Address- Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Finders Medical Centre - Department of Paediatrics
- Salary $128,327 - $133,758 p.a. (pro rata) RN/M4 | Full Time - On-going
Your chance to join the Paediatric Diabetes Team with the largest Health Care Provider in the South!
About the Roles:
The Southern Adelaide Local Health Network (SALHN) is a leading provider of Healthcare Services across multiple healthcare facilities like Flinders Medical Centre. A Nurse Practitioner is an advanced practice nurse endorsed by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia to practise within their scope under the legislatively protected title ‘Nurse Practitioner’. Nurse Practitioners are expert practitioners, practicing beyond the usual extent of a nurse, at an advanced level, with an expanded scope of practice, and with an advanced degree of autonomy and clinical decision making.
They work independently and collaboratively in the health care system. Employees classified at this level provide high level clinical nursing expertise for specified individual patients/clients and/or groups/populations.
Employees in these roles accept accountability for their nursing practice, professional advice given, delegations of care made and for addressing inconsistencies between practice and policy.
The adoption of evidenced based alternative and novel models of care for children and young people with diabetes including ambulatory care for newly diagnosed patients that could reduce length of stay and hospital avoidance for children with established diabetes.
This includes individualised diabetes management using evidenced based care for type 1 and type 2 diabetes including the early adoption of technologies in type 1 diabetes and novel treatments for type 2 diabetes.
About you:
- Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate.
- Holds current registration as a Credentialed Diabetes Educator by the Australian Diabetes Educators Association (ADEA)
- Demonstrated ability to work as an autonomous practitioner and/or as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Registered Nurse and or Midwife with at least 3 years post registration experience.
Please see the attached Role Descriptions for additional information.
What To Know More? Contact: Noeline Hudson, Nursing Director, on (08) 8204 30***or **************@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 19 May 2024
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Applicant Information:
- In addition to the annual salary and entitlements (superannuation & leave loading), we also offer salary sacrifice benefits. Watch a short video about what salary packaging is.
- The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
- Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
- SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 863385
