Clinical Nurse Consultant in Substance Use in Pregnancy

• Lead expert clinical care for women, children & families

• Join a new multidisciplinary team supporting mothers & babies

• Paid Allocated Day Off (ADO) every month, in addition to your annual leave (For fulltime staff)

Employment Type: TemporaryFull Time (Up to 26/06/2026)
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 1
Remuneration: $126,720.87 - $129,314.15 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Location: Western Sydney Drug Health Services

Where you'll be working
Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) is responsible for providing primary and secondary health care for people living in the Auburn, Blacktown, and The Hills Shire, Holroyd and Parramatta Local Government Areas (LGAs) and tertiary care to residents of the Greater Western Region. We are committed to our vision of 'better health services for the people of western Sydney and beyond'. and to the delivery of health care or related services in line with our core values of collaboration, openness, respect, and empowerment.

What you'll be doing
The Clinical Nurse Consultant provides expert clinical advice to patients/clients, carers and other health care professionals with complex healthcare needs within Child and Family. The Clinical Nurse Consultant is a clinical expert who, through leadership, facilitates excellence in evidence based clinical practice, education, research and professional leadership. The Clinical Nurse Consultant models the CORE (Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment) values of the organisation.

The position will sit in the newly formed Western Sydney Local Health District, Substance us in Pregnancy (SUP )team. The SUPS team will be responsible for providing a comprehensive nursing assessment and delivering interventions, including sustained home visiting, to address the clinical needs of pregnant women, mother and their children (until the age of 2). The position will be part of a medically led multidisciplinary team. Treatment services are based on the principles of Keep Them Safer (child safety & well-being), harm minimisation and the recovery model for addiction. The position may require occasional evening and / or weekend work.

How to Apply
Apply online by submitting your resume, and addressing the criteria listed below by providing examples that demonstrate your ability before the closing date.

Essential Requirements

• Registration: Current Nursing Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency ( AHPRA)

• Qualification: Approved post registration qualifications relevant to specialty deemed appropriate by Organisation.
  

Selection Criteria

Minimum five years full time equivalent post registration experience and in addition approved post registration nursing/midwifery qualification relevant to the specialty field or other such qualifications or experience deemed appropriate by the facility Organisation

Proven clinical leadership skills and an ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary framework with a demonstrated commitment to excellence in nursing practice.

Demonstrated effective communication and inter-personal skills across a variety of mediums and knowledge of the practice development framework for clinical practice.

Demonstrated involvement in the development/change of clinical practice underpinned by evidence based research.

Demonstrated ability to contribute to strategic and clinical service planning.

Proven skills in clinical teaching, the identification of education needs in the clinical area, and competency in the use of contemporary information systems.

Ability to apply clinical expertise in client-centred consultancy with the ability to work independently.

License: Valid Driver's License Class C

Requisition ID: REQ597652
Applications Close:14th September 2025

Need more information ?

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• Review the detailed Position Description insights into role requirements and criteria.

• Explore the selection process, employment checks, outcomes and notifications.

• For inquiries about the role, contactElsie Manyau at Elsie.Manyau@health.nsw.gov.au or 02 8860 2560.

People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health organisations. For more information, please visit https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/ .

Please note: A person who is not an Australian citizen or a permanent resident is only eligible for temporary employment for a period not longer than the duration of their current visa or a period not shorter than the duration of the advertised position.