Nurse Educators and Researchers

Nurse Educators and Researchers provide clinical and theoretical education to and promote professional development of nurses and midwives, and conduct research into nursing practice.

**Indicative skill level:**

#### In Australia and New Zealand:

Occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification and at least five years relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

**Tasks include:**

- researching, planning, developing and implementing nursing curricula - facilitating practical experience for general and specialist nurses - evaluating ongoing and changing educational needs and monitoring course outcomes - participating in developing and implementing policies affecting nursing, nurse education and health - undertaking and promoting nursing and interdisciplinary research projects, and disseminating research information - promoting utilisation of current research findings into clinical nursing practice and patient management - promoting the implementation of research and research findings into organisation-wide functions such as safety, quality and risk management - providing support and education for other nurses undertaking research