Clinical Nurse Specialist

**Use your clinical expertise to provide a high-quality patient care and become a leader for infection prevention**

**Remuneration**: $57.11 - $58.99 per hour + Superannuation + Salary Packaging
**Location**: Belmont Hospital
**Employment Type**: Permanent Part Time
**Hours**: 32
**Position Classification**: Clinical Nurse Specialist Gde 2
**Requisition ID**: REQ554781
**Closing Date**: Sunday, 9th March 2025.

**About the role**:
The Infection Prevention Service that assists HNE Health Managers and staff to prevent and control healthcare-associated infection across all clinical environments. The unit provides a standard reference for safe practices relevant to infection prevention

As the Clinical Nurse Specialist, a typical day is varied. Surveillance activities, flagging infectious patients, investigating healthcare associated incidents, contact tracing and providing education to staff, patients and visitors are all within your wheelhouse.

You won’t be working alone. You will be supported by the Nursing Manager, Epidemiologist, Clinical Director and the rest of the infection control team. Education and training are provided as part of our service orientation.

**Where you’ll be working**:
Just over an hours' drive north of Sydney, Belmont is situated on the beautiful lake and beaches of Lake Macquarie. The area is renowned for its water sports and nearby famous Hunter Valley Vineyards.

**Benefits**:

- Collaborative team environment
- Ongoing training and support
- Paid parental leave (for eligible employees) - giving you the opportunity for true Work-Life balance
- 4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time employees)
- Salary packaging options - up to $11,600 plus novated leasing
- Fitness Passport for health and well-being - discounted gym options for you and your family
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and their families
- Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
- Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals

**Requirements**:

- Registered Nurse with current Authority to Practice with AHPRA and holds relevant clinical or education post registration qualifications.
- Eligibility to drive in NSW and willingness to travel for work is essential to this role

**Additional Information**:

- An eligibility list will be created for future temporary full or part-time vacancies.
- We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for this position.

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**This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2023_022: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer.** All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.

**All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine 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 (AIR Immunisation History Statement) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.

Acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement (IHS), or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate, or AIR COVID-19 and Influenza IHS. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.