About the role

Mater Health has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Clinical Nurse or Registered Nurse to step into a Clinical Facilitator - Cancer Care role within the Mater Health Clinical Education Team. This role will enable the successful applicant a unique career development opportunity to enhance educational skills and positively contribute to a culture of exceptional quality care delivered by Mater. 

• Permanent Part Time 20 hrs per week - Mater Cancer Care Centre (MCCC Day Oncology)

Mater Health is a leader in clinical education and a nationally accredited, independent, hospital-based Registered Training Organisation, the only one of its kind in Queensland and a subsidiary of the wider Mater Group. We offer a range of courses for beginning practitioners through to highly experienced clinicians. The quality of content we deliver is founded in the synthesis of leading research, evidence-based contemporary education, and clinical practice. Our learners have access to interprofessional expertise and content through a range of channels that offer flexibility and value for money. Working as a member of Mater Health's clinical education team, you will collaboratively provide clinical education and support to all members of the multi-disciplinary team across Mater's clinical and non-clinical teams.

As the successful candidate, you will support the Education Coordinator in the delivery of education strategies included in Mater Health’s Strategic and Operational Plans. Additionally, you will promote and implement best practice/evidence based practice; promote critical thinking and clinical problem solving and promote consistency in care delivery within a practice development and robust education model. To enable this, the position is supported by staff within the broader Practice Development and Mater Health Clinical Education Teams.

Salary: $54.21 - $58.08 (Registered Nurse Level 2) per hour plus 11.5% superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900  + access to many staff benefits! 

What you’ll be doing

As a Clinical Facilitator within the cancer care clinical education team you will demonstrate a commitment to education and delivering safe, quality, evidence-based patient care. You will be primarily responsible for supporting the professional development of the nursing team, which entails wide and diverse coordination, provision, and monitoring of unit-based and organisational objectives to mandatory and role-requisite education, as well as National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards initiatives, the revision and implementation of new policies and models of care, clinical facilitation and the identification, implementation, and evaluation of best practice models.

About you

To be successful in the role, you will possess:
• Current and unrestricted AHPRA registration
• Minimum 3 years recent clinical experience working as a Clinical Nurse or Registered Nurse within  haematology/oncology.
• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, or willingness to work towards achieving
• Post graduate qualifications in specialty and/or education
• Demonstrated experience in clinical facilitation and preceptorship
• High level communication and problem solving skills
• Ability to work as part of a team and independently
• Strong focus on professional self-development and that of others

Why join us?

Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.

We are a leader in healthcare, education and research — and that’s because we employ exceptional people. #MAKEYOURMATERMOVE

• Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increase your take-home pay
• Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
• Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
• Discounts to local and national business/venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation/Other
• Unlimited access to a multitude of discounted fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
• Access to on-site, discounted parking
• Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues
• Access to gym, pool and end of trip facilities within our new purpose-built corporate office in Newstead

Applications close on Sunday October 27. Please note, we may contact applications prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW!

Mater is committed to the wellbeing of their staff, and it is underpinned by our flexible and remote working policies.

Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.

Mater Group is dedicated to creating a workplace that values diversity and inclusion. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and abilities. We believe in providing equal opportunities for all qualified candidates.

For more information regarding Reconciliation at Mater, please visit our Reconciliation webpage.