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes.
