AddressPosition Classification: Clinical Nurse Specialist Gde 2
Remuneration: 109945.46 - 113556.22 full time equivalent base salary range (excludes super, leave loading and salary packaging)
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ497395
Sydney Children's Hospitals Network is the largest paediatric health care entity in Australia. We care for thousands of children each year in our hospitals and in their homes — with one purpose in mind — to help young people live their healthiest lives.
Additional Information:
- An eligibility list may be created for future temporary full or part time vacancies.
An exciting opportunity exists for experienced and suitably qualified registered nurses to pursue a career as a Renal Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2 (CNS2). The Renal CNS2 exercises extended autonomy of decision making in renal nursing care; exercises professional knowledge and judgement in providing complex renal care requiring advanced clinical skills and works in close partnership with other health professionals in a team environment. The renal CNS2 is responsible for both staff and patient and family education in different dialysis modalities.
What you'll be doing
The Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2 (CNS2) is an extended role within the scope of a Registered Nurse/Midwife that provides safe, compassionate, person-centred care to patients and families of the Sydney Children’s Hospital Network
Acts as an appropriate and effective role model to promote culture and standards that reflect the NSW Health CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
Provides senior nursing clinical leadership in the development of specialist clinical practice and service delivery within a nursing unit, team or service.
Provides advanced skills and exercises extended autonomy of decision making while working closely with managers and other senior clinicians.
•Exercises extended autonomy of decision making;
•Exercises professional knowledge and judgement in providing complex care requiring advanced clinical skills.
•Undertakes leadership in the development of nursing specialty clinical practice service delivery in the ward/service; or
•Undertakes primary case management within a defined specialty involving both inpatient and community based services.
- Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- Relevant post-registration qualifications and at least 3 years’ experience working in the relevant clinical area of their post-registration qualification.
- Demonstrated evidence of advanced clinical practice in the specialty area.
- Highly developed written and verbal communication skills with strong interpersonal and problem solving capabilities; able to work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Strong commitment to contribute to own and team professional development and act as a resource person and to mentor others within the specialty where required.
- Demonstrated evidence of contribution to the development of clinical practice relevant to paediatrics.
- Demonstrated ability to exercise extended autonomy of decision making capabilities and leadership in the development of nursing specialty clinical practice and service delivery.
- Demonstrated ability to exercise professional knowledge and judgment in providing complex care requirements of patients/clients in the specialty field.
SCHN is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity - we acknowledge the vibrancy that a diverse workforce brings to enhance both our workplace culture and our service delivery to children, young people and their families and carers. We encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply. If you identify as an Indigenous Australian or as a person with a disability, please contact us if you would like some more information about our recruitment process.
Applicants holding visas with working rights may be considered for temporary appointment (up to the expiry date of their visa) where no suitable local applicant is identified.
Need more information?
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Applications Close: 27/06/2025
