Clinical Nurse Consultant

Clinical Nurse Consultant (Gde 3) - Specialist Menopause Service - Temp FT

💼 South Western Sydney Local Health District

📅 REQ619585 Requisition #

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time, 38 hours per week until June 2027

Location: Bolger Street, Campbelltown

Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 3

Remuneration: $2,756.90 - $2,808.09 per week

About the Opportunity

An exciting opportunity exists to be part of the implementation of statewide networked specialty menopause services for SWSLHD. This is the first and only publicly available multidisciplinary Specialist Menopause Services in SWSLHD targeting severe and/or complex menopause symptom management for women across South West Sydney and three referring Local Health Districts (LHD) of Murrumbidgee, Nepean Blue Mountains and Western NSW.

This position sits within SWSLHD Specialty Menopause Hub and uses virtual technologies to deliver a specialist menopause service under SWSLHD Primary & Community health.

You will be part of a multidisciplinary clinical team that includes Endocrinology, Gynaecology, Haematology, Psychiatry, Physiotherapy, Dietetics, Clinical Psychology and Admin support.

The service is also responsible for delivering Menopause training and education opportunities for clinical care partners including primary care GP providers, other community and NSW health clinicians and the wider general public.

Come join us in implementing this innovative service in SWSLHD

Please call now: for further information 0417 023 597.

What You'll be Doing

The Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) is an expert practitioner who, through leadership facilitates evidence based practice. The CNC will promote a service that fosters clinical excellence, research and professional leadership. The CNC contributes to quality health care by collaborating with the health care providers and consumer groups, developing clinical practice standards and evaluating their outcomes. The CNC is responsible for providing services that facilitate effective menopause management. This role promotes a service that fosters clinical excellence in severe and complex menopause management, consultancy, research, and education which is evidence based and provided across SWSLHD. This role will provide a professional consultancy to referral site menopause service clinicians across Murrumbidgee, Western NSW and Nepean Blue Mountains LHD. This service will use digital health technologies to deliver care and education and may include travel to and facilitation of outreach models as required.

As part of the Nursing and Midwifery leadership team at SWSLHD you will bring vision and clarity to your role, be a great communicator, self-directed, with an ability to inspire, motivate and support people to reach their full potential. Each day you challenge yourself to uphold the vision of the Nursing and Midwifery service, which is to provide compassionate care always through leading effective work cultures that transforms the patient and staff experience, in line with SWSLHD Transforming Your Experience. You demonstrate initiative, creativity and contribute to our vision of innovative models of care.

Where You'll Be Working

SWSLHD Primary & Community Health provides a comprehensive range of community-based services designed to improve and maintain the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities across South Western Sydney.

These services include prevention, early intervention, assessment, acute and post-acute treatment, health maintenance, and continuing care. The team supports diverse populations, offering specialised programs for children, young people, older adults, and at-risk communities.

With over 800 dedicated staff, including Aboriginal Health Workers, nurses, doctors, and allied health professionals, the service ensures high-quality care close to where people live.

The focus on community health and wellbeing makes SWSLHD Primary & Community Health an ideal place to work, providing opportunities for professional growth and the chance to make a meaningful impact on the community.

How to Apply

To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible. View our application guide for information on how to respond to criteria and improve your application.

- Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse with Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA). At least 7 years full time equivalent post registration experience and at least 5 years full time equivalent post registration experience in a relevant field of practice relevant to the specialty. Approved post graduate nursing qualifications in a field relevant to the specialty field or such other qualifications or experience deemed appropriate by the organisation

- Demonstrated experience as an advanced women's health practitioner.

- Demonstrated evidence of strategies used to maintain current knowledge of clinical practice advances and research in the relevant specialty of women's health.

- Demonstrated ability to apply expert knowledge to provide safe compassionate quality care that is culturally responsive.

- Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and engage with patients/consumers, carers and the multidisciplinary health care team to identify and ensure responsiveness of care needs.

- Applicants must possess an Australian C-Class driver's license (including P1 or P2). Those who hold a C class license (P1 or P2 included) from a state other than NSW must obtain a NSW C class (P1 or P2 included) license within three months of appointment. Learner's licenses are not permitted.

Salary Packaging

South Western Sydney Local Health District employees are able to enjoy the benefits of salary packing. Visit Smart Salary for more details.

Health & Fitness

South Western Sydney Local Health District employees receive discounted Gym Membership/Corporate Wellbeing Programs, including Fitness Passport.

Transforming Your Experience

Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.

Eligibility for Permanent Appointment

To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.

Equal Opportunity and Diversity

At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.

Child Safe Culture

SWSLHD is committed to driving a child safe culture that upholds children and young people’s rights. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported and included in their care. Existing staff of SWSLHD and those seeking employment are required to take the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people seriously while taking action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.

Traditional Country Acknowledgement

NSW Health acknowledges the people of the many traditional countries and language groups of New South Wales. It acknowledges the wisdom of Elders past and present, and pays respect to all Aboriginal communities of today.

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