Position Title: Clinical Support Nurse    

Classification: RN28                         

Salary per hour: $55.97 + superannuation + generous salary packaging options

Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract Part-time 48 hours per fortnight until 1^st April 2026

Award: Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Health Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2024 -2028

Role description

We are seeking a passionate and self-motivated Clinical Support Nurse (CSN) to join our Learning & Development Team at Dhelkaya Health. This vital role supports clinical education and mentoring across our clinical services, ensuring high-quality patient care through the development and support of nursing staff and students.

As a CSN, you will work closely with nursing students, graduate nurses, and newly appointed or less experienced staff—supporting their ongoing clinical development and helping to build competence and confidence in practice.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide hands-on support, education, and supervision to undergraduate nursing students, graduate nurses, and early-career or new-to-service staff.
• Mentor and guide experienced nurses in their roles as clinical supervisors and preceptors.
• Serve as a key link between students, the Learning & Development team, clinical units, and education providers.
• Work collaboratively with the Learning & Development Manager and clinical leaders to identify learning needs, implement strategies, and assess performance outcomes.
• Offer clinical leadership and mentoring, promoting a positive learning culture and professional growth within the team.
• Contribute to the ongoing professional development of the unit, while maintaining and enhancing your own clinical practice.
• Support the Learning & Development team in achieving strategic goals and key performance indicators.

About you

• Registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse without conditions
• Certificate IV Training & Assessment (or working towards)
• Previous experience supervising students and/or staff

Culture and Benefits

Dhelkaya Health is located on Dja Dja Wurrung country in regional Victoria. Just a short drive from Bendigo and easily accessed via public transport, the area is brimming with culture that blends the old with the new. Steeped in rich history, the town boasts a vibrant arts scene, historic architecture and is part of the Bendigo Region UNESCO City of Gastronomy. 

Surrounded by scenic trails and a unique natural environment that includes historic goldfields, outdoor enthusiasts can immerse themselves in the beauty of the natural world. Combined with a wide range of sporting clubs and outdoor recreation opportunities, the community offers a rich, diverse culture to enjoy.

From community events celebrating local festivals to grassroots initiatives fostering inclusivity and diversity, this is a place where people come together. At Dhelkaya Health, you'll enjoy all this and a flexible work environment with access to career development pathways that suit your life goals. You'll also benefit from:

• Stress-free parking: at no-cost close to your place of work. 
• Salary packaging: to maximise your earnings with options to package meals, entertainment, rent/mortgage repayments, and more. 
• Healthy and active lifestyle: through access to a free onsite gym and Fitness Passport membership for your family to use in a wide range of gyms, pools, and fitness facilities across the region
• Health and wellbeing: through a supported work environment that prioritises work-life balance and a health and well-being program that includes an Employee Assistance Program.
• Building meaningful connections: through the Dhelkaya Health Social Club and a variety of staff events and activities throughout the year held in a friendly, inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome.
• Home share - If lack of housing is stopping you from applying for a job here, consider Home share. It may help you get started at Dhelkaya Health. See this link for obligation free information.

https://dhelkayahealth.org.au/homeshare/

*All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police check, NDIS (if required) and compliance with Dhelkaya Health Vaccination Policy.

Our purpose and role at Dhelkaya Health is to be Healthier Together – we engage and empower individuals and community through the provision of empathetic inclusive and professional health services.  We want a workforce who share our passion and purpose and is as diverse as the communities we serve. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with a disability, and people of diverse genders and/or sexual orientations.

For further information about this position, please contact Amy Rusbridge – Learning & Development Manager on 03 5471 3223.

Applications close 22^nd June 2025

How to apply

Click here to apply for this role. Please note that candidates are required to submit a cover letter and CV together with a document addressing the key selection criteria (which can be found on the Position Description). Only candidates that supply this information will be considered for roles at Dhelkaya Health.