Clinical Nurse Consultant RaSS/GEDI

**About the role

The Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) provides clinical expertise and leadership to the Residential Aged care facility Support Service (RASS) and the Geriatric Emergency Department Intervention (GEDI) in West Moreton Health (WMH).

The CNC RASS/GEDI provides an advanced practice role with a multidisciplinary approach to the screening, triage, assessment, care coordination and care planning of older people presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) or living within Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACF) in the WM catchment area. The role ensures the delivery of evidence based best practice older persons knowledge and skills, contemporary clinical leadership practice and management, to ensure safe practice and high-quality outcomes.

The RASS/GEDI team works collaboratively with older people, their caregivers, and the broader healthcare team to ensure the older person receives the appropriate care in the appropriate environment dependent on their individual care needs.

About you

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can demonstrate the following:

Demonstrated ability to be an effective nursing professional with capability for high level engagement across the spectrum of stakeholders including patients and families.

Demonstrated contemporary clinical nursing expertise with clear understanding of the requirement for patient centred care.

Demonstrated legislation / policy knowledge and the ability to develop documents supporting the application of same.

Demonstrated effective communication skill including the ability to build and maintain effective relationships across disciplines.

Demonstrated management experience and capability with an ability and commitment to practice collaboratively within the service and the broader multidisciplinary health care team to deliver high quality care.

Exemplifies the West Moreton Health Professional Practice Model by demonstrating person-centred care, professional excellence, safe and effective care delivery, commitment to quality and safety, and collaborative practice.

Mandatory Requirements:

Vaccinated against, and remain vaccinated against, certain vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) as outlined in the Health Employment Directive NO. 01/16

About West Moreton Health

West Moreton Health is one of the most rapidly evolving health services in the south east corner, with a community growth expected to almost double to more than 588,000 by 2036. Our vision is for a robust hospital and health service that includes fit-for-purpose spaces, interconnected buildings, multi-disciplinary health services, research, education and community partnerships.

To read more on how West Moreton Health are committed to transforming and optimising our care, to meet the health care needs of our growing and diverse community - Follow this link

Benefits

17.5% annual leave loading (Additional allowances/entitlements may apply)

12.75 % employer contribution to superannuation

Professional development

Salary sacrificing options

Wellness programs

Employee Assistance Service (EAS).

To apply

Further information regarding this role please download and read the attached Role Description and Information Packages. You will need to submit your Cover Letter, CV or Resume including the names and contact details of two referees and a short response (maximum 1-2 pages) on how your experience, abilities, knowledge and personal qualities are relevant to the role.

Applications to remain current for a period of 12 months and may be used to fill a similar vacancy.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for all West Moreton Health vacancies.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.**