Clinical Nurse Educator - Cancer Services & Specialist Palliative Care Unit

Work in an environment that offers: 

• Generous annual leave entitlements and salary packaging benefits
• Part time hours for a positive work - life balance!
• Ongoing professional development, training and learning opportunities. 

The Position 

Job Reference: 4624 

Position Title: Clinical Nurse Educator - Cancer Services & Specialist Palliative Care Unit
Classification: RN35
Salary per hour (exc. super): $64.83
Hours per fortnight: 64
Employment Status: Ongoing Part Time 

Closing date: 05/11/2026 

Make a real impact with Bendigo Health’s Nursing and Midwifery Education team!

As the Clinical Nurse Educator – Cancer Services/SPECU, you will support clinical learning and professional development across Oncology and the Specialist Palliative Care Unit.

The role provides education, mentoring and hands-on clinical support to undergraduate students, graduate nurses, and newly appointed or less experienced staff, helping to build confidence, capability and clinical competence across these specialty areas.

Working collaboratively with nurse leaders, educators, Clinical Nurse Consultants and other key stakeholders, you will contribute to contemporary, evidence-based education and support positive learning environments across Cancer Services and SPECU.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Oncology nurse with a passion for education and developing others. Experience in palliative care is highly regarded, with the role providing an opportunity to further develop capability within this specialty while contributing to education across both services.

Working with Bendigo Health

Bendigo Health are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture.

Created by our community in the 1850s, we have a long, proud history of delivering excellent care to our community.

Our organisation is diverse, welcoming and committed to delivering our vision of Excellent Care. Every Person, Every Time.

Bendigo Health has around 5000 staff and a catchment area covering a quarter of the size of Victoria. The three main campuses of Bendigo Health are in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional settings including areas such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits for our staff, including: 

• Staff health and wellbeing programs
• Career development and education opportunities
• Generous salary packaging opportunities, to increase your take-home pay each fortnight
• Flexible Working Arrangements
• Use of staff gym and pool and access to other fitness facilities through fitness passport program

If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.

Your New Division

The People and Culture Division supports managers, staff and volunteers working at Bendigo Health through a range of services including workforce planning, resourcing strategies, employee relations, industrial relations, learning and development and workplace health and safety. Payroll and salary packaging also report into this division, providing seamless service for staff from on-boarding and contract development to applying contracts and ensuring staff get the right remuneration.

Bendigo Region

Bendigo is one of Victoria’s largest regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region’s population of over 320,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.

Interested?

We’d love to hear from you!  Please ensure that you attach a cover letter and an up-to-date copy of your resume.  

Need more information?  Please contact Gabby Jones, Manager Nursing & Midwifery Education on 03 5454 6554 or 0419 659 016 for a confidential discussion.  

Diversity and Inclusion

Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

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