Work Type: Part-time
Salary: $125,000 - $135,000
Grade: Grade not specified
Occupation: Medicine, nursing and midwifery
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: 8973
About the role:
As a Clinical Nurse Educator (CNE) at Western Health, you will play a key role in developing and supporting the nursing workforce through education, clinical facilitation, mentorship, and professional development. Working within the Centre for Education, you will provide clinical guidance and support to nursing staff, transition to practice nurses, and undergraduate nursing students. Through hands-on clinical support and education, you will promote evidence-based practice, strengthen workforce capability, and contribute to exceptional patient care.
Working within the Centre for Education, you'll be part of a team dedicated to lifelong learning, professional development, and workforce capability. Your contribution will directly enhance patient outcomes, build nursing capability, and support Western Health's mission to deliver safe, high-quality, person-centred care. This is a rewarding opportunity for a passionate nurse educator who thrives on collaboration, innovation, and empowering others to achieve clinical excellence.
Key responsibilities:
About you:
You are an experienced Registered Nurse with a passion for clinical education, workforce development, and excellence in patient care. You enjoy supporting nurses to develop their knowledge, skills, clinical reasoning, and confidence, and are committed to fostering a positive learning culture that promotes evidence-based practice and professional growth.
You bring:
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About Western Health
Western Health is the leading healthcare provider in Melbourne’s West - one of Australia’s fastest-growing and most culturally and socioeconomically diverse regions.
More than 13,000 employees help deliver a comprehensive range of services across our hospitals, community, correctional, and home-based settings. These services include acute tertiary care, emergency and intensive care, medical and surgical specialties, mental health and wellbeing, subacute care, ambulatory care, primary care, home-based services, and residential aged care.
We are committed to driving innovation and sustainability that improves health outcomes for our community. With specialties spanning oncology, renal care, mental health, women’s health and maternity, chronic disease management, geriatrics, and cardiology, Western Health is recognised for its expertise in managing complex and chronic conditions through integrated, patient-centred care.
We foster a collaborative and inclusive culture where you can make a meaningful impact. We support our staff to keep learning and growing through a diverse range of education programs, partnerships with universities in medical research and professional development opportunities.
Why join us?
Compensation and Benefits
Learning and Development
Community Impact and Inclusion
Organisational Culture and Environment
Ready to make an impact?
If you’re passionate about clinical excellence, lifelong learning, empowering others, and making a meaningful impact on patient care, we’d love to hear from you. Simply click on the “apply” button and follow the prompts.
If you are currently employed at Western Health, please ensure you sign in through the 'Employee Login' via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the intranet before applying.
Closing date: 11:59pm on 16 October 2026.
Enquiries: For further information about this role, please contact Franciska van der Merwe via [email protected].
Western Health is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from people of all genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and people with lived experience that strengthens their ability to do this work.
Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation Status Clearance and a Working with Children Check (if applicable).
Western Health is committed to the psychosocial safety of all applicants and employees.
Western Health does not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from recruitment agencies.