Cns/cnc - Stroke Services

**About Northern Beaches Hospital**
Northern Beaches Hospital provides world-class, Level 5 delineation services for both public and private patients. The hospital features 486 beds, 50-bed Emergency Department, 20-bed general and cardiothoracic ICU, 14 state-of-the-art theatres including cardiac catheter labs, world-class education centre, doctors lounge and excellent staff facilities including café and car parking.

From cardiothoracic surgery and neurosurgery to luxury maternity and excellent emergency care, Northern Beaches Hospital has a wide range of services that can help you build a healthcare career in your chosen field.

We are proud to be home to some of Australia’s leading clinical specialists and a training ground for the clinicians of the future. The Northern Beaches Clinical School is an innovative partnership with the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences at Macquarie University. NBH also has partnerships with other tertiary education institutions including well-respected nursing schools.

Northern Beaches Hospital offers staff opportunities to gain unique experience in a growing teaching hospital. Our culture is young, friendly and open to ideas.

**About the Role**
Reporting to the Medicine Service Manager, the CNC/CNS is responsible for contributing to quality health care by collaborating with the multidisciplinary health care team and consumer groups, developing clinical practice standards and evaluating their outcomes. The stroke CNC/CNS is an expert practitioner who, through leadership, facilitates research based clinical practice, which is creative, visionary and relevant to our in-patient service. More specifically your responsibilities will include:

- Provide leadership in planning, development, implementation and evaluation of stroke pathways and care
- Participation in strategic and operational planning of stroke services across NBH
- Provide education and support to the TIA clinic
- Promote stroke nursing, fostering excellence through clinical, educational, research and professional relationships.
- An expert in stroke management contributing to quality healthcare through collaborative stroke management
- Collaborating with the Emergency Department to ensure timely access to stroke management of all stroke presentations.
- Formulate and implement policy, guides practice development and engages in education and research activities.
- Provides hospital wide consultancy, promotes evidence based care within a collaborative multidisciplinary team
- Provides advanced clinical support to develop, facilitate, implement and evaluate care plans to meet the needs of the patient related to the management of stroke admissions

**To be successful**:

- Registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
- Bachelor of Science (Nursing) or equivalent
- Post graduate qualification in the relevant specialty field at degree level or higher (or equivalent)
- At least 5 year’s full time post registration experience & at least 3 years’ experience in the neurology and stroke field
- Previous experience as a CNC/CNS or acting in similar roles

**Employee Benefits**:
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: holistic support through our Employee Assistance Program and free services including medical examination of employees and discounted Healthscope services for permanent Healthscope employees and members of their immediate family.
- OneHealthscope rewards: national deals and discounts for travel, health insurance and banking offers.
- Variety of leave options and Salary packaging

**For further enquiries**:Courtney Lace, Service Manager on 0419 207 405