Nurse Practitioner - Community Wound Care

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Nurse Practitioner
Location: Lemongrove Campus Lithgow, Community Health Centre, Springwood Community Health Centre
Remuneration: $135,591.23 - $145,181.65 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ463790
Applications Close: 17/03/2024
With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,
working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen career role.
What we can offer you (for eligible employees):
· Accrued Day Off (ADO) (for full time employees)
· Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
· Novated Leasing
· Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
· Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
· Fitness Passport
What you'll be doing:
This fantastic role with the Rapid Access Team is responsible for providing clinical care, timely expert intervention and management of clients with complex wounds who are referred to the Community Health Care and actively participating in improving service delivery for clients and their carers/families. Additionally, you will be achieving high standards of nursing care at the level of advanced practice and promoting an autonomous working model for advanced practice nurses. Your clinical duties include providing comprehensive assessment, interpretation of diagnostics, implementation of treatment modalities and relevant referral skills applied to a broad range of challenging, complex and changing situations within Community Health Care.
An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies.
About us:
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful 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 Nepean and Blue Mountains and Lithgow Region.
NBMLHD: is committed to achieving a diverse workforce. We strongly encourage and welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, refugees, people of diverse genders and sexuality, and people with disability.
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course (2 doses) of a Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approved or recognised COVID-19 vaccine (except for the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine which is approved by the TGA as a single dose primary course). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health or provide an Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW. A NSW Health agency may require further information about the medical contraindication (including but not limited to an Immunisation Medical Exemption form – IM011 form).
Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.
Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.
Selection criteria to be addressed: * Registered Nurse division 1 with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia including endorsement as a Nurse Practitioner.

• Post graduate qualifications in Wound Care or relevant clinical specialty.
• Demonstrated high level knowledge and advanced clinical nursing skills including comprehensive assessment, interpretation of diagnostics, implementation of treatment modalities and relevant referral skills applied to a broad range of challenging, complex and changing situations.
• Demonstrated understanding of Wound Care and ability to lead and implement changes and develop direction in clinical practice by the initiation, utilisation and review of evidence based research.
• Proven high level knowledge and expertise in complex client centred consultancy, practice development activities including mentoring, education, active participation in communities of practice, policy development and quality improvement.
• Demonstrated advanced clinical leadership role, negotiation, liaison, interpersonal and problem solving skills in Wound Care.
• Demonstrated ability to work with a high degree of autonomy and accountability while also working collaboratively in a multidisciplinary and multi service environment.
• Current Driver’s licence and willingness to travel for work purposes.

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