Welcome to St John of God Health Care

St John of God Health Care is one of the largest private providers of health care services in Australia, employing more than 16,000 employees (caregivers). We operate 26 hospitals and services comprising more than 3,300 hospital beds, including home nursing, disability services and social outreach programs.

As a Catholic, not-for-profit group, we invest all profits to the communities we serve by updating and expanding our facilities and technology; expanding existing services and developing and acquiring new services; and providing Social Outreach services to people experiencing disadvantage to improve health and wellbeing.

St John of God Bendigo Hospital is a 122-bed contemporary private hospital located in central Victoria providing high quality acute medical and surgical health care services for people in Bendigo and surrounding areas.

Your Role at St John of God Bendigo Hospital
You will play a critical role in the professional development of all caregivers at their hospital, working collaboratively with the L&D Coordinator, department managers and caregivers. The role is responsible for the delivery, implementation, assessment and evaluation of Learning and Development programs (including Graduate Programs) and activities that reflect best practice standards to achieve excellence in service.

Clinical Educator - Surgical Ward
We are looking for an experienced and dynamic educator to support clinical staff on our Surgical Ward. This role focuses on education, mentoring, and enhancing clinical capabilities to ensure high standards of patient care and professional development.

The Position

• Support and provide guidance to caregivers (including graduates) to meet individual learning and development goals and achieve departmental objectives.
• In collaboration with the caregiver's manager, support them to address learning gaps, and meet performance development goals and plans.
• Collaborates with Department Managers, other learning and development caregivers and relevant key stakeholders to support learning and development activities locally.
• Supports an interprofessional approach to the delivery, assessment and evaluation of learning for all caregivers, promoting a positive and inclusive workplace learning environment.
• In collaboration with the L&D Coordinator and other key stakeholders, support the planning, onboarding, delivery and evaluation of the Pathways to Practice Graduate Programs and Pathway to Speciality Programs.
• In collaboration with the L&D Coordinator support the planning and supervision of student placements and support evaluation activities (undergraduate and postgraduate) as directed.
• Assists with orientation/induction as required.

You will have Registration as a Health Practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and demonstrate commitment to ongoing personal and professional development, as evidenced in a Continuing Professional development (CPD) record/Professional Practice Portfolio.

To succeed you will have experience in small group teaching and group presentations and ability to motivate, support and encourage caregivers to further develop professionally.

Above all, people will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values

We can offer you

• Novated leasing
• work related expenses
• self-education and
• additional superannuation

• Salary: $108,867 to $114,596 (pro rata for part-time), plus 12% superannuation
• Permanent part-time, working up to 45.6 hours a fortnight.
• Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:
  
• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, and well-being programs
• Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance
• Dynamic multidisciplinary team
  

St John of God Health Care embraces diversity and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people with disabilities. We are committed to providing a safe environment for all children and vulnerable people in our care and proactively take measures to protect children/vulnerable people from abuse.

All caregivers employed by St John of God Health Care are required to be vaccinated from Influenza in order to fulfil the requirements of the role.

For enquiries contact Karen Millsom-Ryan, Learning and Development Coordinator, (03) 5434 3185