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.

Your role at St John of God Berwick Hospital
As a member of the divisional Learning and Development team you will be responsible for the delivery, assessment and evaluation of Learning and Development programs and activities that reflect best practice standards to achieve excellence in service within the Perioperative area.

We have an 11-month fixed term part-time contract position working 30 hours per week (0.8 FTE) supporting Anaesthetic, Post-Anaesthetic Recovery and Scrub Scout. Consideration may be given to role share (0.4FTE) Anaesthetic and Post Anaesthetic Recovery and (0.4 FTE) in Scrub Scout.

The Position

• Works collaboratively with Department Managers and relevant stakeholders.
• In collaboration with the L&D Manager identifies educational needs through a variety of means (i.e. needs assessment framework) that are aligned with strategic and operational planning, risk management strategy and organisational and local policy.
• Uses adult learning principles when facilitating learning.
• Delivers, assesses and evaluates local learning impact of programs in accordance with standardised models to ensure that outcomes are achieved.
• Provides mentoring, coaching and support to caregivers through experiential learning and assists other members of the team to undertake the same.
• Participate in student supervision (undergraduate and postgraduate) as directed
• Collaborates with a range of health professionals to promote a multi-disciplinary approach to learning.
• Promotes a positive and inclusive workplace learning environment facilitating programs and activities using blended a learning approach.
• Assists with orientation/induction as required.
• Acts as a mentor/support/role model to all caregivers promoting best practice principles
• Provide evidence of completed Learning and Development activities as per the evaluation framework to the Learning and Development Coordinator to ensure record keeping requirements are met.

You will have registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse and previous experience in education, with minimum 5 years' experience in the Perioperative clinical setting.

To succeed you will posses a Post Graduate Qualification in Perioperative Nursing. Additionally it is highly regarded if you hold Post Graduate Education qualification.

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 $117,134 to $123,300 per annum (pro rata for part time) plus 12% Superannuation
• Contract position commencing January 2026 to December 2026, working 30 hours per week
• Located at St John of God Berwick Hospital
• 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:
  
• Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance
• Employee support through our dedicated free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Access to a range of Lifestyle, Health & Wellbeing rewards and discounts

For enquiries contact Janet McAllister, Learning & Development Manager South East Melbourne on (03) 8784 5088

If suitable applicants are identified advertisement may close prior to listed date and screening/interviews may commence throughout the advertising process.

At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being.

Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.

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