AddressEmployment Type: Temporary Full Time until June 2026
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse SpecialistGrade 2
Remuneration: $105,719 - $109,188 per annum + superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ480430
Applications Close: 23rd May 2024
About the Role
The successful applicant will be supported to use their knowledge and training to provide consultative care to inpatients with substance use problems to maximise the health outcomes for each individual client/patient. You will do this by assisting and supporting fellow hospital colleagues with your clinical skills and service delivery knowledge to ensure:
- Clients can achieve tailored clinical outcomes and,
- That clients are provided adequate education around pathways to care – not only whilst they are an inpatient, but also after discharge.
You will be supported by your Line Manager, DACS Clinical Nurse Consultant and the multidisciplinary DACS team. You will be provided with support for tailored education and training, including post graduate qualifications.
Where you'll be working
This position is located in Taree on the Lower Mid North Coast. You will be working alongside a specialist AOD Clinical Nurse Consultant and other multidisciplinary members of the Drug and Alcohol Clinical Services (DACS) team who are as equally invested in the wellbeing of the clients/patients. Located on the banks of the sparkling Manning River, Taree is known for its picturesque environment with national parks, waterfalls and the Barrington Coast within easy reach, making this position the perfect solution for an outdoor adventurist looking for a new opportunity – both in career and lifestyle.About You
What we can offer you:
Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD) is a great place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry we provide a range of public health services to the Hunter, New England and Lower Mid North Coast. Being the largest employer in the region we can offer salary packaging options, educational opportunities and support from a broad network of health professionals. With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen profession. Working with HNE Health gives you access to a great range of benefits:
- Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
- Proximity to shopping and other services
- ADO's each month (for full time employees)
- 4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time employees)
- 6 weeks annual leave (for eligible full time nurses)
- Superannuation contributions
- Salary packaging options
- Fitness Passport
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals
Additional Information
- An eligibility list will be created for future temporary full or part time vacancies.
- To be eligible for employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport, or hold an appropriate visa that allows you to live and work in Australia. Employment of a temporary visa holder will only be offered in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.
- We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.
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For role related queries or questions contact Graeme Kershaw on **************@health.nsw.gov.au
Information for Applicants:
Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description (link below). For assistance addressing selection criteria visit: https://bit.ly/3vL5fq2 Stepping Up Website is a resource designed to help indigenous job applicants apply for positions in NSW Health. For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/HNEHealthSteppingUp. This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2023_022: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases 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.
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