Elective Surgery Liaison Officer

**Employment Type**: Temporary Part Time

**Position Classification**: Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2

**Remuneration**: $53.32 - $55.07 per hour

**Hours Per Week**: 24

**Requisition ID**: REQ420539

**Applications Close**:Sunday 6 August, 2023

An exciting opportunity exists for an
**Elective Surgery Liaison Officer - Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2** to join the
**Surgical Waitlist** team at
**Wollongong Hospital**. This is a Temporary Part Time secondment relief position, 24 hours per week until August 2024, with the possibility of extension at same/reduced hours.

**What you'll be doing**

The Clinical Nurse and Midwifery Specialist grade 2 (CNS2) is responsible for the management of clinical aspects of patients on the elective surgery waiting list in an efficient, transparent and patient focused manor in accordance with the NSW Waiting Time and Elective Surgery Policy.

The CNS2 will develop and implement management plans for patients on the elective surgery waiting list in consultation with Consultants, Registrars, Nurse Unit Manager, Surgical Booking Clerks and other stakeholders as required.

They will need to be able to escalate and anticipate waitlist issues to relevant medical teams and managers for resolution, and will need to participate in the development, implementation and evaluation of elective surgery strategies.

The CNS 2 will need to maintain timely and effective open communication with all relevant staff and ensure optimum patient care provision

The CNS2 will demonstrate the ability to act as a professional role model, delivering a high level capacity for client advocacy while demonstrating the ability to act as a change agent, provide effective clinical leadership and the ability to practice as an autonomous professional in a small team with the capacity to work within a larger multidisciplinary team environment.

All staff are expected to act as an appropriate and effective role model and promote culture and supporting practices that reflect the NSW Health CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment through demonstrated behaviours and interactions with patients, clients and employees.

**Where you’ll be working**

Wollongong Hospital is the Illawarra and Shoalhaven’s major referral and teaching hospital and has bed base of more than 500. The campus, which incorporates the Illawarra Regional Cancer Care Centre, provides a comprehensive range of inpatient, outpatient and community-based services.

Wollongong is located an hours drive south of Sydney on a narrow coastal strip bordered by the Royal National Park to the north, Lake Illawarra to the south, the Tasman Sea to the east and the Illawarra Escarpment to the west. Learn more about the lifestyle benefits of living and working in Wollongong.

The values of the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District guide the behaviour and professional standards of our staff and underpin the ways in which we engage with our patients and consumers. Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.

Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District is committed to equal employment opportunity and embraces diversity and inclusion within its workforce. As such, people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This includes but is not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, People with Disability, Women and People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds.

Successful applicants to the role must provide certified documentation of vaccination history and pathology as part of their recruitment documentation. The applicant must be certified as compliant with Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases before employment can commence.

Please note: Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.

**COVID-19 Vaccination Compliance**

All NSW Health workers are required to have completed an up-to-date course of a COVID-19 vaccine (3 doses for Category A roles, 2 doses for Category B roles) which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.

Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Please provide proof of vaccination if available.

**What we can offer you**

Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District is a great place to start, grow, and develop your nursing and midwifery career.** **As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry we provide a range of public health services to the Illawarra Shoalhaven area. We can