Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2

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Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2 (CNS2) – Permanent Full-time.

Senior leadership role that drives clinical excellence, innovation, positive patient outcomes, and role modelling within the NBH Mental Health Service.

Tertiary qualifications in Mental Health/Leadership is desirable.

Northern Beaches Hospital is currently seeking to recruit a Registered Nurse for the key role of Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2 (CNS2) for Ward 3D Older Persons Mental Health Unit.

This key position will provide strategic support to Nursing Management, leading the delivery of exceptional clinical services, driving innovation, and championing practice improvement. The position will entail a Monday to Friday schedule, with 7.6-hour days, aligned with our standard business hours. The successful candidate will bring a transformative mindset, challenging the status quo to drive clinical care innovation and excellence.

• Advance Clinical competence within Mental Health nursing practice
• Practices according to evidence based nursing and latest contemporary practices in nursing
• Able to role model and influence a high standard of clinical practice (including supervising, guiding, and coaching) among Registered Nurses, Enrolled Nurses, Graduates, and the wider multidisciplinary team
• Able to develop and deliver training and education, provide support and guidance to peers, patients and their families.
• Work within the Recovery Model of Care, whilst clinically and professionally operating within a Trauma Informed Care and Customer Service Approach framework.
• Possess a business acumen required to promote the service and drive growth
• Able to establish a professional working relationship multidisciplinary members of the service, along with all other key stakeholders.
• Maintaining a safe work environment
• Able to communicate clearly, document legibly
• Patient allocation role – primarily day shift within Monday to Friday business hours
• Registered with AHPRA
• Bachelor of Science (Nursing)
• Post graduate qualification in relevant field of specialty

• Registered with AHPRA
• Bachelor of Science (Nursing)
• Post graduate qualification in relevant field of specialty
• Tertiary qualifications in Mental Health/Leadership is desirable

Northern Beaches Hospital offers world-class, Level 5 delineation services catering to both public and private patients. With 488 beds, a 50-bed Emergency Department, a 20-bed general and cardiothoracic ICU, 14 state-of-the-art theatres including cardiac catheter labs, a world-class education center, doctors' lounge, and excellent staff facilities including a café and car parking, NBH provides an exceptional environment for healthcare professionals to excel.

Northern Beaches Hospital provides staff with opportunities to gain unique experience in a growing teaching hospital. Our culture is characterized by diversity, friendliness, and openness to new ideas.

Our OneHealthscope rewards program gives you access to a range of wellness benefits, discounted Healthscope services for you and your family, salary packaging and more as well as discounted onsite parking at Northern Beaches Hospital and access to Fitness Passport

• Wellness benefits, Employee Assistance Program, free services including medical examination of employees and discounted Healthscope services for permanent employees and immediate family.
• Variety of leave options, salary packaging, airline/club membership.

All applications must be lodged online. Please click the Apply button to lodge an application (applications should include a brief cover letter, CV and 2 current work-related referees).

If you are successful in the role, you will receive a salary based on your years of relevant registered nursing experience against the current Healthscope and NSWNMA/ANMF – NSW Nurses and Midwives' – Enterprise Agreement 2020 – 2024, a salary of $55.66 - $57.48 per hour.

Our commitment to quality and safety for our patients, staff and visitors is our highest priority. Applicants will be required to provide a current (12 months or less) National Police check and a NSW Working with Children's Check, prior to appointment and persons in patient contact roles will be required to provide proof of immunity to specified infectious diseases prior to commencement.