? Lead critical care nursing education across Emergency & Intensive Care

? Build workforce capability through innovative education and transition pathways

? Partner with clinical leaders to strengthen evidence-based patient care

Lead, create and evaluate critical care education programs that build nursing capability across Emergency and Intensive Care at Westmead Hospital.

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

Position Classification: Nurse Educator Grade 2

Remuneration: $149,408.11 - $152,392.73 per annum

Hours Per Week: 38

Location: Westmead

Where you'll be working

Join Westmead Hospital, a major teaching hospital and principal referral centre within Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD). As part of a leading health service supporting communities across Western Sydney and the Greater Western Region, you'll work in a collaborative environment focused on innovation, quality and better health outcomes.

Westmead Hospital is undergoing a redevelopment, creating one of Australia's largest health precincts and an exciting environment for contemporary healthcare, education and professional development.

- Be part of a large, diverse health service with more than 13,000 employees.
- Work alongside experienced Nursing and Midwifery leaders, Clinical Practice teams and multidisciplinary stakeholders.
- Contribute to a culture that values collaboration, respect, openness, empowerment and shared success.
- Help shape the future capability of critical care nurses across Emergency and Intensive Care services.
- Thrive in a supportive workplace where professional feedback, learning and seeking assistance are encouraged.

What You'll Be Doing As the Nurse Educator Grade 2 – Critical Care, you'll provide strategic educational leadership to strengthen nursing capability and support safe, evidence-based patient care across critical care environments.

- Lead the development, implementation and evaluation of a comprehensive Critical Care Nursing Education and Training Curriculum across Westmead Hospital.
- Design and deliver contemporary education using adult learning principles and innovative learning approaches for diverse clinical environments.




- Lead transition-to-practice pathways, competency assessment frameworks and career development initiatives that build critical care nursing capability.
- Establish quality assurance and evaluation frameworks to measure learner outcomes, program effectiveness and sustainable workforce development.
- Build strong partnerships with educators, nursing leaders and multidisciplinary stakeholders while coordinating Clinical Nurse Educators as education champions and super users.

Join Us! Bring your critical care nursing expertise, educational leadership and passion for developing people to a role where your work can strengthen the capability of the workforce and contribute to better patient care across Western Sydney. Join NSW Health and make a difference. Grow your career, develop your expertise and help shape better health outcomes for the communities we serve.

How To Apply

Apply online by submitting your resume and addressing the criteria listed below by providing examples that demonstrate your ability before the closing date.

Essential Requirements

Qualification: Registered Nurse with relevant clinical or education post registration qualifications or such education and clinical experience deemed appropriate by the employer

Registration: Current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse

Selection Criteria

- Relevant postgraduate qualifications and substantial recent clinical experience in Emergency and/or Intensive Care nursing, with demonstrated knowledge of contemporary critical care practice and a commitment to excellence in clinical education and career development.
- Relevant postgraduate qualifications in education or a related field, with recent experience in the development,



implementation and evaluation of education programs within a large and diverse healthcare organisation.
- Experience using a variety of education modalities across a diverse audience, with demonstrated positive results.
- Demonstrated experience in leading and managing change in a diverse clinical environment, with examples of effective stakeholder engagement across a broad group of teams.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively manage projects in a timely manner and meet set deliverables within stated timeframes.
- Exceptional interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated experience working in a consultative and collaborative manner across multidisciplinary teams and organisational levels.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary healthcare and education teams, building productive partnerships with stakeholders to achieve high-quality workforce development and patient care outcomes.

Requisition ID: REQ678702

Applications Close: 15th October 2026

Need more information ?

- Find out more about applying for this position.
- Review the detailed Position Description for insights into role requirements and criteria.
- Explore the selection process, employment checks, outcomes and notifications.
- For inquiries about the role, contact Michael Eckert on [email protected]

People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

Stepping

Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health organisations. For more information, please visit https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/ . Westmead hospital car parking allocation model is changing. There is a waitlist for parking for new staff commencing at Westmead Hospital. This does not apply for staff with disability. Please note: To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.

📌 Nurse Educator Grade 2 - Critical Care (Sydney)
🏢 Western Sydney Local Health District
📍 Sydney