St George Hospital - Clinical Nurse Consultant 1 - Epidermolysis Bullosa - Temporary Part Time

Employment Type: Temporary Part Time until 30 June 2028

Hours Per Week: 16

Remuneration: $70.30 - $71.74 per hour plus Superannuation

About the 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.

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.

All staff are expected to take reasonable care that their actions do not adversely affect the health and safety of others, comply with any reasonable instruction, policies, or procedures relating to health or safety in the workplace, and notify any hazards, risks, or incidents to their managers.

The vision for nursing and midwifery at St George Hospital is to provide meaning and purpose to plan for the future, aligned with an inspirational statement consistent with the purpose and values of nursing and midwifery, inspiring nurses and midwives to deliver the highest quality healthcare to patients in any circumstance. The Vision Statement is: “Nurses and midwives at St George Hospital are always compassionate and competent in the delivery of excellent patient and family centred care.”

Eight core behaviours were identified as integral to achieving the vision: team player, caring, respectful, honest, advocate, collaborative, considerate, and accountable.

A Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 1 (CNC1) is a registered nurse appointed to a position approved by the Health Service, with at least 5 years full-time equivalent post-registration experience, and approved post-registration nursing/midwifery qualifications relevant to the field of appointment, or other qualifications or experience deemed appropriate by the Health Service.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary framework with a demonstrated commitment to excellence in nursing practice.
• Demonstrate effective communication and interpersonal skills across a variety of mediums, and apply knowledge of the practice development framework to clinical practice.
• Contribute to the development or change of clinical practice underpinned by evidence-based research.
• Participate in strategic and clinical service planning.
• Apply clinical expertise in client-centred consultancy, working independently as required.
• Identify education needs in the clinical area, deliver clinical teaching, and demonstrate competency in the use of contemporary information systems.

Requirements

• Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
• Minimum five years full-time equivalent post-graduate qualification experience and/or a post-graduate qualification in the field of practice.
• Current NSW Driver’s License (if required by service).

Benefits

• Financial benefits: Salary packaging options including up to $9K for living expenses, $2.6K for meal and entertainment, Novated Leasing, and discounted private health insurance.
• Work-life balance: Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
• Professional growth: Learning and development opportunities, including in-house training with RTO My Health Learning.
• Health & wellbeing: Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.