Clinical Nurse Educator, Inpatient Mental Health - St George Mental Health Service

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Educator

Remuneration: $124,273.70 - $128,301.89 per annum, plus superannuation

Hours Per Week: 38

Requisition ID: REQ693390

Location: Kogarah, Sydney

Applications close date: 27 September 2026

The SESLHD Mental Health Service is a specialised clinical service, providing care to a local population of over 930,000 residents in the Sydney metropolitan area. We provide care within both hospital and community settings to support people living with mental illness at times when acute intervention is needed, or to remain well in their community and lead their own recovery.

Learn more about us here: South Eastern Sydney Local Health District

Come Work With Us!

Are you a motivated and engaged Registered Nurse with experience in Mental Health nursing and education or an experienced Clinical Nurse Educator who is passionate about improving care provided to consumers?

We are looking for someone like you to join and enhance our team and provide education and support to our staff who possesses as passion for teaching and providing quality evidence based practice and education to our staff, helping mental health consumers on their journey to recovery.

Where you'll be working

Inpatient Mental Health, based at St George Mental Health Service, located on the St George Hospital campus, Kogarah.

Additional Benefits

- Financial perks - Salary packaging options - Up to $9K for living expenses, $2.6K meal & entertainment, and Novated Leasing. Discounted Private Health Insurance.




- Work-life balance - Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
- Professional growth - Learning and development opportunities, including in-house training with RTO My Health Learning.
- Health & Wellbeing - Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
- Career development - Opportunity to apply for Continuing Education allowance based on tertiary qualifications attained where applicable.

Selection Criteria:

1. Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia.
2. Holds a relevant clinical or education post registration qualification or 3 years clinical experience in mental health nursing and education.
3. Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
4. Understanding of teaching and learning in the health care environment (adult learning principles).
5. Demonstrated clinical teaching & facilitation skills.
6. Demonstrated knowledge of competency attainment and assessment.
7. Computer literacy and understanding of hospital information systems.
8. Experience in working within a practice development framework, including experience in facilitating groups.

How to Apply Click APPLY to submit your application





Application close: 27 September 2026

For more information we encourage you to contact Melissa Wilkinson on [email protected]

Interviews are expected to be held between 5 October 2026 and 9 October 2026

Once you apply, we’ll keep you up to date on how your application is progressing. We encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.

Need more information?

- Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards
- Find out more about applying for this position

Our values and commitment to diversity

Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.

We embrace diversity as our strength and are committed to maintaining an inclusive and collaborative work environment. Our workplaces are welcoming and safe for all our employees, irrespective of their unique characteristic including age, ethnicity, cultural or spiritual background, gender identity, disability, education and social-economic status. Read about our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Strategy for more information.

Reasonable Adjustments

NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email [email protected] and let us know.

Adjustments may incl...

📌 Clinical Nurse Educator, Inpatient Mental Health - St George MHS (Sydney)
🏢 South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
📍 Sydney