Nurse Manager - Public Health Response And Infection Prevention And Control

Department of Health
Community, Mental Health & Wellbeing
CMHW - Public Health Services

Applications must be submitted by Wednesday 07 December, 2022 11:55 PM

Position details Applications close: Wednesday 7 December, 2022 11:55 PM AEST
Award/Classification: Nurses and Midwives (Tasmanian State Service) Award/Registered Nurse, Grade 7a Employment Type: Full Time
Region: South
Location: 3/25 Argyle St, Hobart

Communicable Diseases Prevention Unit:

• The Communicable Diseases Prevention Unit has various multidisciplinary teams and sits within Public Health Services.

The Role:

• Coordinate the delivery of Public Health Response and Infection Prevention and Control within the CDPU in accordance with best practice principles and within a collaborative multidisciplinary framework.

• Provide expert advice and recommendations to the CDPU Management Team and relevant committees/forums in relation to Public Health Response and Infection Prevention and Control practices, policies and procedures.

• Facilitate expert advice on Public Health Response and Infection Prevention and Control issues, policies and practices.

• Facilitate educational activities in relation to Public Health Response and Infection Prevention and Control.

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

Position Features:

• Relevant post graduate qualifications

Details of Appointment:

Permanent, full time, day work, position working 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible until.

*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.

Location:

South

Base Salary: $108,967 to $115,103 per annum + 10.5% superannuation

• Salary range is in accordance with Nurses and Midwives (Tasmanian State Service Agreement) 2019

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

• Post Graduate Allowance of up to 7.5% based on qualification type

• Professional Development Allowance of up to $750 per annum

Eligibility:

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:

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

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: * Conviction checks in the following areas:

• crimes of violence
• sex related offences
• serious drug offences
• crimes involving dishonesty

• Identification check

• Disciplinary action in previous employment check.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

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

Applicant Guide

How to Apply

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

You will be prompted to complete an application form detailing your experience, skills and knowledge through the addressing of the selection criteria from the Statement of Duties attached above.

Please Note:

• We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties.

• 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.

For More Information (Contact Officer)

Annie Wells
Position: Nursing Director - Communicable Diseases Prevention Unit
Phone: (03) 6166 0603
E-mail:

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