Clinical Nurse Consultant - Picu

Are you a compassionate and motivated nurse with extensive experience in Paediatric Intensive Care and Clinical Leadership? If so, we have an exciting opportunity to join the team at John Hunter Paediatric Intensive Care Unit as a Clinical Nurse Consultant!Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 3
Remuneration: $135,591.23 - $138,111.46 Per Annum + 11% Super + Salary Packaging
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ478275Applications Close: Sunday, 28th April 2024Clinical Nurse ConsultantPaediatric Intensive Care UnitJohn Hunter HospitalAbout the role:The PICU Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) will be responsible for providing clinical leadership and complex consultancy for Paediatric Intensive Care patients throughout the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at John Hunter Hospital and the HNELHD Intensive Care Stream and will provide leadership in state and national specialist clinical groups.The CNC will maintain and display skills as an expert clinician and role model in Paediatric Critical Care Nursing. They will provide clinical consultancy and coordination of complex PICU patients and facilitate educational opportunities for nurses caring for these patients and their families. They will also lead and participate in research activities relevant to the nursing care of Paediatric Intensive Care patients. You'll be supported in this role by the PICU multi-disciplinary leadership team and will be supported with an individualised orientation program.You will be joining a flexible, responsive, and smart workforce. Hunter New England Health is dedicated to excellence for every patient, at every time. We define excellence as the planned, disciplined approach to doing the right thing for patients and their families every time. In addition to ensuring work is conducted in a manner which demonstrates cultural respect in accordance with HNE Health’s ‘Closing the Gap’ strategy.Where you'll be working:Located within 10km of Newcastle's Prestigious Coastline and just a short drive to the Hunter Valley Wine Country, John Hunter Hospital PICU will provide a rewarding career and a great lifestyle.Our 8-bed PICU is rapidly expanding and offers a wide range of specialty services, including Trauma, Neurosurgery, ENT, Orthopaedics, Oncology, Respiratory, General Surgery and General Paediatrics.You will join a friendly, skilled, flexible, culturally diverse and compassionate workforce and will be supported in this role by our dedicated and multi-skilled team.Our PICU will be part of the new John Hunter Health Innovation Precinct scheduled for opening in 2026, with a state-of-the-art purpose-built larger PICU currently under construction.Apply today and be a part of a team that's shaping the future of Paediatric Intensive Care in Hunter New England.Benefits:

• Individualised orientation program to ensure confidence heading into a new role.
• Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero.
• ADO's each month (for full time employees).
• 4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time employees).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members.
• Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals.

Requirements:

• Current Authority to practice as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA.
• Completion of a Post Graduate Qualification in Paediatric Intensive Care.

This position is for you if:

• You are a compassionate and motivated nurse leader with extensive experience working in a Paediatric Intensive Care Unit.
• You have a passion for developing the speciality of Paediatric Critical Care nursing by acting as a consultant, role model, and resource.
• You demonstrate high-level leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills and work well within a team to foster a positive workplace culture.

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for this position.For role-related queries or questions contact Natalie Duns on Natalie.Duns@health.nsw.gov.au.Information for Applicants:An eligibility list will be created for future permanent full or part time and temporary full or part time vacancies.This position is full time; however, job share and/or part time arrangements will be considered.We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description (link below). For assistance addressing selection criteria visit:Stepping Up Website is a resource designed to help indigenous job applicants apply for positions in NSW Health. For more information, please visit: .This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (AIR Immunisation History Statement) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.Acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement (IHS), or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate, or AIR COVID-19 and Influenza IHS. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.Salary Packaging: is beneficial to most HNELHD employees and may increase your take-home pay! Salary package a range of personal expenses including novated motor vehicle leases, relocation expenses, and HECS/HELP debt. Find out more by contacting via or 1300 40 25 23.HNE Health employees may be eligible for a range of such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses.Connect with us on and !