Midwife Educator

SA Health•Manalapan Township, NJ

4h•A$90,913 - A$114,917•Hybrid

About The Position

This role involves guiding, mentoring, and empowering nurses and midwives to shape the future of nursing and midwifery education within the Yorke and Northern Local Health Network (YNLHN). The Clinical Nurse/Midwife Facilitator (RN/M2C) role focuses on providing "at elbow" clinical support, mentoring, and fostering a positive learning culture for students, cadets, and graduate nurses and midwives across various clinical settings. Specialist facilitator roles are available in Perioperative, Emergency Department, and Renal nursing. The Associate Nurse/Midwife Educator (RN/M2A) role aims to develop the confidence, skills, and capability of nursing and midwifery students and new clinicians through practical, point-of-care support, both face-to-face and virtually. This role promotes reflective practice, critical thinking, and evidence-based care, with opportunities to lead education portfolios, including precepting, mentoring, and coaching. Both roles are employed within one of three regional hubs and may work across multiple sites within that hub.

Requirements

Clinical areas of expertise (to be outlined in cover letter).
Satisfactory Criminal History Check.
Appropriate immunisation requirements.
DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC).
DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check.
National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups.
Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A.

Nice To Haves

Preferred hub(s) (to be outlined in cover letter).
Specialist facilitator roles you would like to be considered for (to be outlined in cover letter).

Responsibilities

Provide hands-on "at elbow" clinical support to nursing and midwifery students, EN cadets, and graduate nurses and midwives.
Mentor staff in practice and assist site preceptors.
Foster a positive learning culture across a variety of clinical settings.
Provide face-to-face, on the ground, and virtual guidance to nursing and midwifery students and new clinicians.
Promote reflective practice, critical thinking, and evidence-based care.
Lead education portfolios, including precepting, mentoring, and coaching.
Support the delivery of high-quality clinical education.
Contribute to the ongoing development of the nursing and midwifery workforce.