"Casual Nursing Practice Educators"

Casual Nursing Practice Educators

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locations

UQ Brisbane City

time type

Part time

posted on

Posted 30+ Days Ago

job requisition id

R-48055

About This Opportunity 

We are looking for multiple Casual Nursing Practice Educators to provide direct supervision to students on placement and support assessment. They will contribute to preparing students for placement, monitoring progression and helping students to make connections between theory and practice. Practice Educators will also liaise with placement providers and academic staff within the School. These positions are located across Brisbane.

Duties

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Placements

• Organise and carry out placement supervision and student liaison for student placements across a variety of settings.
• Ensure students have achieved required hours or requirements in accordance with relevant accredited programs.
• Work in collaboration with stakeholders to develop student led practice units and innovative placement opportunities.
• Maintain practice currency and collaborate with academic staff to ensure teaching and learning activities, particularly to design simulation activities, reflect current best practice and emerging innovations.

Administration

• Perform a range of administrative functions including liaising with University staff associated with all facets of placements and integrated learning, regarding student placement and assessments.
• Any other duties as reasonably directed by the Head of Discipline, School Manager, Senior Lecturer - Clinical Academic and the Lead Practice Educators.

This role is subject to The University’s Code of Conduct.  

What we can Offer

These are casual academic appointments. As such, there is no firm advance commitment to ongoing or indefinite work. The casual rate will vary depending on the type of work completed. Please view our various casual academic pay scales. 

Questions?

To discuss this role please contact Ms Kristy Carroll (Practice Education Manager) at kristysandford.carroll@uq.edu.au

For application queries, please contact casualrecruit@uq.edu.au stating the job reference number in the subject line.  

Want to Apply? 

All applicants must upload the following documents in order for your application to be considered:

• Cover letter
• Resume 

Please note that you will be asked to add all documents into the one upload box labelled ‘resume’, which is step one of the application form.

Requirements for the role:

• Registration with AHPRA
• minimum 2 weekdays per week availability required (Tuesday and Wednesday and/or Thursday and Friday).
• There is an expectation that you will be available to work across a range of shifts including AM, PM and/or swing shift (10am to 6 pm).
• minimum of 5 years Registered nurse experience.

Highly desirable:

• Certificate IV in training and assessment
• Previous nursing student facilitation experience 
• Clinical Education postgraduate qualification 

About the Selection Process 

To satisfy pre-requisite questions and ensure your application can be considered in full, all candidates must apply via the UQ Careers portal by the job closing deadline or will not be accepted.  

Other Information 

Mandatory Immunisations: _It is a condition of employment for this role that you will be required to provide evidence of immunisation against certain vaccine preventable diseases._ 

Work Rights: _You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment._ 

_At UQ we know that our greatest strengths come from our diverse mix of colleagues, this is reflected in our ongoing commitment to creating an environment focused on_ equity, diversity and inclusion_. We ensure that we are always attracting, retaining and promoting colleagues who are representative of the diversity in our broader community, whether that be_ gender identity, LGBTQIA+, cultural and/or linguistic, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, or people with a disability. Accessibility requirements and/or adjustments can be directed to recruitment@uq.edu.au 

If you are a current employee of the University, or hold an unpaid or affiliate appointment with the University, please login to your staff Workday account and visit the internal careers board to apply for this opportunity. Please do NOT apply via the external job board.