Part Time Clinical Facilitator

About KnG Healthcare:

KnG Healthcare offers an extensive range of healthcare services and staffing solutions, catering to both the public and private sectors across Australia. KnG Healthcare is committed to responding to the current and future health needs of the Australian community. We cultivate a quality and safety culture defined by compassion, collaboration, and innovation. 

Our mission is centred on delivering contemporary and sustainable healthcare outcomes supported by a dedicated team.

Unit Profile

The position will provide educational support across two services (two sites). Extended Care Service based at Nerang provides clinical inpatient care for older patients and the Parkwood Lower Acuity Accommodation (PLAA) site at Southport provides clinical inpatient care to more independent patients. 

Purpose of the Role

The Clinical Facilitator (CF) role provides advanced clinical and problem-solving skills, expert planning, and coordination skills in the clinical management of people with complex care needs, ensuring quality standards are met. This role works autonomously within the healthcare team structure and is pivotal in planning, managing, and delivering safe and quality nursing care. The CF provides clinical leadership for professional and clinical practice and education also supporting students in clinical placement.

Autonomy

• Practices autonomously.
• Provides leadership in clinical decision making to give and/or coordinate care to particular patients.
• Provides professional leadership
• Applies critical thinking across all the domains.

Context

• Reports operationally and professionally to the Nurse Unit Managers across both sites.
• Responsible for own activities and for delegation of activities to others.
• This position fulfils the responsibilities for portfolios including Clinical, Education (clinical facilitation), Research and National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards as delegated or directed.

Your Key Responsibilities

Fulfil the responsibilities of this role in accordance with the following.

Direct comprehensive care or provision of direct care

• Accountable for Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) and own standards, actions and the outcomes of own nursing practice, professional advice given and for activities delegated.
• Responsible for providing support to clinical staff to ensure safe, compassionate care.
• Provide expert clinical leadership in patient’s assessment, care planning and practice and role model to and collaborate with the healthcare team.
• Ability to function in complex situations while providing support and direction to the healthcare team.
• Demonstrate a high level of clinical critical thinking and problem-solving skills, applying theory into nursing practice in the provision of best practice.

Support of Systems

• Adhere to established guidelines, protocols, procedures, standards, and systems of work.
• Delegate to and supervise RNs, ENASs, USINs and AINs consistent with the NMBA decision making framework.
• Demonstrate participation in developing, evaluating, and updating clinical service procedures, protocols, standards, and guidelines.
• Apply the quality framework by engaging in incident reporting/investigation and conduct quality improvement audits and develops risk minimisation strategy activities to promote safe and/or rectify unsafe practice.
• Support the Nurse Unit Managers to assist and support with the following activities; team shift coordination, performance management/review, change management, and workplace culture.
• Apply change management principles by providing support, guidance, mentoring, preceptorship, role modelling and promotion of cooperation and collaborative teamwork.
• Maintain the safety of recipients of healthcare services by identifying risk and undertaking safe work activities within the clinical practice environment.
• Participate in innovation, monitor, and report on the impact of change within the position and service.
• Responsible for maintaining access and confidentiality always incorporating technology with compassionate nursing care to achieve person centred practice.

Education

• Act as a clinical and educational resource based on knowledge, skills, and experience to inform evidence-based practice.
• Responsible for updating and managing own contemporary nursing specialist knowledge, competence, and capability.
• Assist in clinical facilitation and nursing education to promote a learning culture by encouraging reflection and professional development, providing clinical teaching, in-service education, and assisting/supporting others to maintain portfolios/records of learning.
• Contribute to the support of undergraduate students, USINs and post graduate students.

Research

• Integrate advanced theoretical knowledge, evidence from a range of sources and own experience to devise and achieve agreed care outcomes for patients in line with organisational priorities.
• Participate in developing and undertaking quality initiatives and clinical audits.

Professional Leadership

• Act as a clinical leader, with integrity, transparency, and accountability.
• Provide clinical leadership for professional and clinical practice and education.
• Proactively engage with the nurse leaders and healthcare team to achieve best practice outcomes.

Mandatory qualifications, professional registration and other requirements

• Appointment to this position requires proof of qualification and registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• The successful applicant will hold a tertiary degree qualification such as Bachelor of Nursing (or equivalent).
• A post graduate qualification or currently enrolled in a post graduate program in a relevant area of study is highly desirable.
• It is a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against the following vaccine preventable diseases during their employment:
• measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)
• varicella (chicken pox)
• pertussis (whooping cough)
• hepatitis B
• Classification: Nurse Grade 6 (1)

Join us and contribute to our mission of providing exceptional healthcare to the community in hospital substitute clinical environments.

If you meet the qualifications and requirements, we encourage you to apply for this rewarding opportunity. KnG Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.