Clinical Nurse Consultant - Infection Prevention And Control, Braeside Hospital

• Permanent Part-time CNC Level 2 role, 24 hours per week.
• 1 day based at Braeside Hospital and 2 days based between Greenwich and Neringah Hospitals. 
• HammondCare is a NSW Health affiliated organisation with continuity of entitlements

This is a permanent part-time role across our hospitals and community services in SWSLHD and NSLHD. The role is supported by vaccination nurses working across sites.  Work days are flexible.

HammondCare is an independent Christian charity that exists to improve the quality of life for people in need. We specialise in aged and dementia care, palliative care, rehabilitation, mental health services for older people, and other related health and aged care services. HammondCare seeks to embed evidence-based best practices in its services and we provide these services through home care, sub-acute hospitals, community-based healthcare, residential aged care and Dementia Services Australia.

Bringing these health, hospital and aged care services together, HammondCare has been able to develop innovative, flexible care models designed to serve people with complex health or aged care needs, regardless of their circumstances. Joining HammondCare as a Clinical Nurse Consultant in Infection Prevention and Control offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care within a vibrant organisation. 

If you are an experienced nursing professional passionate about patient safety and quality improvement, we invite you to apply and be an integral part of our dedicated team striving for excellence in healthcare delivery.

HammondCare is a NSW Health affiliated organisation with continuity of entitlements

The Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC Level 2) is an expert practitioner who, through leadership facilitates evidence-based practice. The CNC will promote a service that fosters clinical excellence, research and professional leadership. The CNC contributes to quality health care by collaborating with health care providers and consumer groups, developing clinical practice standards and evaluating their outcomes.

This permanent part-time 24 hours per week role is pivotal in maintaining HammondCare’s commitment to upholding stringent Infection Prevention and Control standards across its diverse range of healthcare facilities and services. The successful candidate will lead efforts to prevent and manage healthcare-associated infections, implement evidence-based practices, and cultivate a culture of continuous improvement in infection control measures. The role will be based at Braeside Hospital for one day each week, with two days working between Greenwich and Neringah Hospitals.

Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, infection control practitioners, nursing staff, and other healthcare professionals will be paramount, and you will be responsible for providing services that facilitate effective management of the care in the given specialty.

Responsibilities include policy development, staff education and training, surveillance, outbreak investigation, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
 

• Commitment to engage and align with HammondCare's Christian Mission, Motivation and Mission in Action
• Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) & at least 5 years of full-time equivalent post-registration experience.  
• Approved postgraduate nursing qualifications in a field relevant to the specialty field or such other qualifications or experience deemed appropriate by the organisation.
• Demonstrated evidence of strategies used to maintain current knowledge of clinical practice advances and research in the relevant specialty
• Ability to apply expert knowledge to provide safe compassionate quality care that is culturally responsive
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and engage with patients/consumers, carers and the multidisciplinary health care team to identify and ensure responsiveness of care needs
• Capacity to interact with others in a personable and professional manner and personally resolve conflicts when they arise
• Demonstrated evidence of the use of critical thinking as it relates to the delivery of advanced evidence-based nursing care
• Understanding and participation in risk management, work health and safety and quality improvement in the workplace
• A current driver's license and willingness to travel between HammondCare's sites and services.

For any specific queries please contact Cassandra Dearing: ********@hammond.com.au

HammondCare is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity and inclusion. We thrive on creating an equal employment environment where everyone from any background can be themselves.

All short-listed applicants for these positions will be asked to consent to staff screening, a criminal record and immunisation checks.