Clinical Nurse Educator (Perioperative) | Metro Brisbane Hospitals

Employment Term: Permanent Full Time

Commencing November 2026

Location: Position will be supporting our two Brisbane Metro Hospitals - The Wesley Hospital in Auchenflower and St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital in Spring Hill.

Remuneration: $64.96 - $73.02 per hour + Super + Salary Packaging + Employee Benefits

Applications Close: 25th of October 2026

Applications may be reviewed as they are received, and therefore may result in the role closing early if the right applicant is found.    

Make a meaningful difference with UnitingCare

The Wesley Hospital is one of Australia's iconic and largest private not-for-profit hospitals. From the heart of Brisbane, more than 800 Visiting Medical Practitioners and 2,000 staff deliver personalised care through life's journey, making a meaningful difference in the lives of generations of Queenslanders.

We provide comprehensive care across a wide range of acute tertiary-level medical and surgical services, with a particular focus on cancer care, cardiac care, women's and children's care, and complex surgical care. This includes the busiest robotic surgery program and the first Robotic Surgery Centre of Excellence accredited in Australia.

At St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, we offer world-class health care to families across Queensland and from interstate and are leaders in Cardiac services, Orthopaedics, Neurosurgery (including deep brain stimulation), Vascular surgery and Rehabilitation. By bringing together the finest medical experts, care and technology, we’re able to deliver personalised care, world-class results and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives.  

An integral part of our team, as a Clinical Nurse Educator, you'll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about. Let's make a meaningful difference, together.

Your part in our UnitingCare team

As Clinical Nurse Educator - Periop you will make a significant contribution to the clinical education of current and new staff in the periop and procedural space. Working closely with the unit managers, perioperative education team, and the UC Metro Education Manager, you will develop and execute training and education to meet the identified learning needs of perioperative nursing staff.

You will also assist with facilitating instructor led hospital mandatory training, and ALS and PALS training. As Clinical Nurse Educator - Perioperative, you will work with the education team to provide education that meets the metro hospitals’ broader objectives; and be committed to providing education that is evidence based and demonstrates best practice.

The successful applicant will join UC Metro Education but will be located across The Wesley and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospitals; and will work under the direction of the UC Metro Education Manager.

What makes a difference for us?

• Experience in clinical education and teaching
• Significant recent nursing experience in Anaesthetics or Recovery, and a commitment to maintaining contemporary clinical practice and competence
• Post graduate qualification or working towards a post graduate education qualification/ post graduate clinical specialty qualification
• At minimum hold a Level 2 Registered Nurse (Clinical Nurse) Position
• Demonstrated ability to manage workloads and meet deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication, and excellent interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively within a team
• Willingness to obtain required vaccinations in line with hospitals infection control requirements

What makes a difference for you? 

• NFP Salary Packaging: Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: Salary Packaging Explained

• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance 

• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs  

• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme  

• Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events  

• Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference   

• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others 

We’d love you to be part of our UnitingCare family   

By joining our Hospitals, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 17,500 staff and 9, 000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness. 

Child safe, Child friendly 

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:  

• provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children  

• implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services 

• appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur 

• abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme  

Diversity & Inclusion   

Our approach is simple – everybody is welcome here.  At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.   

Safe workplace   

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.   

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard. Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse, harm and exploitation across UnitingCare.