You need a nurse who understands the clinical workflow and can teach it on your equipment or software. Most of them don't know the job title exists. I explain it to them.

Who hires clinical applications specialists

Medical device companies, patient monitoring and imaging suppliers, and health technology companies selling clinical software into hospitals.

What the job involves

Installing and training clinical teams on equipment or software, supporting go-lives, troubleshooting at the bedside and feeding clinical insight back to the business.

Why these roles stay open

The title means nothing to most nurses, and ads lean on technical language. The nurses with the right specialty background don't recognise themselves in it.

How I search

I search by specialty and setting first, then by comfort with technology, and I check how a nurse teaches before I put them forward. Training other clinicians is most of this job.

I name a shortlist date in writing before I start, inside 21 days, and you get a written update every Friday.

A recent search

Three clinical nurse educators placed after another agency couldn't fill one. A healthcare supplier needed nurses at $110,000 plus super who could train theatre staff.

What it costs

15% of first year base salary plus super, plus GST. Nothing up front and nothing at all if the search fails. Payable within seven days of your new starter beginning, or spread over six months interest free through APay. If they leave within six months for any reason other than redundancy or a change to the role, I run the search again at no charge.

Questions about hiring a clinical applications specialist

What background suits a clinical applications specialist?

It depends on the product. For monitoring and critical care equipment, ICU, emergency and theatre nurses. For clinical software, nurses who have been super users or educators on a system rollout.

Is this a sales role?

Usually not, though it sits close to sales. I tell candidates plainly how the role is measured and how much travel is involved.

Related roles I recruit

Send me the brief. Four lines about the role is plenty. I reply within 24 to 48 hours.

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