Clinical Nurse Consultant/Drug Health Consult Liaison Blacktown/Mt Druitt

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2
Remuneration: $128,030.56 - $130x582.09 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ486926

Where you'll be working
Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) is responsible for providing primary and secondary health care for people living in the Auburn, Blacktown, and The Hills Shire, Holroyd and Parramatta Local Government Areas (LGAs) and tertiary care to residents of the Greater Western Region. We are committed to our vision of 'better health services for the people of western Sydney and beyond' and to the delivery of health care or related services in line with our core values of collaboration, openness, respect and empowerment.

What you'll be doing
The Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) provides expert clinical advice to patients, carers and other health care professionals within the Drug Health specialty through the delivery of a specialist consultative service.  

The Consult Liaison role operates primarily within the inpatient setting and leads a small team of specialist nurses.       

Benefits of working for Western Sydney Local Health District:

• Paid Allocated Day Off (ADO) every month, in addition to your annual leave (For full time staff)
• Salary Packaging - lowers your taxable income and increases your take-home pay. (Applicable for eligible employees)  http://wslhdintranet.wsahs.nsw.gov.au/salary-packaging-with-smartsalary  
• Meal entertainment lowers your taxable income and increases your take-home pay.  (Applicable for eligible employees) http://wslhdintranet.wsahs.nsw.gov.au/salary-packaging-with-smartsalary
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) professional counselling and coaching service that offers confidential, short-term support for work-related and personal issues, which you and your immediate family can access
• Managers Support - Employee Assistance Program (EAP) professional consultative service for all managers, HR or senior staff that is confidential and unlimited for people management support
• Fitness Passport - permanent employees and their immediate family members can sign-up for this affordable membership which allows access to an extensive range of gyms, pools and fitness services from multiple providers across NSW
• Generous leave conditions in accordance with NSW Health (State) awards
• Recognition of prior relevant service may be considered toward commencing salary 
• Leave may be transferrable from other public sector agencies in accordance with leave mobility provisions

People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard.

Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health organisations.  For more information, please visit https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/ Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

Please note: To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.

Essential Requirements:

1. Registered Nurse  Current registration with AHPRA 
2. Current NSW Drivers Licence

Selection Criteria:

1. Minimum (5) Five years full time equivalent post registration experience with at least (3) Three years full time equivalent experience in the speciality field. In addition the employee must have approved post registration nursing/midwifery qualifications relevant to the field in which appointed, or such other qualifications or experience deemed appropriate by the hospital/organisation.
2. Demonstrated ability to work independently and within a collaborative team environment.
3. Demonstrated ability to identify service improvement opportunities. Including the capacity to initiate change and negotiate support from key stakeholders across the organisation in clinical practice implementation
4. Demonstrated commitment to developing, implementing and evaluating research/quality improvement activities aimed at enhancing services
5. Demonstrated ability to think critically, problem solve and make timely and sound clinical decisions whilst working autonomously e.g. understanding the application of evidence based practice, risk reduction and management of the principles of continuous quality improvement across Drug Health Services
6. Ability to provide education and counselling for staff, patients and families

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For role related queries or questions contact Grant Katte on ***********@health.nsw.gov.au or on 02 8670 0***

Applications Close: 16th May 2024