Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2, Mental Health Rehabilitation - Sutherland Mhs

Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2, Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit, Sutherland Mental Health ServiceEmployment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2
Remuneration: $64.57 - 65.86 per hour, plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 19
Requisition ID: REQ482116Are you an experienced Mental Health nurse, clinical expert and leader? This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside a great team of nurses and allied health professionals and a supportive and innovative team to provide quality care to consumers who are finding their way on their journey to recovery. Come be a part of the Mental Health Rehabilitation team at the Sutherland and Garrawarra Mental Health Service.For more information we encourage you to contact Candice Fogarty on Candice.Fogarty@health.nsw.gov.auInterviews are expected to be held between 6 May 2024 and 10 May 2024.Where you'll be working
Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit, Sutherland Mental Health Service, located on The Sutherland Hospital campus, Caringbah and Garrawarra Mental Health Cottages.What you'll be doing
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 Sydney 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.All staff are expected to take reasonable care that their actions do not adversely affect the health and safety of others, that they comply with any reasonable instruction that is given them and with any reasonable policies/procedures relating to health or safety in the workplace, as well as notifying any hazards/risks or incidents to their managers. The Clinical Nurse Consultant is a Registered Nurse who has responsibility for working in a collaborative manner with the multi disciplinary team over two sites within the Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit and Garrawarra Houses.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.All workers and new recruits are required to receive 2 doses of a Therapeutic Goods Administration approved or recognised COVID-19 vaccine to commence employment/ engagement or continue to work within a NSW Health service.A worker and new recruit will be considered compliant if they have a medical contraindication to all available Therapeutic Goods Administration approved or recognised COVID-19 vaccines and provide medical contraindication evidence in line with the policy requirements.In addition, all Category A workers and new recruits are required to receive one dose of the seasonal influenza vaccine annually to be considered compliant.Category A workers and new recruits who are non-compliant with seasonal influenza vaccination or have a medical contraindication to influenza or COVID-19 vaccinations must comply with all other infection control risk reduction strategies as directed while working in a Category A position.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 encourage people from different backgrounds to apply.Support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Candidates
We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates and we have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can provide support. If you have any questions or would like guidance on the recruitment process, please contact the SESLHD Aboriginal Employment Team via email to:Selection Criteria: * Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse/Midwife, Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and current NSW Drivers License.

• Minimum five years full time equivalent post qualification experience, with at least three years full time equivalent experience in the specialty field and post graduate qualifications relevant to the field of practice or such other qualifications or experience deemed appropriate by the public hospital or public health organisation.
• 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.
• 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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