Clinical Nurse Specialist - Discharge Liaison

An exciting leadership opportunity for Senior Nursing staff to apply to join our Discharge team.
We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people.
We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible.
We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone.
There's a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams' voices.
You'll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities' lives. Employment Type: Temporary Full Time until 02 July 2024 with possibility of ongoing employment
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2
Remuneration: $2107.10 - $2176.30 per week
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ471064
Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives .
Where you'll be working
Ryde Hospital
Ryde Hospital is 194 bed general hospital providing acute services including emergency medicine, general and sub-specialty medicine, and general and subspecialty surgery.
Subacute admitted rehabilitation is provided in the purpose built Graythwaite Rehabilitation Centre.
The Intensive Care Units has a role delineation of level 4 and has coronary care beds included.
Ryde Hospital is having an incredible $479 million complete hospital redevelopment that will transform the delivery of healthcare for the Ryde local community.
The Ryde Hospital Redevelopment will result in new health facilities and enhanced services including emergency, ICU/critical care, inpatient units, outpatient/ambulatory care services and much more.
Construction commenced in early 2023, and will provide you with a wonderful and exciting opportunity to be part of the Ryde team to change the future health services for the Ryde Community completely.
What you'll be doing
The NSLHD Nursing and Midwifery Workforce will be compassionate, competent, confident, contemporary, capable and committed to leading person-centred health care.

• The Clinical Nurse SpecialistDischarge Liaison is responsible for ensuring patients are assessed and manage for admission and discharge with plan in place.
• Refer patient to services as appropriate.
• Managing workload and competing priorities.
• Maintaining good communication with multidisciplinary teams across disciplines and with providers of health care in the community.

People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:

• Division 1 Registered Nurse with post registration qualification relevant to speciality and at least 3 years experience working in the clinical area of their post graduate qualification or such other qualifications or relevant equivalent experience.
• Evidence of and commitment to patient/customer focused care, clinical governance and quality improvement
• Evidence of advanced level of knowledge and skill related to management of speciality area
• Demonstrated ability to work well within a multidisciplinary team, with an emphasis on service delivery, quality of care and team cohesion.

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For role related queries or questions contact Siang Ng on Esther.Ng@health.nsw.gov.au or 02 9858 7302.
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases including COVID-19. The full list of requirements are outlined in the You will be required to complete the and during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.
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Applications Close: 7 March 2024
Tentative Interview Date: 11 March 2024