Cardiac Nursing Educator

We’re looking for a Cardiac Nursing Educator who can live and volunteer for 12 months in Timor Leste. 

• This assignment seeks to contribute to the development of cardiac nurses at Hospital Nacional Guido Valadares (HNGV)
• To be considered for this role, you’ll need to have extensive clinical experience in cardiac nursing: Proven experience in cardiac nursing with a strong background in managing acute and chronic cardiovascular conditions, including familiarity with ambulatory and emergency care, and advanced cardiac life support.
• You will be working alongside the TLHF team and Cardiologist department at HNGV

About the Partner Organisation 

Timor-Leste Hearts Fund was established in 2010, building on the volunteer work of cardiologist Dr Noel Bayley. Dr Bayley first visited Timor-Leste in 2000. He began diagnosing patients and using his networks in Australia to arrange treatment. In many cases, he personally paid for their airfares to Australia to ensure that they could receive the life-saving care they needed.

Since then, we have grown rapidly and are now supported by a big team of volunteers, donors, sponsors and board members.

Today, we partner with the Cardiac Clinic at the National Hospital in Timor-Leste to screen and support patients with heart disease. We also support the Timor-Leste Ministry of Health to train local heart health professionals and build their capacity to improve the breadth and quality of cardiovascular services available locally.

About the Australian Volunteers Program  

The Australian Volunteers Program is an Australian government-funded initiative. We support partner organisations across the Pacific, Asia, and Africa to achieve locally led change.  

Volunteers are supported throughout their volunteer journey, and we actively support and encourage people of all backgrounds and abilities to volunteer and aim to make the program as accessible and inclusive as possible. Find out more.