Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2

**Employment Type**: Temporary Part Time (until 30/06/2027)
**Position Classification**: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2

**Location**: Springwood Community Health Centre
**Remuneration**: $64.57 - $65.85 per hour
**Hours Per Week**: 24
**Requisition ID**: REQ529750

**Applications Close**: 21/11/2024
- With _**_CORE_**_ Values of _**_C_**_ollaboration, _**_O_**_penness, _**_R_**_espect and _**_E_**_mpowerment,_
- working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed_
- and develop in your chosen career role._

**About Us**

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Region.

The Primary Care and Community Health Unit consists of 9 centres that provide a range of services for children, young people and their families, adults, older people and their carers. Our services range from health promotion, prevention and early detection through to assessment, treatment and continuing care. Our staff work in partnership with schools, GPs, hospitals, non-government agencies and other organisations to provide care across our centres, in people’s homes, other community venues as well as virtual care (telehealth).

A fantastic opportunity has come up to join Springwood Community Health Team as a Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2 (CNC2). The incumbent will be considered as an expert Nurse who will provide leadership, advice and recommendations on all aspects of nursing and consults on matters relating to the safe and appropriate use of nursing practices. The incumbent will work collaboratively to provide safe, compassionate, person-centred health care in collaboration with patients, families, carers, and multidisciplinary teams.

In this position, you will be responsible for the provision of clinical supervision to nursing staff and act as a role model in providing nursing care on a regular basis. The CNC2 collaborates with the Women’s Health Physiotherapist in coordinating the provision of high-quality care and holistic management of severe and/or complex menopause symptoms.

The service includes the provision of women’s health nursing assessment and interventions, personal management plans and client education regarding increased risks associated with menopause and lifestyle modifications, oversee the development, evaluation and reporting of the Menopause Referral Service in NBMLHD and collaborate with South Western Sydney LHD Specialist Menopause Service (Hub) and the Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI) in the development and delivery of best practice models of care.

**Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees**
- Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
- Novated Leasing
- Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Fitness Passport

**What you will bring to the role**:

- Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and current NSW Driver’s License and willingness to use same as required for the position
- Minimum five years full time equivalent post registration experience, with at least three years full time equivalent experience in Women’s Health and post graduate qualifications in Women’s Health including the management of complex symptoms and long-term risks related to menopause or such other qualifications or experience deemed appropriate.
- Evidence of consistent demonstration of behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation with all stakeholders including colleagues, direct reports patients and consumers.
- Demonstrated clinical leadership skills and an ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary framework with a demonstrated commitment to excellence in nursing/midwifery practice.
- Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills across a variety of mediums and an understanding of the practice development framework to clinical practice.
- Demonstrated involvement in the development/change of clinical practice underpinned by evidence-based research.
- Demonstrated ability to contribute to strategic and clinical service planning.

Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.

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