RN​/RPN Clinical Mentor- MHSU

Salary :
The salary range for this position is CAD $49.20 - $67.08/hour.

Fraser Health is seeking a Clinical Mentor - Mental Health and Substance Use to support high‑quality, client‑centred care through expert clinical guidance, mentorship, and leadership. This role is ideal for an experienced mental health nurse who is passionate about developing others, strengthening clinical practice, and contributing to a culture of continuous learning.

The Clinical Mentor functions as an experienced clinical resource, mentor, and champion for excellent client care. Working closely with nurse educators and interprofessional team leaders, this role provides rapid, elbow‑to‑elbow clinical mentorship and practice support to nursing staff and other team members within mental health and substance use services. Using advanced clinical knowledge and experience, the Clinical Mentor supports staff skill development, clinical decision‑making, and professional growth while promoting best practice standards and program quality.

• Provide direct, hands‑on clinical mentorship and practice support to nurses and team members.
• Act as a clinical resource, formally advising nursing staff on standards of practice, clinical guidelines, and nursing processes.
• Support staff learning and development through observation, coaching, demonstration of best practices, and constructive feedback.
• Promote clinical decision‑making and problem‑solving related to client care.
• Observe staff during client care activities and intervene as needed to model appropriate care delivery.
• Identify individual and team learning needs through observation, discussion, competency assessments, practice changes, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with nurse educators and interprofessional leaders to establish learning priorities and deliver effective mentorship and education.
• Contribute to clinical education initiatives and support preceptors/preceptees and mentors/mentees using adult learning principles.
• Take on a leadership role in supporting skills development and advancing clinical practice initiatives.

• Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
• Three (3) years of recent Acute or Community Mental Health nursing experience, relevant to the designated clinical area.
• Demonstrated experience mentoring nursing staff and supporting clinical practice.
• Leadership training or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• A valid BC Driver’s License and access to a personal vehicle may be required.

• Collaborates with interprofessional team leaders to establish priorities for nurse and team learning. Priorities are based on assessments of individual and team learning needs via discussion with team members and in consultation with clinical educators by observing activities; determining required resources and learning opportunities; and analyzing information such as competency assessment, practice changes and quality improvement initiatives to determine and deliver effective learning and mentoring support.
• Facilitates staff learning and development by role‑modeling best practice nursing skills and related competencies. Promotes skill development and clinical decision making, answering questions related to client care and assisting with problem‑solving. Observes staff as they are performing client care, intervening as necessary to demonstrate appropriate provision of care. Provides feedback to ensure care is provided according to program standards, standards of practice and clinical practice guidelines.
• Provides clinical guidance, support and on‑the‑job learning experiences for nurses in the application of nursing processes and practice standards; observes and evaluates clinical practice to identify training and development opportunities.
• Collaborates with and supports clinical education by contributing to the determination of skill development priorities for staff. Supports preceptors/preceptees and mentors/mentees using teaching and learning principles as required.
• Demonstrates knowledge, skills, and…