Director of Clinical Education

Director of Education
Permanent full time position
Cabrini Malvern

Lead What Matters. Shape What's Next.
A rare education leadership opportunity at a defining moment of growth and transformation. Opportunities of this scope, influence and strategic importance are uncommon. This is your chance to shape the future of clinical education within one of Australia's leading not-for-profit healthcare organisations.

As Director of Education, you will lead one of Cabrini's most significant portfolios at a time of unprecedented growth. With a major redevelopment underway, Cabrini is expanding its services to meet the evolving healthcare needs of our community. Developing a highly capable, adaptable and future-ready workforce is central to this vision.

Reporting to the Group Director of Nursing, Allied Health and Clinical Education, you will provide strategic leadership for clinical education, workforce capability and professional development across the organisation. You will cultivate a culture of lifelong learning, innovation and excellence, ensuring our people have the skills, confidence and support to deliver exceptional, evidence-based, person-centred care.

Working closely with Executive, medical, nursing and allied health leaders, you will influence organisational strategy, strengthen leadership capability, and embed contemporary learning approaches that improve patient safety, patient experience and workforce outcomes.

Why This Role Is Different
This is far more than an operational leadership role. You will have genuine influence over how Cabrini develops its workforce for the future. You will:

• Shape the strategic direction of education and workforce capability across the organisation.
• Lead transformational initiatives that strengthen clinical excellence, patient safety and patient experience.
• Partner with an experienced and collaborative Executive team committed to innovation and continuous improvement.
• Develop future clinical leaders through coaching, mentoring and contemporary leadership development.
• Build a sustainable learning culture that supports organisational growth and exceptional patient care.

As a values-driven Catholic healthcare organisation, compassion, dignity and excellence underpin everything we do. Education is recognised as a strategic enabler of outstanding care, making this a highly visible and influential executive leadership role.

Who We're Looking For
You are an accomplished and contemporary education leader with a proven record of leading high-performing education teams in complex healthcare environments. You will bring:

• Significant leadership experience in clinical education, workforce capability and professional development.
• A strategic mindset with the ability to translate vision into measurable outcomes.
• Experience influencing senior clinical and executive stakeholders across multidisciplinary environments.
• A passion for developing people, growing leadership capability and fostering a culture of continuous learning.
• A strong commitment to patient safety, patient experience, workforce wellbeing and clinical excellence.
• Authentic leadership, sound judgement and the ability to lead confidently through growth, change and transformation.

This is an outstanding opportunity to leave a lasting legacy by shaping the capability of today's workforce and developing the clinical leaders of tomorrow.

Essential Criteria

• Registered Nurse with current AHPRA registration
• Postgraduate qualification in nursing, education, health management, or related discipline
• Demonstrated senior leadership experience in acute clinical services
• Strong understanding of clinical governance and NSQHS Standards

Desirable

• Experience in private and/or not-for-profit healthcare
• Formal leadership or development training
• Experience leading service redesign or large-scale change

Why join Cabrini?

• You’ll be part of a values-driven organisation committed to delivering exceptional patient care, where we offer:
• Salary Packaging up to $18,850 per year tax free to increase your take-home pay
• Access to a range of staff benefits including retail offers, fitness passport, discounted hospital services and savings on eligible private health fund services
• Opportunities for career growth and professional development
• Parking on site for $4 per day (where available) as well as discounted Myki Commuter fares
• A mission driven, values-led organisation with an enjoyable workplace culture

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For more information please contact: Megan Mills, Group Director Nursing, Allied Health and Clinical Education - 0421 662 357

Apply early! This role may close sooner than the listed closing date if we find the right candidate – so don’t wait to get your application in.

Applications close Sunday 26th July 11:59PM

To find out more please visit our Careers website: https://www.cabrini.com.au/work-with-us/

Does this sound like your new role? Bring your skills and enthusiasm to Cabrini Health and help optimise the patient experience and health outcomes for our community.

Cabrini Health acknowledges the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is core to our mission.

As part of our commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

Working for Cabrini

Cabrini Health is a Catholic, private, for-purpose health service located in Melbourne’s southeast. Inspired by the mission and ethic of care of the Cabrini Sisters, providing quality, compassionate care to our community for more than 75 years.

There is something special about Cabrini Health. Our highly skilled staff and specialists incorporate clinical research, innovative models of care and state-of-the-art technology to deliver the best possible care and outcomes for our patients. We demonstrate our mission to serve our community through outreach programs that support asylum seekers, provide healthcare in rural communities and in underdeveloped countries.

Our size, reputation and growth strategy ensure genuine opportunities for our people to learn, grow and realise potential.

Our values: Compassion - Integrity - Courage - Respect

MANDATORY FOR ALL NEW STAFF TO CABRINI

Employment with Cabrini Health will be based on satisfactory background checks such as professional references, National Police Check, vaccinations for annual Influenza and COVID-19 (recommended), plus a Working with Children Check (WWCC) may also be requested.