Clinical Nurse Consultant Public Health (Communicable Diseases)

An opportunity to further develop your public health skill and expertise in the area of Communicable Diseases is available. It will initially be for 12 months with the possibility of extension.

Employment Type: Temporary Part Time until 30 January 2024
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant (Grade 2)
Remuneration: $62.09 - $63.32 per hour
Hours Per Week: 10
Requisition ID: REQ373009

Where you'll be working
You will be job sharing with another experienced Clinical Nurse Consultant within the Communicable Diseases team that is comprised of other registered nurses, medical practitioners and an epidemiologist. You will be a key member of the team and also work with the Immunisation and Environment Health teams within the Public Health Unit.

What you'll be doing

You will be using your skills and expertise to manage the public health aspects of communicable diseases among residents in the Northern Sydney Local Health District. This will include undertaking surveillance, investigations and interventions related to notifiable diseases with the opportunity to provide education to other practitioners and contribute to evidence based public health practice. As the unit is part of a statewide Health Protection network there is the potential to be contribute to the management of statewide policy and intiatives.

People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background encouraged to apply.

Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:

• Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them.
• AHPRA Registered Nurse (Division 1), with minimum 5 years full time post graduate experience with 3 years full time equivalent in public health. Must have an approved post graduate qualification relevant to public health or evidence of working towards Masters level qualification.
• Extensive and up-to-date knowledge of communicable diseases, communicable disease control policies and procedures, public health emergency management and public health clinical nursing practice
• Demonstrated leadership skills, excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills and ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team
• Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver high quality education for a broad range of audiences.

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For role related queries or questions contact Katherine Todd on Katherine.Todd@health.nsw.gov.au or 02 9485 6972

All NSW Health workers are required to have two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, as defined by NSW Health. Employees working in a clinical area or are required to attend clinical areas are considered category A. Category A positions are required to provide evidence of having received three doses of COVID-19 vaccine in accordance with the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (TGA) and meet the requirements of the .

Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate.

Applications Close: 13 February 2023