Associate Lecturer (Clinical Education)

• 1 Full-time (1.0) or 2x Part-time (0.5 FTE) for 18 months with a possible 6-month extension

• Exciting opportunities for Registered Nurses to join the Sydney Nursing School, Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of Sydney

• Base Salary $ 86,584 - $116,679+ 17% superannuation

About the opportunity

We have multiple exciting opportunities for Registered Nurses to work with us as a Clinical Educator in Nursing in the development, implementation and evaluation of the HIRAID® Aged Care framework for nurses in residential aged care homes (RACH). The aim of the framework is to standardise the assessment of residents in residential aged care.

We are seeking Registered Nurses with experience and expertise in aged care who are interested pursuing careers in education, healthcare research and improving standards of practice and clinical care. In this role, you will assist with the introduction of HIRAID® Aged Care through conducting education and training workshops and provide on-the-ground operational support, education and training, consulting with stakeholders and identifying and reporting issues that arise. You will work closely with our aged care partners, nursing and medical staff, as well as residents and their caregivers, to complete education, training and research-related activities such as assisting with survey completion, interviewing staff, residents and other key stakeholders, data collection, and documentation auditing.

This role will include periodically travelling between participating aged care homes across Sydney to ensure the framework has been implemented and used.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• present, advocate and report on the HIRAID® Aged Care framework and facilitate the integration of the framework into existing standards of practice within residential aged care homes

• work with the research team and aged care partners to organize and conduct face-to-face workshops with aged care RNs, invigilating the sessions and answering queries

• establish positive and long-term relationships with the aged care stakeholders, staff members and consumers to ensure the implementation and delivery of the framework

• work closely with the research team to complete ad-hoc research activities, including assisting with the assessment of the implementation of the intervention, conducting surveys, collecting participant consent and other administrative duties

• conduct data handling and data transfer between external and internal University systems

About you

• undergraduate and postgraduate qualification in a relevant field

• current unrestricted AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse

• expertise or experience in aged care

• demonstrated experience in education and training

• data handling and data transfer skills, including use of AutumnCare, ManAd, Clinical Manager, LeeCare, and/or other relevant systems

• demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong collaborative interprofessional relationships

• ability to work with various teams and stakeholders, including researchers, nurses, and senior staff

• ability to travel between participating aged care homes and Westmead Hospital (reimbursement for travel using personal vehicles is available).

To keep our community safe, please be aware of our COVID safety precautions which form our conditions of entry for all staff, students and visitors coming to campus.

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires valid work rights for Australia.

Pre-employment checks

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role required pre-employment or background checks in terms satisfactory to the University. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requ