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Posted 16 June, 2026

Clinical Nurse Educator - Perioperative

Healthscope
Australia-New South Wales-Sydney Full Time
Reference: 396_318034_260000ZF

Clinical Nuser Educator - Perioperative

  • Work with state-of-the-art equipment
  • Energetic, fast paced theatre team
  • Current AHPRA Registration

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!

Sydney Southwest Private Hospital is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Clinical Nurse Educator to join their established hospital team.

As a Clinical Nurse Educator your responsibilities will include:

  • Educating new and current staff members

  • Assisting with the management of New Graduate Nurses

  • Orientation and on-boarding to Perioperative department

  • Competency assessments and compliance with mandatory training requirements

  • Provide expert clinical education and leadership

  • Update educational resources

  • Ensuring compliance with local and corporate policies and procedures

Reporting to the Perioperative Services Manager, you will take on a leadership role in providing hands on educational support and clinical teaching/facilitation to graduate nurses & students. You will promote a high standard of evidence based nursing care to all patients, through dissemination of current best practice knowledge. In addition, you will also ensure staff compliance to annual Mandatory Training and completion of eLearning components.

In this role, you will also attend relevant policy & procedure meetings, ward meetings and bi-monthly Education Meetings.

Sydney Southwest Private Hospital is an 84 bed, 7 operating theatres acute surgical hospital that serves the needs of the lovcal community at Liverpool and surrounds. Sercies provided include Surgical Day Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery, Oncology Unit as well as a Mental Health Unit.

The Hospital is part of Healthscope, which is a publicly listed health service company that includes hospitals, pathology, radiology and medical clinics in every state and territory. Being part of the company allows opportunity for career progression and support that comes from being a large organisation.

Essential Criteria:

  • Current AHPRA Registration
  • Post Graduate Certificate in related specialty area (or working towards)
  • 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

Applications close: Friday 26 June 2026

For further enquiries: Monique Sibbald, Perioperative Services Manager - [email protected]

To Apply: Please click on the 'Apply' button to be taken to our online application form. Please include a cover letter and your CV along with the contact details of 2 professional referees.

If you are successful, you will receive a salary based on your years of relevant nursing experience against the current nursing Enterprise Agreement the "Healthscope - NSWNMA / AMNF - Nurses and Midwives Agreement - HNSRNCNE classification starting from $61.34 - 63.37 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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