• Come join our team in our new Very Special Kids House
• Work in Victoria’s only Children’s Hospice
• 0.8 to 1.0 FTE available

Are you an experienced paediatric nurse educator looking to work in an exciting environment with a passionate child and young person-centred team? We have an exciting opportunity available for Clinical Nurse Educator based at Very Special Kids in Malvern.

At Very Special Kids, we nurture and foster a culture where our team is empowered, supported and safe through the process of caring for children, young people, and families. Very Special Kids is committed to the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children. Our Child Safety Policy, Rights of the Child Charter and Charter of Rights outlines our commitment to child safety and the expectations we have for staff, contractors and volunteers when working with children and young people.

As part of our diverse, professional team you will have access to education and training to enhance your personal and professional development; expert specialist resources; and the well-being support you need to make a bigger impact in the lives of children, young people, and their families.

Our new state-of-the-art, purpose-built Sister Margaret Noone Hospice (including hydro-therapy pool) is a world class facility to support the complex needs of the children and young people in our care. You will enjoy one of Melbourne’s most unique purpose-built workplaces, while you work side by side with our favourite team member - Jaffa our Therapy Dog.

About Very Special Kids:

At Very Special Kids, we believe that all children and young people have the right to a quality of life, no matter how long or short their life may be. We are a highly respected organisation with circa 100 employees and over 1000 volunteers who provide essential, free-of-charge, palliative care services for children and young people living with a life-liming condition. Very Special Kids provides specialist services for the whole family, including counselling, peer support, bereavement support and respite or end of life care at Victoria’s only hospice for children and young people.

Working in our hospice, the Clinical Nurse Educator is responsible for:

• Designing and implementing continuing professional education programs including clinical competency assessment tools that promote excellence in paediatric palliative care nursing practice.
• Completing skills analysis and formulating individual development plans when necessary to ensure competence within the nursing and personal care teams.
• Coordinating and/or teaching theoretical and practical paediatric palliative care nursing education within programmes, study days, and/or activities.
• Working effectively as a hands-on part of a skilled, creative, professional, and compassionate team.
• Ensuring all clinical nursing practice and delivery of care of the shift is consistent with Very Special Kids and the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia Standards, NSQHS Standards and accepts responsibility for professional activities that support service delivery and the professional development of self and others.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• A minimum of 5 + years post-graduation Registered Nursing experience
• Paediatric nursing experience within a community, hospital or hospice setting
• Experience in an education role in a health setting
• Experience in caring for children and young people with life limiting conditions (highly desirable)

Very Special Kids offers its employees a unique and rewarding environment including a supportive team, beautiful setting conveniently located in Malvern close to Glenferrie Road shops, parking and transport in Malvern, salary packaging, health & wellbeing initiatives, and targeted individual development plans.

At Very Special Kids, we nurture and foster a culture where our team is empowered, supported and safe through the process of caring for children, young people, and families. Very Special Kids is committed to the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children. Our Child Safety Policy, Rights of the Child Charter and Charter of Rights outlines our commitment to child safety and the expectations we have for staff, contractors and volunteers when working with children and young people.

At Very Special Kids, our goal is for our workforce to reflect the diverse community we serve. We continually seek to employ people of any gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, with a disability, Aboriginal Australians and varied cultural backgrounds.

If this sounds like you, please take a look at the position description on our website www.vsk.org.au and below.

Very Special Kids is committed to providing a child-safe environment and requires all staff to have Working with Children Check and Police Record Checks. Clinical Services staff are also required to provide evidence to demonstrate vaccination against COVID-19 and seasonal flu vaccinations.

A position description is attached.