Come and join a progressive organisation delivering community-led programs with the Northern Territory's largest Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service.

Full-time Contract

37.5 hours per week

Aboriginal identified role

$120,451 - $129,343 per annum

Total Effective Package*

$148,750 - $159,889

About the role

The Clinical Educator provides clinical support and training in a clinic environment and coordinates professional development while fostering a mentor role across Congress Clinics including assessment and demonstration of clinical procedures and best practice in client centred care.

The position facilitates clinical placements for nursing and allied health students and supports graduate Aboriginal Health Practitioners (AHP) and Nurses by providing on-the-job clinical and career development support in town and remote clinics for practice within the Aboriginal Primary Health Care clinical environment.

Occasional travel to our Congress remote Clinics is an inherent requirement of the position – most of the Clinical training is delivered/coordinated in Alice Springs. 

To be considered for this position, you will require:

• Registered as a Registered Nurse with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and able to conduct clinical care in the primary health care setting;
• Demonstrated experience with mentoring and supporting health professional students or graduate nurses through the complexities of clinical placement and meeting registration requirements. 
• Able to demonstrate extensive experience working in a primary health care setting in particular Aboriginal community-controlled health services. 
• Excellent communication skills, in particular the ability to communicate sensitively in a cross-cultural environment with Aboriginal clients and staff
• Proven broad range of clinical skills and knowledge, with the ability to model high quality clinical care as part of the multidisciplinary team and share this knowledge with a diverse range of people; 
• Current C class NT Driver License and appropriate level of health and fitness to travel to remote community clinics as required. 

What we offer:

Congress offers rewarding career options and a wide range of employee benefits including:

• Work that is community-led, impact-focused and a part of the bigger picture.
• Opportunities to grow, including 15 days of professional development per year, with pathways including master's programs and study placements.
• A flexible work policy including flexible start and finish times, compressed work weeks, part-time and casual roles, job sharing and the possibility to purchase additional paid leave.
• Salary packaging for full-time, part-time and casual employees.

*Total Effective Package includes base salary, district allowance, superannuation, leave loading, and estimated tax saving from salary packaging options

Got you interested?

Don't meet all the role requirements, but think you'd be a great asset to our team? We'll never know unless you hit the Apply Now button.

For more information on the position please contact Senior Clinical Educator, Joeleen Brown on 0490 045 203.

Applications will close when a suitable applicant is found.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.

*Total effective package includes: base salary, district allowance, superannuation, leave loading, and estimated tax saving from salary packaging options.

Simply complete the application process by clicking the Apply Now button and we’ll be in touch.