Clinical Nurse Educator

Peri-operative Clinical Nurse Educator

Do you enjoy working in an environment that allows you to combine your clinical expertise with your passion for nurturing and professionally developing others? Then this could be the role for you!

• Full-time position working at the NT's only Private Hospital

• Discounted Health Insurance

• Values-led workplace

About the role:

Darwin Private Hospital is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Clinical Nurse Educator to join their established Peri-operative team.

 About us: 

Darwin Private Hospital is the only provider of private hospital services in the Northern Territory. As part of the Healthscope Group of Hospitals, it is a licenced 122 bed hospital providing a broad range of multiday and day surgery including, General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Plastic and Reconstructive, Urology, Gastroenterology and ENT and Cardiac Catheter Laboratory. Our world-class private hospital attracts patients from across the greater Northern Territory, Western Australia, remote aboriginal communities and even offshore. We are co-located with Royal Darwin Hospital and partner in delivering specialised care to patients from across the top end of Australia.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide hands-on clinical education, support and facilitation to graduate nursing students

• Act as a clinical leader and mentor, fostering professional development and continuous learning within the nursing team

• Promote and champion evidence-based nursing practice to ensure high-quality patient care outcomes

• Support the implementation and dissemination of current best-practice knowledge and clinical standards

• Monitor and drive staff compliance with mandatory annual training requirement and e-learning modules

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support ongoing clinical education initiatives

• Participate in policy and procedure meetings, contributing to clinical governance and quality improvement activities

• Attend and actively contribute to ward meetings and bi-monthly education meetings

• Support a culture of safety, excellence and continuous improvement across the clinical environment

Essential Criteria:

• Current AHPRA Registration
• Post Graduate Certificate in related specialty area 
• Certificate IV Workplace Assessment & Training (TAE) (or working towards)
• Educator experience in a similar role
• Demonstrated experience in eLearning platforms
• High degree of computer literacy including MS Office
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Why Healthscope?

When you join Healthscope, you become part of our Community of Care. Our people are at the heart of our organisation - no matter the role, every day our people make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families. As the only national private hospital operator and healthcare provider in Australia, our sites are supported by our central Support Office, enabling them to provide an exceptional experience for the communities we care for.

 You'll also benefit from:

• Flexibility to work across one or multiple hospitals across our network
• Discounted health insurance (non-casuals only)
•  Continuous professional development, education & support provided to encourage growth

We pride ourselves on working with talented, passionate and caring people to ensure our patients receive the highest quality care and experience during their stay with us. We support each other, share learnings, celebrate successes and face challenges together.

Come and be the difference in our patient's lives.

Applications close: 15th September 2026

To apply: Please click on the 'Apply' button to be taken to our online application form. For any questions, please reach out to Stacey Delaney, Director of Nursing - stacey.delaney@healthscope.com.au

Please include a cover letter and your CV along with the contact details of 2 professional referees.

If you are successful in the role, you will receive a salary based on your years of relevant registered nursing experience against the current Healthscope Darwin Private Hospital - Nurses and Midwives - Enterprise Agreement 2024 a salary of $64.27 per hour.

More Information: Our commitment to quality and safety for our patients, staff and visitors is our highest priority. We are also committed to child safety. We are committed to the safety, participation and empowerment of all children. Applicants will be required to provide a current National Police check, WWCC (where applicable) and Evidence of right to work in Australia prior to appointment. Staff in patient contact roles will be required to provide proof of immunity to specified infectious diseases as a Category A Healthcare worker. 

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