Position overview

• Employment Type: Part time (up to 67 hours per fortnight), Fixed term position until February 2027
• Location: Warrnambool Campus
• Classification: Clinical Nurse Educator
• Salary Range: $128,102 pro rata, plus superannuation

About the Role

The Clinical Nurse Educator (CNE) plays a key role in shaping excellence in perioperative nursing at South West Healthcare. This rewarding position combines hands-on clinical education with leadership in evidence-based practice, supporting nurses to deliver safe, high-quality care across operating theatres, recovery, day surgery and procedural areas. The CNE contributes to a strong learning culture, supports professional growth, and influences clinical capability across the organisation, working within a progressive Best Practice Clinical Learning Environment.

What you Bring

• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse (no conditions).
• Postgraduate qualification in perioperative nursing with at least 5 years' perioperative experience and demonstrated advanced clinical skills and application of evidence-based practice.
• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, or higher qualification in adult/clinical education (or willingness to complete within 18 months).
• Experience designing, delivering and evaluating education programs tailored to diverse learners.
• Strong understanding of adult learning principles, competency-based assessment and contemporary education delivery methods (e.g. simulation, eLearning, blended learning).
• Highly developed communication, collaboration and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience with Learning Management Systems (Totara/Androgogic/GROW desirable).
• Advanced digital literacy and strong Microsoft Office skills.

For specific enquiries regarding the role, please contact Patricia Flood on (03) 5564 4208 or email patricia.flood@swh.net.au

How to apply:

Should you wish to apply from home type the following in your browser: Click Here or go to People Hub > Me > Careers at SWH.

Employment Terms and Conditions will be in line with the Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) Single Interest Employer Agreement 2024-2028.

Applications from current South West Healthcare employees are to be submitted online via our intranet and need to include: a resume and cover letter addressing the key selection criteria by Sunday 6 September 2026.

South West Healthcare is an Equal Opportunities employer and commits to Inclusion, Diversity & Equity by providing a trusting workplace that is safe, respectful and inclusive of all individuals, and that our workplaces reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community. We are committed to The Child Safe Standards, which aim to protect children and young people.

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