Nsw Quitline Clinical Lead

**NSW Quitline Clinical Lead**

**Employment Type**: Permanent Full-Time
**Position Classification**: Health Manager Level 3
**Remuneration**:$127,150 - $144,444 per annum, excluding superannuation
**Hours Per Wee**k: 38
**Location**: 1 Reserve Road, St Leonards, Sydney
**Requisition ID**: REQ548315
- Help shape and deliver high quality, evidence-based vaping and smoking cessation support for the people of NSW
- Be part of an organisation that makes a difference in cancer control in NSW
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply

**Where you’ll be working**

The Cancer Institute NSW is the NSW Government’s cancer control agency, established to lessen the impact of cancer across the state.

Working at the Cancer Institute NSW means joining a team of committed and dedicated staff who are proud to be a part of the Institute’s purpose of overseeing and accelerating the effectiveness of cancer control in NSW.

The Cancer Institute is a collaborative working environment that encourages diversity and inclusion in how we work and the way we work together. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are strongly encouraged to apply. Greater consideration will be given to suitable applicants, in order to improve access to employment and career opportunities (GSE Rule 26).

**What you’ll be doing**

The Cancer Institute NSW runs an integrated smoking cessation service inclusive of the NSW Quitline and the iCanQuit digital ecosystem.

You will be expected to provide clinical leadership and expert smoking and vaping clinical advice for service delivery to consumers, carers and other health professionals; implement clinical governance and education initiatives that improve the capacity of staff and services to provide high quality smoking cessation care; and contribute to the development of policies, procedures, systems and quality improvement initiatives to promote alignment with the National Quitline Minimum Standards and ensure delivery of a quality, safe and contemporary service.

To be successful in this role you will have key capabilities that include effective communication and a commitment to customer service, as well as the ability to solve problems and manage change. You will have demonstrated experience in clinical leadership, smoking cessation and behavioural change counselling.
- Your resume (maximum five pages)
- A covering letter outlining your interest and suitability for the role
- A separate word document addressing the Essential Requirements, as outlined in the Role Description
- A response to the Pre-screening questions, as outlined below.

**Essential requirements**
- Tertiary qualifications in psychology, social work, or counselling, with eligibility for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) or relevant professional body, and extensive clinical experience in counselling.
- Qualifications and/or demonstrated clinical supervision, teaching and facilitation skills.
- Confirmation of non-smoking/vaping status. National Quitline Minimum Standards state to be eligible to support this service all Quitline staff are required to be non-smokers, and former smokers must have been quit for at least six months.
- Demonstrated effective communication skills including verbal, written and interpersonal and information technology skills for service provision.
- Proven leadership experience and the ability to work effectively and collaboratively as part of the multidisciplinary team.
- Extensive knowledge and experience in addiction, behaviour change and/or smoking cessation and tobacco control, clinical policy development and audit requirements.

**Pre-screening questions**
- Please briefly outline your understanding and experience in vaping and smoking cessation or addiction.
- Please describe a relevant quality improvement project that you have led or been involved with. What was involved and what was the impact?
- How do you ensure the delivery of quality clinical services for consumers. Please provide an example that demonstrates your collaboration and leadership skills.

**Interested?**

For more information:

- Click here for the Role Description

**Applications Close: Monday 3 February 2025 at 11.59 pm.**

The CORE+4 Values define what is important to the Cancer Institute NSW and our employees.
Our values are: Collaboration, Openness, Respect, Empowerment, Strategic, Supportive, Innovative and Flexible.

The Cancer Institute NSW is unable to offer salary packaging. Salaries will be negotiated commensurate to experience and qualifications of the role.

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