Clinical Nurse Specialist - Remote Area, Cape Barren Island

The role:

• Provides a wide range of clinical services including health promotion, illness prevention, treatment and care, community development, and advocacy and rehabilitation on an isolated island with the immediate support of the Aboriginal Health Worker.
• Leads and manages the coordination of overall patient care and is responsible for service delivery on Cape Barren Island.
• Responds to on-island emergency and enact pre-hospital care to facilitate patient care and retrieval off-island with the assistance of General Practitioners on Flinders Island.
• Facilitates comprehensive health care for individuals and their community with the use of enhanced digital media (tele-health) and digital medical records to promote collaborative practice amongst the remote health team.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

Details of Appointment

Permanent, part time, shift-worker position working 19 hours per fortnight, commencing from 1 July 2024

*notwithstanding hours may be negotiated with the successful applicant

• Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time and part time vacancies.

Salary: $103,466 - $109,165 pro rata per annum. Our Employer 11% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.

You’ll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible.

In addition, the following allowances calculated on the salaried incremental point may be available:

• District Allowances of up to $2385.25 per annum for a family
• Remote and Rural Professional Development Allowance of $3,533 per annum and an additional salary allowance of 10%
• Post Graduate Allowance of up to 7.5% based on qualification type
• Salary range is in accordance with Nurses and Midwives (Tasmanian State Service) Agreement 2023 and Nurses and Midwives (Tasmanian State Service) Interim Agreement 2013

Eligibility:

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:

1. Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse

2. Current Driver’s Licence (manual licence preferred due to company vehicle)

Registration/licences that are essential requirements of this role must remain current and valid at all times whilst employed in this role and the status of these may be checked at any time during employment. It is the employee’s responsibility to ensure that registration/licences remain current and to advise the Employer if their circumstances change. This includes notifying the Employer if a registration/licence is revoked, cancelled or has its conditions altered.

Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:

1. Immuniser for Health Practitioners (3072103)

2. Immuniser ASCIA (cert)

3. Postgraduate qualifications in Remote Area nursing and primary health care

4. Recent emergency department experience at a tertiary level hospital

The Head of the State Service has determined that the person nominated for this job is to satisfy a pre‑employment check before taking up the appointment, on promotion or transfer. The following checks are to be conducted:

1. Conviction checks in the following areas:

1. crimes of violence
2. sex related offences
3. serious drug offences
4. crimes involving dishonesty
5. serious traffic offences

1. Identification check
2. Disciplinary action in previous employment check.

How to Apply

Apply Online.  Please click the "Apply" button on this screen.  This ensures important questions about you are answered. 

You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application outlining your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties.

Please note:

• We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria.
• All attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
• Referee details are submitted as part of the online application so make sure you have the contact details of two referees before applying.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

We encourage you to review the Applicant Guide, Statement of Duties, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and selection criteria.

Statement of Duties

• 504662, 506854 CNS - Remote Area, Cape Barren Island G5 (July 2023) CSU.pdf
• 504662, 506854 CNS - Remote Area, Cape Barren Island G5 (July 2023) CSU.docx

Applicant Guide

• Department of Health - Applicant Guide June 22.pdf
• Department of Health - Applicant Guide June 22.docx

For more information 

Penelope Ciesiolka

Position: Nurse Unit Manager - Flinders Island Multi-Purpose Centre 
Phone: (03) 6359 0***
E-mail: ***************@ths.tas.gov.au

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