Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 1, Substance Use in

**Employment Type**: Permanent Part Time
**Position Classification**: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 1
**Remuneration**: $62.04 - $63.31 per hour
**Hours Per Week**: 32
**Requisition ID**: REQ514466
**Applications Close**:10 September 2024
- This position qualifies for a _**_Recruitment Incentive Package up to the value of $5,000_**_ under the _NSW Health Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme_._

**What you'll be doing**

The Substance Use in Pregnancy and Parenting Specialty (SUPPS) Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) is a clinical expert who, through leadership, education, training, and mentoring, facilitates excellence in clinical practice and research and provides expert advice to patients and carers with complex health care needs in relation to substance misuse.

The CNC works collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide assessment, treatment, support, crisis intervention, care planning and evaluation of care in line with the NSW Health Clinical Care Standards: Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment. The CNC provides expert consultation and advice to health care workers and external agencies for patients with complex needs through their continuum of care until discharge.
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.

**Talent Pool**

Applicants holding temporary visas with working rights may be considered for a temporary appointment up to the expiry date of their visa. However, this option is only available when no suitable applicant for a permanent appointment is identified.

A National Police Check (criminal history record check) is a requirement for all new appointments to NSW

Health and will be undertaken on preferred applicants, with the informed consent of the applicant.

This role is a **Category A **role. Preferred applicants will be reviewed for compliance and required to maintain compliance with the screening, assessment and vaccination requirements, relevant to your position, as outlined in NSW Health policy directive on Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases.

For positions designated as child-related employment, or positions that may result in proximity to children, you will be required to obtain a Working with Children clearance number from the Office of the Children’s Guardian.

Please note that a volunteer WWCC (which is free) cannot be used for paid employment.

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**Selection Criteria**
- Registered nurse with a current licence to practice from the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and current NSW Driver's License.
- A minimum 5 years full time equivalent post graduate qualification experience and a post graduate qualification in the field of Drug and Alcohol clinical practice, or other qualifications or experience relevant to the Drug and Alcohol specialty.
- Proven clinical leadership skills and an ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary framework with a demonstrated commitment to excellence in nursing practice.
- Demonstrated effective communication and inter-personal skills across a variety of mediums and an understanding of the practice development framework and person-centred care.
- Proven ability to implement changes and develop direction in clinical practice by the utilisation of evidence-based research.
- Demonstrated skills in strategic and clinical service planning including an understanding of organisational behaviour, change management and cultural change processes.
- Demonstrated skills in clinical teaching, competency in the use of contemporary information systems and experience in the development of specialty education programs.
- Demonstrated clinical expertise in client-centred consultancy with the ability to work independently.

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