Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 1- After Hours

Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 1
Remuneration: $ $65.22 per hour plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: Up to 12
Requisition ID: REQ

An exciting opportunity to join South Eastern Sydney Local Health District

The Sutherland Hospital is now recruiting a Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 1 – After Hours Clinical Emergency Response System (CERS).The vision for nursing and midwifery at The Sutherland Hospital is to: Build a united team that provides compassionate care to our community through transformational, supportive and holistic nursing and midwifery.

For role related queries or questions contact Gregory Cramery on ***************

Your new role:

The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is 'exceptional care, healthier lives'. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it. South Eastern local Health District (SESLHD) is committed to improving the care provided to our patients in line with our vision of Working together to improve the health and wellbeing of our community.

All staff are expected to act as an appropriate and effective role model and promote culture and supporting practices that reflect the NSW Health CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment through demonstrated behaviours and interactions with patients, clients and employees.

The Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC 1) Clinical Emergency Response System (CERS)/Clinical Support is a Registered Nurse who provides after hours expert client centred practice and support within the facility. This clinical practice, support, guidance and advice is provided to patients and carers, nursing staff and medical officers.

The CNC1 CERS/Clinical Support will undertake clinical patient assessments and contribute towards clinical investigations and provide direction, guidance and feedback in relation to the care and overall management of deteriorating, complex, acute medical and surgical conditions. The focus of the role is to work with staff in the clinical areas and provide leadership in evidence based care.

The CNC1 CERS/Clinical Support provides clinical support to clinicians who are caring for deteriorating, complex, acute medical and surgical conditions after-hours and follow up 'at risk' patients transferred to the wards from the Emergency Department or Critical Care Medicine. Support would also be provided to the After Hours Nurse Manager in the management of REACH calls, medical staff for cannulation and venepuncture and nursing staff with ward support for senior clinical nursing duties.

The CNC1 is a Registered Nurse appointed as such to a position approved by the Health Service, who has at least 5 years full time equivalent post registration experience, and in addition who has approved post registration nursing/midwifery qualifications relevant to the field in which he/she is appointed to or such other qualifications or experience deemed appropriate by the Health Service.

The Benefits:

• Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.

• Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
• Discounted Private Health Insurance.
• Opportunity to apply for Continuing Education allowance based on tertiary qualifications attained where applicable.

Selection Criteria:1. Current unrestricted Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse/Midwife, Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.2. Minimum five years full time equivalent post qualification experience, and post graduate qualifications relevant to the field of practice.3. Proven clinical leadership skills and an ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary framework with a demonstrated commitment to excellence in nursing practice.4. Demonstrated effective communication and inter-personal skills across a variety of mediums and an understanding of the practice development framework.5. Proven ability to implement changes and develop direction in clinical practice by the utilisation of evidence based research.6. Demonstrated skills in strategic and clinical service planning including an understanding of organisational behaviour, change management and cultural change processes.7. Demonstrated skills in clinical teaching, competency in the use of contemporary information systems and experience in the development of specialty education programs.8. Demonstrated clinical expertise in client-centred consultancy with the ability to work independently.

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Our Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.

Reasonable Adjustments

NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email *************** and let us know.

Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required.

Information for applicants:

• Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing. Please note we are not offering sponsorship for work rights for this position.
• Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description.
• SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply.

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