“…Some of the terminology used in W.A. to name the nurse education department within hospitals includes the Learning and Organisational Development Unit, the Education Centre and the Staff Development In Australia, junior nurse educators working within hospitals may be required to undertake a variety of functions as part of their role, including participating in the hospital induction program and managing area-specific orientation for new nursing staff; planning, implementing and evaluating education and training programs to enable staff to achieve and maintain competency in clinical performance; and delivering area-specific and hospital mandatory competencies (McAllister, Oprescu & Jones, 2014). Junior nurse educators also provide clinical support and supervision to nurses who require performance management, assist with the supervision and development of undergraduate nursing students and undertake activities to identify and address nurse training and development needs (Conway & Elwin, 2007).…”